Protests, Emergency Powers, and Petty Feuds

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

Comedy Central

Politics, News, News Commentary, Comedy

4.5 • 7.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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This week, with the military deployed to LA and readying to parade in DC, Jon is joined by Jill Lepore, Professor of History and Law at Harvard University, and Kevin M. Kruse, Professor of History at Princeton University. Together, they consider what history reveals about moments when presidential power tests democratic limits, and discuss ways that institutions might resist. Plus, hear new insights on the Trump vs Musk quarrel, as well as surprising parallels between Jurassic Park and Trump’s first 100 days. This podcast episode is brought to you by: GROUND NEWS - Go to https://groundnews.com/stewart to see how any news story is being framed by news outlets around the world and across the political spectrum. Use the link to get 40% off unlimited access with the Vantage Subscription. 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	Ladies and gentlemen, once again, welcome to the weekly show podcast.
0:12.9	My name is John Stewart.
0:14.1	I'll be your host and guide through this week's episode.
0:17.6	It is Wednesday, June 11th. I'm going to get through today's program,
0:23.5	not necessarily with brevity, but if I sound like I've got things to do and places to go,
0:28.7	I do. I've got to get, I've got to finish this podcast, get things ready, do some general
0:34.8	house errands, those types of things, and make sure that I am prepared for,
0:40.1	as many of you I know are celebrating, it's Donald Trump's birthday weekend. I always celebrate
0:47.7	that with some kind of military parade. So it happens this year.
0:54.7	He's also going to be throwing himself on.
0:57.1	So obviously it's a confluence.
0:58.4	But whenever I can on his birthday,
1:01.8	I try and line up our nation's defense armaments and capabilities
1:06.7	and let them breeze by me just to get a sense of how comfortable I am with this man being in charge of
1:15.0	all that ammunition.
1:18.3	And by the way, for those of you who are thinking of in any way, holding up a sign that may be viewed
1:25.6	negatively in the Trump military parade.
1:28.4	Please know that doing so is against America, the First Amendment being not in play on parade weekend.
1:38.3	I think everybody understands that.
1:40.0	And you will be considered an enemy of this great nation.
1:43.8	And you will be met with overwhelming force.
1:45.8	And I don't know if you know this.
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