The Daily Show host Jon Stewart has explained why he thinks Greg Gutfeld is having such success on Fox News, while also saying conservatives are shooting themselves in the foot by targeting left-leaning media.
On the most recent episode of The Weekly Show podcast, Stewart answered various fan questions, including one about whether President Donald Trump could target TV shows “with a conservative bias.”
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