VIDEO: Jon Steward Explains Why Donald Trump is a 'Repudiation of Republicans'

After Jon Stewart left "The Daily Show" last summer, much of the presidential campaign went on without his unique and satirical point of view. In his first interview since the election he spoke with "CBS THIS MORNING" co-host CHARLIE ROSE on his new book about the more than 16 years he spent at Comedy Central, but he was also quick to give his post-election analysis. Watch the video!

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On what struck him most about the election: "Nobody asked Donald Trump what makes America great."

On his reaction to this election: "Here's what I would honestly say. I don't believe we are a fundamentally different country today than we were two weeks ago. The same country with all its grace and flaws, and volatility, and insecurity, and strength, and resilience exists today as existed two weeks ago. The same country that elected Donald Trump elected Barack Obama. I feel badly for the people for whom this election will mean more uncertainty and insecurity. But I also feel like this fight has never been easy. And the ultimate irony of this election is the cynical strategy of the Republicans, which is: 'Our position as government doesn't work.

We're going to make sure... that it doesn't work'... But they're not draining the swamp. McConnell and Ryan, those guys are the swamp. And what they decided to do was, 'I'm going to make sure government doesn't work and then I'm going to use its lack of working as evidence of it. Donald Trump is a reaction not just to Democrats, to Republicans. He's is not a Republican, he's a repudiation of Republicans. But they will reap the benefit of his victory, in all of their cynicism and all of their-I will guarantee you Republicans are going to come to Jesus now about the power of government,"

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