Jon Stewart Praises ‘60 Minutes’ & Ross Douthat For Donald Trump Interview: “I Think I’m Going To Enjoy This”

Following the 2026 midterm elections and the blue wave, Jon Stewart returned to The Daily Show.

After gloating over all the Republican seats that flipped to Democrats, the Comedy Central host took time to react to Donald Trump’s 60 Minutes interview.

On Sunday night, Trump sat down with Ross Douthat for an interview that left many pleasantly surprised. CBS has undergone many changes over the last year following Bari Weiss’ takeover, with many long-time journalists leaving amid allegations that they were being mandated to give Trump favorable coverage.

Stewart aired a clip where Trump says his administration has “created wealth at a level that our country has never seen,” with Douthat adding, “including for yourself.”

“Young man, was that sass?” Stewart said. “Did the new magnified CBS 60 Minutes just deliver sass to Donald Trump?”

When Douthat pointed out that Trump’s personal wealth went up by $3 billion, Stewart said, “I think I’m going to enjoy this. I did not come into this interview thinking I’m going to enjoy this, but now, as I am watching this, I am thinking to myself, ‘I am going to enjoy this.'”

Stewart also praised Douthat after he pointed out that Trump is a co-owner of a company with investors connected to the United Arab Emirates government. The 60 Minutes journalist noted that if he had told Trump that the Biden family had a similar situation, he would have called it corrupt.

“I’ll have what he’s having,” Stewart said, nodding to Meg Ryan on When Harry Met Sally.

Stewart continued to praise Douthat for continuing to press Trump, adding, “My God, Ross, you beautiful bearded bastard. Do you know what you’ve just done here? Do you have any idea what you just did here? You have made Donald Trump admit that the difference between him and Joe Biden is that Joe Biden is more aware of his surroundings.”

The comedian also gave props to 60 Minutes for the timing of their commercial breaks during pivotal moments of the interview “for maximum dramatic impact.”

Trump was asked if he would forgive any of his enemies in order to go to Heaven, to which he said, “Can I be honest? I probably cannot do that now because I do hate some of my enemies, and I always will.”

The iconic 60 Minutes tick-tock then starts playing, with Stewart adding, “Oh shit! No, they didn’t. Oh shit! That is some Ebenezer Scrooge bullshit on that.”

Stewart continued, “60 Minutes directed by [Ingmar] Bergman, now? Is there a sound that is any more of an ominous portent of the fate that awaits Donald Trump?”

Watch Jon Stewart’s talk about the midterms and Trump on The Daily Show below.