In one of many viral media moments of the week, comic Jon Stewart in contrast Vice President Kamala Harris presiding over certifying her election defeat to being mocked at her “own funeral.”
As is custom, a joint session of Congress convened on Monday to depend the votes of the Electoral School and formally certify the outcomes. As president of the Senate, Harris, who misplaced to President-elect Donald Trump within the November election, joined two different vice presidents in current historical past who’ve needed to preside over their very own defeat in a presidential election.
Liberal late-night hosts, together with Stewart, winced on the uncomfortable state of affairs whereas cracking jokes on their Monday night time exhibits.
“Of course, the ultimate indignity of this January 6 is that Donald Trump’s opponent Kamala Harris, because she was the vice president, serves as the master of ceremonies,” Stewart reacted on “The Daily Show,” referencing the ceremony occurring on the four-year anniversary of the Capitol riot.
KAMALA HARRIS MAKES TRUMP’S 2024 PRESIDENTIAL WIN OFFICIAL DURING JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 06: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris shakes palms with U.S. Speaker of the Home Mike Johnson (R-LA) after Harris certifies the Electoral School vote throughout a joint session of Congress to certify the 2024 Presidential election on the U.S. Capitol on January 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla)
“Poor baby … But it does suck,” Stewart added.
Stewart performed a video clip of Harris studying off the electoral school votes Trump obtained earlier than cheers erupted within the chamber.
“That’s gotta sting,” Stewart mentioned afterward with a grimace.
“She’s like, ‘Um, I can hear you,'” he continued. “It’s like attending your own funeral and even the mourners are like, ‘Woo hoo!’”
“I can’t imagine anything that would be more uncomfortable than standing there while the crowd applauds your opponent,” he mentioned.
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Jon Stewart reacts to Vice President Kamala Harris certifying the 2024 election outcomes. (The Every day Present/Screenshot)
After cheers erupted from Democrats after Harris learn out her personal electoral votes, Stewart joked, “There is a lot of joy in that room. I think she can still win this thing!”
“She just needs to find like 130,000 votes in Georgia! And then some in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and maybe Wisconsin. Maybe North Carolina…,” he trailed off.
The comic wrapped up the section by hailing the civility of the certification ceremony.
“It’s amazing how smoothly our democracy works when you don’t act like a little b—h when you lose. Not naming names! Just saying,” he mentioned.
The election certification by Congress was the ultimate step earlier than Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20.
Vice President-elect JD Vance, left, and President-elect Donald Trump, proper (Getty)
Harris, in her position of presiding over the Senate, turned the primary vice chairman to supervise the congressional affirmation of his or her electoral loss since then-Vice President Al Gore did it in January 2001, after dropping to George W. Bush within the 2000 election.
4 a long time earlier, then-Vice President Richard Nixon presided over the certification of his slim election loss in 1960 to John F. Kennedy.
Fox Information’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
