“The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart has come under fire after he suggested that Germany could revert to Nazism because of President Donald Trump’s policies.
The anti-Trump talk show host made the claims while interviewing former Mitt Romney advisor Oren Cass.
Cass appeared on Stewart’s show to discuss Trump’s tariffs and his forthcoming book, “The New Conservatives.”
While discussing the role the U.S. military should play in overseas conflicts, specifically in Europe and Russia, Stewart alluded to the last time Germany was in the position of being a “global military power” was during World War II.
He seemed to suggest that Germany would revert to Nazism if the U.S. didn’t financially support their war efforts.
Stewart asked Cass if expecting “Germany to be able to fend off Russia on their own” would place the U.S. in a “very tenuous place.”
“Why?” Cass asked.
“I have a book at home about Germany and their position as a global military power, where we didn’t have sway, and they did whatever they wanted, and it didn’t work out,” Stewart said, to the laughter of the audience.
“No, no, no, I want to pick up on this,” Cass replied over the laughter of the audience.
“Because this