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Jon Stewart Slams Trump's Bill: Medicaid Cuts Exposed!

7/8/2025

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Jon Stewart took aim at Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" on The Daily Show, exposing its drastic cuts to Medicaid and food assistance, which could balloon the deficit by $3.4 trillion. He slammed both parties for their hypocrisy, stressing that a failing system is leaving working Americans behind and warned of dire consequences if changes aren't made.

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Jon Stewart took aim at Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" on The Daily Show, exposing its drastic cuts to Medicaid and food assistance, which could balloon the deficit by $3.4 trillion. He slammed both parties for their hypocrisy, stressing that a failing system is leaving working Americans behind and warned of dire consequences if changes aren't made.