Jon Stewart got into Chris Christie’s “pig problem”—which wasn’t quite what Stewart thought it was at first.
New Jersey has passed a bill outlawing the gestation crates pig farmers use to confine pregnant pigs, which restrict nearly all their movement. New Jersey’s citizens and legislators overwhelmingly support banning the crates.
After cracking the requisite fat joke at Christie’s expense, Stewart threw in a well-timed Charlotte’s Web reference: “The only thing that would make approving this bill more of a no-brainer for Christie is if he got a message from a magically literate spider about it.”
But Christie has already promised to veto the ban—while talking to Iowa pork producers.
Iowa, in addition to its significance in presidential races, also happens to be the number-one pork-producing state in the country.
“Obviously you can’t ignore the citizens of Iowa, who elected you governor of New Jersey,” Stewart joked.
“So let me get this straight—purely to advance his personal, political goals, Chris Christie is going to veto a bill almost unanimously supported by the people of New Jersey?” Stewart continued.
Stewart played multiple clips of the governor talking about his commitment to place the people of New Jersey above politics– “With of course, the obvious exceptions of bridges and pigs,” Stewart added.
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