Jon Stewart Defends Comedian at Trump Rally, Mocks Liberal Outrage

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Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe - a master roaster whose job is to say the most offensive things imaginable for laughs - made a joke at Donald Trump's massive rally at Madison Square Garden.

The joke was about Puerto Rico being a "floating island of garbage."

Democrats went into absolute rage mode. Kamala Harris was outraged. Tim Walz was outraged. Their celebrity supporters were outraged.

Jon Stewart was not outraged.

No, in fact, 'The Daily Show' host mocked lefties over their outrage and also said that he thought Tony Hinchcliffe was absolutely hilarious.

This is not surprising, as Stewart has often stood up for free speech particularly as it relates to comedy.

To be clear, senior Trump adviser Danielle Alvarez said the joke “does not reflect the views” of Trump or the campaign.

But it was still just a joke. Stewart said Monday, “Now obviously, in retrospect, having a roast comedian come to a political rally a week before Election Day and roasting a key voting demographic, probably not the best decision by the campaign politically.”

“But, to be fair, the guy’s really just doing what he does," Stewart added.

Stewart then played a montage of clips, that many would find offensive - far worse than what he said about Puerto Rico - during Netflix's recent roast of Tom Brady.

Stewart was laughing at it. Because it was funny.

“I find that guy very funny. I’m sorry, I don’t know what to tell you. I mean, bringing him to a rally and having him not do roast jokes? That’d be like bringing Beyoncé to a rally and not..."

That Beyonce line was a crack at Kamala Harris, whose campaign had supposedly advertised that Beyonce would perform at a campaign rally, but didn't.

The trivial controversy over the joke at Trump's rally probably won't move the election needle either way.

It's also hard to imagine Donald Trump and Jon Stewart having a lot in common.

But that wasn't the point. It was a comedian standing up for comedy. His trade. His livelihood. His career.

Kudos to Jon Stewart for that, regardless of how he might feel politically.