Jon Stewart’s recent takedown of the Biden family pardon played like a rare moment of blunt honesty from a late-night kingpin who normally shields Democrats. On The Daily Show he called out the circus of hypocrisy — mocking how Democrats built their moral case on Biden’s promise not to pardon Hunter, only to scramble when the pardon actually happened. Americans tired of one rule for the elite and another for everyone else heard something true in that critique, even if Stewart wrapped it in late-night snark.
But make no mistake: the pardon itself remains a scandal that cuts at the rule of law and the public’s faith in institutions. Even mainstream outlets reported lawmakers and commentators from both parties grappling with the optics and the broader implications for justice and accountability. This isn’t mere partisan theater — it’s the kind of raw, corrosive favoritism that makes everyday citizens rightly cynical about Washington.
At the same time Stewart’s performance on immigration and ICE exposes the liberal double standard that conservatives have been warning about for years. He ridiculed ICE operations — even joking about arrests at a Home Depot — and framed federal enforcement as “terrifyingly militarized,” siding with open-border sentiment over the plight of communities overwhelmed by unchecked flows. That posture delights coastal elites but misses the fact that enforcing immigration laws is a basic sovereign duty and a matter of public safety.
Dave Rubin has been quick to seize on Stewart’s inconsistencies, sharing clips and direct-message commentary that accuse the Daily Show host of leaving out key facts and doubling down on partisan smears. Rubin’s point — that many in the media cloak politics in comedy while practicing raw partisanship — landed because voters increasingly recognize the performance for what it is: entertainment that excuses convenient hypocrisy. Conservatives should welcome any spotlight that exposes the left’s selective outrage, and we should keep pushing that message hard.
If Jon Stewart’s jabs at Biden’s pardon sting Democrats, it’s because they reveal a truth the left would rather bury: their moral high ground often rests on sand. Americans who work, obey the law, and pay taxes don’t want elites rewriting rules to protect their own. The media and the political class can mock the anger of everyday patriots all they like, but the anger will only grow until Washington learns to respect equal justice under the law.
