Elon Musk may not appear on 'The Daily Show'; host Jon Stewart claims he was 'ghosted'

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has reportedly caused uncertainty about a potential appearance on Jon Stewart 's “ The Daily Show .” Stewart recently shared that talks of a sit-down with the tech billionaire seemed like it may happen—until Musk “ghosted” the host. The possibility arose when a user on the social media platform X suggested Musk and Stewart meet for a show just after the “The Daily Show” host’s fiery on-air rant against DOGE , during which he became so heated that he accidentally cut his hand with a coffee mug. Replying to the user’s suggestion, Musk said that he would go on the show “if it airs unedited.” The Daily Show’s official account immediately accepted the offer, only for Musk to backtrack hours later, calling Stewart a “propagandist.”

I will do it if the show airs unedited

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 25, 2025

.@elonmusk we’d be delighted! https://t.co/thMOOeLpeZ

— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) February 26, 2025

Jon Stewart is much more a propagandist than it would seem

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 1, 2025

What Jon Stewart said about Elon Musk’s ‘The Daily Show’ appearance


“Judging from his most recent revelations of his baby mamas, I think everyone has been left on read at some point by that gentleman. I got left on read, man,” Stewart said jokingly on The Weekly Show podcast.

“He said, ‘I’ll come on the show if you air it unedited.’ And we went, ‘Sure, fine. That’s how most of them are, so sure, what the f---?’. And then he said, ‘You’re propaganda,’ and he started to back away. I said, ‘Look, you come on or don’t come on, but don’t pretend like it’s, I don’t live up to a standard,” Stewart further explained.

“I did DM him. I texted him and just said like, ‘Hey man, so is there somebody I should, you know, have our guys reach out to, to make this happen?’ And I got ghosted,” Stewart added.

Moreover, commenting on the reports of Musk taking a step back from DOGE to prioritise Tesla and other companies he owns, Stewart said: “I’m sure undeserved. In no way reflective of standing on a stage with a chainsaw, celebrating the loss of livelihoods for tens of thousands of well-intentioned government workers. I’m sure. If there’s one thing that this administration does better than anybody I’ve ever seen, it’s play the victim. I’ve never seen any people, ever, including when my kids were three and two years old, evade accountability and responsibility and blame others in the way that these people do. It’s truly shameless.”

“The guy who custom-made his own Dark MAGA hat, that he wears to opine in the Oval Office with the president he spent $270 million to elect, thinks I’m just too partisan,” Stewart said at that time when Musk backed off from attending his show.