Jon Stewart enjoyed access to President Obama that many journalists would fight tooth and nail to obtain. “The Daily Show” host met privately with the President at the White House on a number of occasions, including during the 2011 budget debate and the 2014 Ukraine crisis, according to a new report by Politico. “I can’t say that because Jon Stewart was unhappy policy changed,” former Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod said. “But I can say that he had forceful arguments, they were arguments that we knew would be heard and deserved to be answered.” See video: President Obama Tells 'Daily Show's' Jon Stewart,...
- 7/28/2015
- by Joe Otterson
- The Wrap
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