In one of many viral media moments of the week, comedian Jon Stewart in contrast Vice President Kamala Harris presiding over certifying her election defeat to being mocked at her “personal funeral.”
As is custom, a joint session of Congress convened on Monday to rely the votes of the Electoral College 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 latest 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 reveals.
“Of course, the last word indignity of this January 6 is that Donald Trump’s opponent Kamala Harris, as a result of she was the vp, serves because the grasp 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 fingers with U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) after Harris certifies the Electoral College 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 child … But it does suck,” Stewart added.
Stewart performed a video clip of Harris studying off the electoral faculty votes Trump acquired 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 individual funeral and even the mourners are like, ‘Woo hoo!’”
“I can’t think about something that may be extra uncomfortable than standing there whereas the group applauds your opponent,” he mentioned.
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Jon Stewart reacts to Vice President Kamala Harris certifying the 2024 election outcomes. (The Daily Show/Screenshot)
After cheers erupted from Democrats after Harris learn out her personal electoral votes, Stewart joked, “There is a variety of pleasure in that room. I believe she will nonetheless win this factor!”
“She simply wants to seek out like 130,000 votes in Georgia! And then some in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and perhaps Wisconsin. Maybe North Carolina…,” he trailed off.
The comic wrapped up the phase by hailing the civility of the certification ceremony.
“It’s superb how easily our democracy works if you don’t act like just a little b—h if 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 function of presiding over the Senate, grew to become the primary vp 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.
Four many years earlier, then-Vice President Richard Nixon presided over the certification of his slender election loss in 1960 to John F. Kennedy.
Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
