In one of the moments that went viral this week, Comedian Jon Stewart She compared Vice President Kamala Harris, who presided over the certification of her election defeat, to mocking her at her “funeral.”
As is tradition, Joint session of Congress It was held on Monday to count the Electoral College votes and officially certify the results. As Senate president, Harris, who lost to President-elect Donald Trump in the November election, joins two other vice presidents in recent history who have had to endure defeat in a presidential election.
Liberal late-night hosts, including Stewart, bristled at the uncomfortable situation while telling jokes on their Monday night shows.
“Of course, the ultimate insult on January 6th is that Kamala Harris, Donald Trump's rival, because she was vice president, takes over as mistress of ceremonies,” Stewart responded on “The Daily Show.” – Anniversary of the Capitol riots.
Washington, DC – January 06: US Vice President Kamala Harris shakes hands with US House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) after Harris certified the Electoral College vote during a joint session of Congress to certify the 2024 presidential election at the US Capitol. On January 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla)
“Poor baby…but it's bad,” Stewart added.
Stewart played a video of Harris reading Trump's Electoral College votes before cheers erupted in the hall.
“That stings,” Stewart said afterward, grimacing.
“She says, 'I can hear you,'” he continued. “It's like attending your own funeral, and even the mourners are saying, 'Woo hoo!'
“I can't imagine anything that would be more annoying than standing there while the crowd applauds your opponent,” he said.
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Jon Stewart reacts to Vice President Kamala Harris certifying the 2024 election results. (daily view/screenshot)
After Democrats erupted in cheers after Harris read her electoral votes, Stewart joked: “There's so much joy in that room. I think she can still win this thing!”
“She just needs to find about 130,000 votes in Georgia! And then some in Michigan, Pennsylvania, maybe Wisconsin. And maybe North Carolina…” he trailed off.
The comedian concluded the segment by praising the civility of the certification ceremony.
“It's amazing how smoothly our democracy works when you don't play it cool when you lose. Don't name names! Just saying,” he said.
Certification of the election by Congress was the final step before that Trump's inauguration on January 20.
Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, left, and President-elect Donald Trump, right (Getty)
As president of the Senate, Harris became the first vice president to oversee Congress confirming his electoral loss since then-Vice President Al Gore did so in January 2001, after losing to George W. Bush in the 2000 election.
Four decades earlier, then-Vice President Richard Nixon oversaw the certification of his narrow 1960 electoral loss to John F. Kennedy.
Fox News' Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
