The comedian was giving a monologue about the high price of prescription drugs in America, and he began by showing a clip of former President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris promoting what a news anchor called “the first ever negotiation with pharmaceutical companies” and announcing that they'd come to an agreement to lower the price of 10 different drugs for Medicare users in August last year.
Jon Stewart’s appearance on Monday night’s episode of The Daily Show left him injured after he smashed a coffee mug while giving an impassioned speech about the cost of prescription drugs.
Stewart then looked down at his hand to notice that it was covered in blood and laughed nervously as he said: “I'll be going to the hospital soon.”.
Stewart continued the report by holding his injured right hand below the desk, out of view from the audience.
Concerned viewers got in touch with him online, with one person writing: “Hope your hand is OK!