Jon Stewart and Steve Kroft Break Down Paramount’s $16 Million Trump Settlement, Former ’60 Minutes’ Correspondent Slams Deal as ‘Tribute to the King’

On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” host Jon Stewart was joined by journalist Steve Kroft to discuss Paramount’s $16 million settlement with Donald Trump, a deal the former “60 Minutes” correspondent called “tribute to the king.”

Stewart opened the interview by asking Kroft what it meant for a news organization like “60 Minutes” to pay such a large settlement to the president, offering the word “devastating” as a descriptor for internal attitudes. Kroft agreed that “devastating” was a “good word” for the situation.

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“I think there’s a lot of fear,” Kroft said. “Fear of losing their job, fear

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