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Jon Stewart lingers on Trump's heaven answer, and the commercial break after it

The Monday monologue moves from a "60 Minutes" interview to Stephen Miller's promotion, then ends with flying monkeys over the White House.

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Trump Hopes for Heaven on "60 Minutes" & Stephen Miller Becomes Chief of Staff | The Daily Show

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1:15A montage of conservative commentators reacting to Republican midterm losses, including Ted Cruz.
2:18Stewart takes on Tucker Carlson's critique of Trump's masculinity, and Carlson's laugh.
4:06Ross Douthat's "60 Minutes" questions on Trump's finances, family business and foreign investments.
10:00Douthat asks about the afterlife; Trump says he cannot forgive some of his enemies.
15:15Stewart tests Stephen Miller against a three-point chief-of-staff checklist.
19:10Jordan Klepper's White House check-in, with an Eye of Sauron and flying monkeys.

Asked on "60 Minutes" whether he expects to reach heaven, Donald Trump offers a cautious yes: "Well, I'm a religious person, so in theory, I go to heaven." Then Ross Douthat asks whether he can forgive his enemies, and Jon Stewart has his centerpiece.

"I probably cannot do that, no, because I do hate some of my enemies, and I always will," Trump says. The program cuts to commercial almost at once, and Stewart gets nearly as much out of the abrupt edit as out of the answer.

The episode has drawn about 6.7 million views since it went up. The heaven exchange is the end of a longer stretch. Before it, Douthat presses Trump on his family business, his wealth and foreign investments, and holds them up against the attacks Trump once aimed at Joe Biden. Trump's reply to one question is simply "Because I know nothing about it."

Stewart reaches the interview by way of the midterm fallout. On-screen banners announce that Democrats have taken both the Senate and the House, and a montage gathers conservative voices taking stock, from Ted Cruz calling the result "an ass kicking" to Tucker Carlson questioning Trump's masculinity. That Carlson bit also runs on its own as a Short, the most watched of the episode's Shorts so far.

Next comes Stephen Miller's appointment as White House chief of staff. Stewart grades him on a three-point checklist (not a sycophant, calm and steady, comfortable in his own skin) and plays clips of Miller against each one, starting with Miller thanking Trump for "being the greatest president in American history."

The night ends as a fantasy-horror sketch. Jordan Klepper reports "live" from Washington while a flaming Eye of Sauron hangs over the White House and winged monkeys carry people off. Klepper insists the changes are routine cosmetics until a bell tolls and he wanders off toward the reflecting pool, speaking in tongues.

Rachel Maddow was the guest that night. Her interview about her book on the Justice Department, "Department of Fate," is posted separately and is drawing a large audience of its own.

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