Jon Stewart Slams Mitch McConnell During Fiery Appearance on 'Late Show'
In a fiery appearance on Monday's The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart stepped up his criticism of Mitch McConnell over the legislative delay of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund extension.
In recent weeks, Stewart has focused his anger on McConnell for slow walking the extension of an act that provides healthcare and services for 9/11 first responders. The fund expires next year. The former Daily Show host made an impassioned plea to the Senate and has repeatedly called out lawmakers for delaying the extension, even going so far as to appear on Fox News Sunday and describe McConnell as the "white whale" of this issue since 2010.
McConnell responded to the criticism, saying he didn't know why Stewart was "bent out of shape," and denied he was slow walking the issue and that the extension would pass when it came up for renewal.
"I'm not bent out of shape, I'm fine. I'm bent out of shape for them. These are the first heroes and veterans and victims of the great trillions-of-dollars War on Terror. And they are currently dying, suffering and in terrible need. You know, you would think that would be enough for Congress to pay attention, but apparently, it's not," Stewart said on the Late Show.
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It's been nearly 18 years since 9/11 Senator McTurdhole.
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