On the episode of "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart criticised President Donald Trump for keeping the press informed about the start of the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran, stating that the war was a long time in the planning and yet the American public has been informed little about its ultimate aims. Stewart also mentioned a claim by CNN that Trump ignored the press on Sunday night before the war began, which he dismissed as fake news. He also covered Pete Hegseth's press conference on the war, where Hegegeth repeatedly stated that he was not going to go into the exercise of what we will or not do. The show also featured a clip from a Medal of Honor ceremony where President Trump mentioned his desire to lead Iran.