Jon Stewart reacts to Trump being given a 'free' private jet

"He's like the reverse Oprah!"
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Sam Haysom
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The U.S. economy has been on a rollercoaster ride these past few months thanks to the ongoing tariff war, but at least the president is getting a shiny new private jet from Qatar.

"Qatar is giving us a plane that Trump gets to keep?" asks an incredulous Jon Stewart in The Daily Show monologue above. "He's like the reverse Oprah. 'I get a jet! And that's it.'"

Stewart goes on to play a clip of Trump defending the decision, with the president appearing baffled by the idea that he wouldn't accept the gift.

"It's not a free jet," responds Stewart. "That's the point. You know the expression, 'There's no such thing as a free lunch?' That's about being sceptical of the motives of somebody who gives you a sandwich. A sandwich. A BLT. Now imagine that that BLT has an engine, nine bathrooms, and funds proxy wars."

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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