"Over vacation, I’m watching a ton of this one guy, and I’m watching him debate all kinds of different people," Stern recalled on The Howard Stern Show.
He added, "He knew more than any of them. And his name is Jon Stewart. Jon Stewart. Now listen, bear with me, Robin. When Jon Stewart hosted The Daily Show, they said that he was the most trusted newsman in the country. Like Walter Cronkite trustworthy."
Howard Stern has frequently commented on politics throughout his decades of success, but in recent years he has been slammed for leaning into the far-left. ((Photo by Getty Images))
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Stern continued, suggesting to his co-host Robin Quivers that Stewart has the necessary political knowledge, "When you hear this guy talk, whether he’s supporting army veterans or he’s talking about various - whatever it is, and I’m not going to go into everything I watch, the guy is so f------ smart and bright and also witty and really measured when he takes on a debate."
Quivers added on to Stern’s praise of the former Daily Show host, "He really cares, I mean, the reason you can debate him on any issue is because he cares about the issues."
"You know, he would work his a-- off to be a good president. I’m telling you, he could also win because people like Jon Stewart," Stern insisted.
"But he gave up The Daily Show because it was too much," Quivers recalled.
Jon Stewart, left, tells Stephen Colbert why he believes COVID-19 leaked from a lab in Wuhan, China, on "The Late Show" on June 14, 2021. (CBS / Screenshot)
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"Well, he owes it to his country to run," Stern said.
Quivers asked if Stewart would be willing to take up such a role even though it would be a "lot more work than The Daily Show."
"A lot more work, but the guy would be terrific and I think he’d do it. So I’m putting it out there," Stern said, claiming he had not discussed the idea with Stewart himself.
"The way Zelenskyy is doing in Ukraine, Jon Stewart would be great, and I will not accept Trevor Noah as a substitute," he said. Before becoming president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy was a comedian.
Jon Stewart hosted "The Daily Show" until 2015. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for Comedy Central)
He later added, "I would like Jon to come on the show and accept the nomination right here, and I would back him, and how will I back him? I’m not putting up any money because I’m very cheap."
Stern endorsed Biden in 2020 after supporting Hillary Clinton in 2016.