[Music] Tuesday's presidential debate between former president Donald Trump and vice president kamla Harris left The Daily Show host John Stewart with a question what the f just happened in a live episode that aired following the event Stuart was perplexed by the moment when Trump claimed that immigrants in Springfield Ohio are eating pets watch it in the video below at 1320 in Springfield they're eating the dogs the people that came in they're eating the cats they're eating they're eating the pets of the people that live there Trump said during the debate moderator David M anchor of ABC's World News Tonight broken to say that the city manager said there was no evidence of that Trump pushed back but the people on television say their dog was eaten by the people that went there David mure again the Springfield City manager says there's no evidence of that in response Stuart issued a p a on The Daily Show a quick reminder to all the pet owners out there always remember to leas your dogs it's an important way to keep your dog from fighting other dogs or being hit by a car or being eaten by your immigrant Neighbors when they entered to face each other for the debate Harris walked over to Trump and shook hands unlike the former president and his last opponent President Joe Biden Stuart noted that the interaction was an incredible display of the awkward tension that happens when your son is dating a biracial girl and you to meet her parents for the first time he also joked that America is getting back to traditional presidential debates without the drama of the June 27th event between Trump and Biden who was then running for a second term after that debate Biden was pressured to step aside and not run again ladies and gentlemen I just want to say after surviving the PTSD of the last presidential debate Stuart said how unbelievably refreshing it is to go back to the same old nobody's going to answer any fing questions later Stewart said he had heard the breaking news that Taylor Swift had endorsed Harris so you know what this means Taylor Swift and I were watching the same program at the same time Stuart said excitedly as he fanned himself finally Stuart turned to the debate moment in which M asked Trump if he had any regrets about January 6th 2021 when Trump supporters attacked the US capital and injured approximately 140 police officers no debate with the for former president would be complete without addressing the former president's closing number of the Trump Show's first term Stuart said I had nothing to do with that other than they asked me to make a speech Trump said in response to M's question I showed up for a speech it would have never happened if Nancy Pelosi and the mayor of Washington did their jobs I wasn't responsible for security Nancy Pelosi was responsible she didn't do her job Stewart's response was apoplectic UF tweeted join me on January 6th it will be wild Stuart pointed out but suddenly now I was just a hired magician at a bar mitzvah I didn't do anything I showed up with a hat and a rabbit and suddenly the whole party went out of control in some ways it doesn't matter what they say anymore he continued but one thing will always be true and it is the quality of the former president I respect the least whenever he is cornered and forced to face even the smallest of consequen for his own mendacity and scheming he reverts to the greatest Refuge of Scoundrels as Shaggy would say it wasn't me this man who professes to be your Champion will always when the boat is going down be the first into the lifeboats because in that moment he will always say the same thing I didn't know anything about it I was just told to show up for a cruise even though everybody knows he was the F captain of the ship the former full-time host of The Daily Show ended that s in 20 5 but he has returned to the Anchor chair to host part-time through the presidential election on November 5th The Daily Show airs week nights at 11:00 p.m. eastern time SLP Pacific Time on Comedy Central and the next day on Paramount Plus