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\u201cThe Daily Show<\/a>\u201d host Jon Stewart<\/a> took on President Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s defenders on Monday, urging them not to \u201cbend over backwards\u201d just to make his \u201cauthoritarian power grabs seem like the rule of law.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Stewart, after playing clips of MAGA figures downplaying Trump publicly pressuring<\/a> Attorney General Pam Bondi<\/a> to go after his political foes, called out the president\u2019s supporters for reframing his blatant \u201cabuse of power\u201d as \u201crefreshing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cHe does not give a fuck anymore! He\u2019s saying it straight up! Trump is saying, \u2018The people like dictators.\u2019 Trump is saying, \u2018I hate my opponents and I want them punished.\u2019 And Trump is saying, \u2018I\u2019ll use all the levers of government at my disposal to accomplish that goal,\u2019\u201d Stewart said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n He directed his message at those backing the president, \u201cSo you can get on board with that and say, \u2018I\u2019m with that.\u2019 Or you can join the rest of us and fight like hell for this Constitution.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Disney, ABC\u2019s parent company, lifted its indefinite suspension of Kimmel\u2019s show \u2014 a pause that followed threats from Trump\u2019s Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr<\/a> over Kimmel\u2019s comments about conservatives\u2019 response to Charlie Kirk<\/a>\u2019s killing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThat campaign that you all launched pretending you were going to cancel Hulu while secretly racing through four seasons of \u2018Only Murders in the Building,\u2019 that really worked. Congratulations,\u201d Stewart quipped.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Check out more from Stewart\u2019s Monday monologue on \u201cThe Daily Show<\/a>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n 20 Years Of<\/span>Free<\/span>Journalism<\/span><\/p>\n Your Support<\/span>Fuels<\/span>Our Mission<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Your Support<\/span>Fuels<\/span>Our Mission<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n