Jon Stewart destroys the current Democratic leadership: ‘They’re lost’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsJon Stewart destroys the current Democratic leadership: ‘They’re lost’Jon Stewart interviewed Graham Platner, a Maine Democrat running to unseat Republican Senator Susan CollinsKatie Hawkinson in Washington, D.C. Thursday 30 April 2026 21:46 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2968424","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/jon-stewart-graham-platner-democratic-leadership-b2968424.html","title":"Jon Stewart destroys the current Democratic leadership: ‘They’re lost’"}}CloseRelated: Jon Stewart mocks Donald Trump’s infamous signature, ‘what we’ve all been thinking’Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"N...