"It's actually reverse affirmative action" - Jon Stewart reacts to Kamala Harris snubbing Pete Buttigieg as VP because he's gay

Comedian and writer Jon Stewart shared his thoughts about Kamala Harris’s recent statement about politician Pete Buttigieg. For context, Harris recently said that she did not want Buttigieg as her running mate in the 2024 Presidential election because he was queer. On the latest episode of The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart, he was joined by Ken Martin, the chair of the Democratic National Committee.

While discussing Mamdani, they touched upon the questions of authenticity and Kamala Harris’s claim. Stewart said:

“To my point in the book when she says, ‘I didn't go with Pete Buttigieg cause he's gay and that'd be too far.’ And you're like, ‘Oh my god, it's actually reverse affirmative action.’”

Ken Martin weighed in:

“I think the point here is that you have to be an authentic and credible messenger. And it's not authenticity. Yes. That's the new buzzword. But now you got people, you know, it's the same thing with, you know, uh, people want to show strength.”

Elsewhere during the conversation, Jon Stewart said there was a big gap between what politicians said and what really happened in politics. He explained that Kamala Harris’s book showed this clearly, even if that wasn’t her original goal.

According to him, the book revealed that conversations people thought weren’t happening in politics, like whether a running mate’s race, religion, or sexuality was considered, or whether Biden was strong enough to face Trump, were actually real discussions, even though the public was often told they weren’t.

What did Jon Stewart say about Kamala Harris and Trump?

Jon Stewart said that it was interesting that Kamala Harris’s book was titled 107 Days, and the premise of the book was that there wasn’t enough time. Sharing his thoughts about President Donald Trump, he said:

“In a 100 days, Trump has completely transformed the entire nature of how our government operates. Now it's the culmination of a 50-to-60-year plan put in place by, you know, Republican operatives, whether it be through their think tanks or that's right, you know, the Federalist Society or any of those other places.

He went on:

“But there's an intentionality to it that it's creating it. Democrats have been defending a broken status quo for 50 years. 107 days might not be enough time, but that ended in November.”

Jon Stewart said that even after almost a year, he still didn’t see a clear plan from the Democratic Party. He felt their ideas seemed too traditional and tied to the system, which didn’t give him much hope for real change. He explained that if the process of creating solutions was flawed, then the results would also turn out flawed. He admitted he was worried about how things were being handled.

He raised questions about the goal and the process to reach there. Ken Martin shared his thoughts, saying there were problems related to the brand, the message, the messenger, and the policy.

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