Howard Stern Praises Jon Stewart, Compares Him to Walter Cronkite, and Says ‘He Owes it To His Country to Run’ For President

STERN And I m ░░░░░░░░ him debate all kind ░░░░░░░░ they ended up electing ░░░░░░░░ guy Zelenskyy who it ░░░░░░░░ out was a very ░░░░░░░░ known comedian sort of ░░░░░░░░ actor type I don ░░░░░░░░ know what exactly he ░░░░░░░░ but he was an ░░░░░░░░ But a bright guy ░░░░░░░░ and certainly brave Well ░░░░░░░░ vacation I m watching ░░░░░░░░ ton of this one ░░░░░░░░ and I m watching ░░░░░░░░ debate all kind of ░░░░░░░░ people Going back years ░░░░░░░░ he was debating Bill ░░░░░░░░ Reilly he was debating ░░░░░░░░ one and that one ░░░░░░░░ he came off brilliantly ░░░░░░░░ knew more than any ░░░░░░░░ them And his name ░░░░░░░░ Jon Stewart Jon Stewart ░░░░░░░░ listen bear with me ░░░░░░░░ When Jon Stewart hosted ░░░░░░░░ Daily Show they said ░░░░░░░░ he was the most ░░░░░░░░ newsman in the country ░░░░░░░░ Walter Cronkite trustworthy QUIVERS ░░░░░░░░ is true Yeah STERN ░░░░░░░░ you hear this guy ░░░░░░░░ whether he s supporting ░░░░░░░░ veterans or he s ░░░░░░░░ about various he was ░░░░░░░░ it is and I ░░░░░░░░ not going to go ░░░░░░░░ everything I watch the ░░░░░░░░ is so fu king ░░░░░░░░ and bright and also ░░░░░░░░ and really measured when ░░░░░░░░ takes on a debate ░░░░░░░░ And he really cares ░░░░░░░░ mean the reason you ░░░░░░░░ debate him on any ░░░░░░░░ is because he cares ░░░░░░░░ the issues STERN And ░░░░░░░░ knows how to talk ░░░░░░░░ he would be you ░░░░░░░░ he would work his ░░░░░░░░ off to be a ░░░░░░░░ president I m telling ░░░░░░░░ he could also win ░░░░░░░░ people like Jon Stewart ░░░░░░░░ But he gave up ░░░░░░░░ Daily Show because it ░░░░░░░░ too much STERN Well ░░░░░░░░ owes it to his ░░░░░░░░ to run QUIVERS laughs ░░░░░░░░ though this is a ░░░░░░░░ more work than The ░░░░░░░░ Show STERN A lot ░░░░░░░░ work but the guy ░░░░░░░░ be terrific and I ░░░░░░░░ he d do it ░░░░░░░░ I m putting it ░░░░░░░░ there QUIVERS You re ░░░░░░░░ going to call him ░░░░░░░░ re just going to ░░░░░░░░ it out here STERN ░░░░░░░░ In fact I told ░░░░░░░░ to a friend of ░░░░░░░░ I workshopped this idea ░░░░░░░░ I presented it to ░░░░░░░░ I told it to ░░░░░░░░ friends of mine And ░░░░░░░░ go Howard don t ░░░░░░░░ think you should call ░░░░░░░░ before you and I ░░░░░░░░ no This is the ░░░░░░░░ I operate I don ░░░░░░░░ call anybody I voice ░░░░░░░░ opinion on the air ░░░░░░░░ call me crazy but ░░░░░░░░ think the way Zelenskyy ░░░░░░░░ Alright crazy STERN Okay ░░░░░░░░ way Zelenskyy is doing ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine Jon Stewart would ░░░░░░░░ great And I will ░░░░░░░░ accept Trevor Noah as ░░░░░░░░ substitute I want Jon ░░░░░░░░ QUIVERS You don t ░░░░░░░░ any other replacements STERN ░░░░░░░░ QUIVERS You don t ░░░░░░░░ Chelsea laughs STERN No ░░░░░░░░ like those people but ░░░░░░░░ don t want I ░░░░░░░░ Jon Stewart QUIVERS Any ░░░░░░░░ people who are sitting ░░░░░░░░ right now STERN Remember ░░░░░░░░ Jon went to Congress ░░░░░░░░ lobbied for the 9 ░░░░░░░░ first responders QUIVERS Absolutely ░░░░░░░░ do STERN I mean ░░░░░░░░ him debate Bill O ░░░░░░░░ back in the day ░░░░░░░░ know back in the ░░░░░░░░ QUIVERS Bill O Reilly ░░░░░░░░ Yeah no but I ░░░░░░░░ he s got information ░░░░░░░░ watch when he talks ░░░░░░░░ politicians Then he confronts ░░░░░░░░ about even all of ░░░░░░░░ debates on gun control ░░░░░░░░ all this other stuff ░░░░░░░░ the guy He just ░░░░░░░░ a lot a good ░░░░░░░░ QUIVERS Alright STERN That ░░░░░░░░ it I m putting ░░░░░░░░ out there Jon Stewart ░░░░░░░░ Has anybody told Jon ░░░░░░░░ Howard s talking about ░░░░░░░░ right now for president ░░░░░░░░ I would like Jon ░░░░░░░░ come on the show ░░░░░░░░ accept the nomination right ░░░░░░░░ QUIVERS From you STERN ░░░░░░░░ I would back him ░░░░░░░░ I will back him ░░░░░░░░ how will I back ░░░░░░░░ I m not putting ░░░░░░░░ any money because I ░░░░░░░░ very cheap But I ░░░░░░░░ well Robin I can ░░░░░░░░ I can t give ░░░░░░░░ because you know I ░░░░░░░░ an independent because the ░░░░░░░░ depends on me to ░░░░░░░░ independent in these elections ░░░░░░░░ voted for Republicans and ░░░░░░░░