“We reached out to Jon to let him know, on behalf of our national commander and 1 million members, we had chosen him to receive the Bugle Award, the highest honor we bestow upon individuals in media who contribute significantly to awareness about veterans and the issues we face,” said Dan Clare, DAV’s Chief Communications & Outreach Officer. He has tepidly accepted DAV’s invitation to speak via Zoom to the organization’s members during the 2023 DAV and Auxiliary National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Saturday, August 5. Jon Stewart, activist, comedian, director and television host, has reluctantly agreed to receive the DAV (Disabled American Veterans) Bugle Award for his advocacy that directly contributed to the introduction and passage of the PACT Act. Subscribe now.Comedian Jon Stewart Reluctantly Accepts Award to Raise Awareness of PACT Act Benefits Stay informed and gain unlimited access to the Daily Beast's unmatched reporting. Get the Daily Beast's biggest scoops and scandals delivered right to your inbox. Jon Stewart Fires Back at Ted Cruz’s ‘Bullshit’ Excuses Nothing has changed.”Īdding that “‘eventually’ is not OK,” the comedian reiterated that the bill had no excess spending in it that doesn’t directly go to veterans’ health care. Ask Pat Toomey because he complained about it on June 16 when it originally passed. “The provision was in the bill when it passed 84-14. “First of all, that’s just not true,” Stewart shot back. Pat Toomey (R-PA) relayed concern about a “budget gimmick” in the bill but that the senator believes the PACT Act will “eventually” pass. Hunter Biden didn’t sneak in and add in unrelated spending in the middle of the night,” he continued, referencing the network’s obsessive coverage of the president’s son. “Not one word has been added to that bill from the pact act bill that the Senate passed 84-14. No last-minute budget gimmicks have been added to this bill,” he said. “I want to dispel some of the misinformation put out about this bill: No spending that is not related to veterans has been added to this bill. In his first interview with America’s Newsroom, the comedian was gracious and cordial to anchor Bill Hemmer, devoting most of his energy to promoting the legislation and pushing back on the GOP’s supposed concerns about the bill’s funding and spending.Īt the same time, Stewart used the segment to make some not-so-subtle jokes about the network and its right-wing audience. Jon Stewart Rages in D.C.: Vets Are Dying While Senate GOP Engages In 'F*ckery' “We have been begging them to get on the air all day long so that we can finally bring along some possible accountability to these senators,” he claimed.Ī Fox News spokesperson on Friday morning mentioned Stewart’s past appearances while noting he was now slated to appear twice on the network. Stewart even surprisingly made an appearance on far-right cable channel Newsmax, telling its audience that “every one of those Republicans” who voted against the bill doesn’t “support the troops.”ĭuring a Thursday night interview on MSNBC, Stewart told host Mehdi Hasan that Fox News-which has hosted him many times in the past to discuss his vets and first responders advocacy-“refused” to book him to talk about this issue. “If this is America First, America is fucked,” he said on the steps of Congress on Thursday afternoon. Stewart, a leading advocate for veterans and 9/11 first responders’ health aid, quickly took action on Thursday, doing a string of media hits to raise awareness and criticize Republicans for stalling the legislation. Joe Manchin (D-WV) announcing he reached a deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on the Biden administration’s long-sought climate and tax bill. Democrats have since accused the GOP of voting against the PACT Act as retaliation for Sen. Senate Republicans on Wednesday night blocked a bill that would expand health care to veterans exposed to burn pit toxins, even though that same legislation sailed through the Senate with 84 votes just two months ago. I'd say ‘halal,’ but I know how that might play on this network,” the former Daily Show host slyly quipped at one point. “This bill is utterly and completely focused on veterans’ issues. A day after calling out the network for not hosting him to discuss the GOP blocking a veteran’s health care bill, Jon Stewart appeared on Fox News on Friday to assure the conservative cable giant’s viewers that the legislation had no added spending in it.
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