‘F—k Us, F—k Me, I Was Wrong’: Jon Stewart says liberals didn’t expect Trump to win fair and square

Jon Stewart admitted Friday that liberals are shocked that President-elect Donald Trump truthful easy won reelection adjacent and square, saying bluntly, “F—k us, f—k maine — I was wrong.”

On his podcast “The Weekly Show,” nan seasoned political comic said nan astir shocking point astir Trump’s spectacular comeback victory is that he achieved it done a ineligible antiauthoritarian process.

“I consciousness for illustration we were prepared for each scenarios and successful each 1 of those scenarios it was, really is Donald Trump going to finagle his measurement backmost into nan [White House]? How is he going to usage undemocratic principles?” Stewart said successful nan episode, which aired Friday.

“What measurement of intimidation and underhanded [shenanigans] will this man usage to worm his measurement backmost into nan Oval Office?” he asked of conspiracies soon proven wildly unfounded.

“And it turned retired he utilized our electoral strategy arsenic it is designed. And successful that moment, I thought, well, f—k. I’m not judge we person a squad of lawyers for that,” he quipped pinch a glum inflection.

Stewart conceded it was dizzying how he and different liberals could get it truthful wrong.

“F—k us, f—k maine — I was wrong, will proceed to beryllium wrong,” he said.

“I emotion to beryllium backmost and deliberation astir nan autopsy and wherever you move from there, but I deliberation I still consciousness arsenic though I’m successful that infinitesimal of vertigo to immoderate extent.”

In his reflective rant, he besides slammed nan Kamala Harris team’s boots-on-the crushed method of campaigning arsenic a monolithic flop.

“By nan way, I don’t ever successful my life want to perceive astir our vaunted crushed crippled will put america complete nan top. It’s a 50/50 tossup race, we’re judge of it, but nan vaunted crushed crippled — turns retired that group knocking connected different people’s doesn’t get them to do what you want them to do as, I believe, vacuum and Bible salesmen person astir apt known for many, galore centuries,” he said.

Stewart, 61, described Trump’s 2016 triumph arsenic a “gut punch” but said it feels “different” this time, and wrapped up nan conception connected a affirmative note.

“I still judge successful this country, and I still judge successful individuals, and I still judge successful nan powerfulness of alteration and organization, goodness, competence. I mean, for God’s sake, nan Mets made nan playoffs,” he said.