[VIDEO] Jon Stewart Defends Trump Voters.. Say What

FILE - This Nov. 30, 2011 file photo shows television host Jon Stewart during a taping of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" in New York. The 18th edition of "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations," has just been released, the first for the electronic age and a chance to take in some of the new faces, events and catchphrases of the past 10 years. General editor Geoffrey O'Brien says he has expanded upon the trend set by his predecessor, Justin Kaplan, of incorporating popular culture into an anthology once known for classical citations. Shakespeare and the Bible still reign, but room also has been made for Steve Jobs, Madonna and Michael Moore, Justin Timberlake and Jon Stewart. (AP Photo/Brad Barket, file)

Jon Stewart, who made a career out of bashing republicans is angering many of his old fans with comments he is making about Trump supporters.

Here are a couple of his comments:

“I don’t give a f— what any of you say to me — you can yell it at me, you can tweet it at me — they’re not all racists.  Or they’re not giving tacit support to a racist system.”

“The same people that voted for Trump ran into burning buildings and saved whoever the f— they could, no matter what color they were, no matter what religion, and they would do it again tomorrow.”

“There are guys in my neighborhood who I love, I respect, that I think have incredible qualities — that are not afraid of Mexicans and not afraid of Muslims and not afraid of blacks.  They’re afraid of their insurance premiums.”

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