Trump at times went into default mode, which is to say that he blamed Joe Biden or Barack Obama. When it came to the rising cost of health insurance premiums, at the center of the Democrats’ demands to end the government shutdown, Trump pledged that “all they have to do is let the country open and we’ll fix it.”

Paramount has renewed Stewart’s deal to continue hosting Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” resolving months of speculation about the media company’s plans for the late-night show.