Come Back, America! with Rory Stewart

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

Comedy Central

Politics, News, News Commentary, Comedy

4.5 • 7.5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

As Trump's actions and rhetoric rock the global economy, Jon is joined by Rory Stewart, former British Cabinet Minister and current co-host of “The Rest is Politics.” Together, they examine the rapidly shifting relationships between the U.S. and its traditional allies, discuss the opportunities these shifts create for China, explore which policies and failures have contributed to the rise of populist leaders worldwide, and consider what these developments mean for the future of the West. Follow The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart on social media for more: > YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@weeklyshowpodcast > Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weeklyshowpodcast > TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@weeklyshowpodcast > X: https://x.com/weeklyshowpod > BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/theweeklyshowpodcast.com Host/Executive Producer – Jon Stewart Executive Producer – James Dixon Executive Producer – Chris McShane Executive Producer – Caity Gray Lead Producer – Lauren Walker Producer – Brittany Mehmedovic Video Editor & Engineer – Rob Vitolo Audio Editor & Engineer – Nicole Boyce Researcher & Associate Producer – Gillian Spear Music by Hansdle Hsu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, everybody. Welcome once again.
0:11.2	Weekly show podcast with John Stewart. My name is John Stewart. I'm actually the person in the intro.
0:18.7	It just, I don't know, it just worked out that way.
0:21.6	We are talking to you Wednesday, April 23rd.
0:24.2	We always try and date it because of the speed in which current events has been moving.
0:31.5	It is exhausting.
0:32.7	We are approaching the first hundred days of Donald Trump's re-presidency and the first congressional casualty, Mr. Dick Durbin,
0:44.6	Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois.
0:48.3	Illinois?
0:49.2	Illinois?
0:50.1	I'd like to add the S.
0:52.4	Although what would he plural, Illinois?
0:55.1	Illinois's.
0:56.7	I don't know.
0:57.4	We'll figure it out.
0:58.7	He said he is not going to seek re-election.
1:01.1	And here's the shocking part.
1:02.9	He's only been in Congress, I think, 40 some years.
1:05.8	And he's only 80.
1:07.5	To see a senator self-deport at the ripe young age of 80.
1:14.9	My God, my God, what have we become as a society to drive these kinds of adolescent
1:24.5	junior senators from office?
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