The Daily Show —
Season 31,
Episode 24
February 23, 2026 - A. Mechele Dickerson
Season 31,
Episode 24
• Aired 2026-02-23
• 46 min
Team USA sweeps Canada for gold in Olympic hockey, Jon Stewart navigates how MAGA interprets this win as proof of America's democratic superiority, and Desi Lydic homes in on the U.S. Olympic team's secret weapon: superior political systems. Plus, Jon explains how the Supreme Court took a wrecking ball to Trump's tariff strategy and examines why the U.S. is on the brink of war with Iran. "It's not just that the middle class is suffering because of one thing; they're suffering because of everything." A. Mechele Dickerson, University of Texas law professor and author of "The Middle-Class New Deal: Restoring Upward Mobility and the American Dream," joins Jon Stewart to discuss how the government created the middle class they've now abandoned, how mortgage interest deductions, HOA exclusions, and school hours hinder the middle class, and how to restore the tentpoles of pension jobs and home ownership that fuel the middle-class American dream.
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Jon Stewart
as Self - Host
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Desi Lydic
as Self
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Donald Trump
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Benny Johnson
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Megyn Kelly
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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A. Mechele Dickerson
as Self - Guest
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Kash Patel
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Steve Witkoff
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Mike Froman
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)