Jon Stewart Suggests Trump Escalated L.A. Protests to Distract from Elon Musk Accusing Him of Being in the Epstein Files

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STEWART: “But, you know, why escalate this sh*t now? The unrest in L.A. is a predictable outcome of these aggressive tactics. I believe the right refers to federal overreach as 'Don’t tread on me, we the people, cold dead hands,' something along those lines. So why is this happening now? What’s it meant to distract from? I mean, I can’t even remember, what were we even talking about right before the first Waymo went up in flames?"

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TAPPER: "Elon Musk is now accusing Trump of being in the Epstein files."
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STEWART: "Oh, right, that’s what we were talking about.”