“You can make a case that Obama could violate the norm, say the Senate failed their advice and consent, and appoint him anyway and see whatever the fuck happens. Fight!” Stewart said. “But they just went, ‘Oh we never heard of that rule, but, uh OK.’”

Four years later, Republicans rapidly filled a Supreme Court vacancy even though it was less than two months before the election. 

“They didn’t give a fuck!” Stewart said, then offered some blunt advice to Democrats. 

“You guys be the loophole guys that figure out how to get shit done,” he urged. “Because [Republicans] don’t give a fuck about your norms. They will exploit any loophole.” 

Stewart said he thought Democrats would’ve learned from Trump’s first term in office. Instead, they’ve gone back to rules and norms. 

He offered up a visual demonstration of where that leads, struggling with a needle and thread to show how Democrats struggle to get anything done as they follow rules and respect norms. 

“Meanwhile, the Republicans come in, and all they have to do is finger-bang a doughnut,” he said, and then did exactly that. 

Check it out in his Monday night monologue: