I promise you that I'm much smarter than Jonathan Leibowitz - I mean Jon Stewart @TheDailyShow. Who, by the way, is totally overrated.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 24, 201
Stewart heard the alleged dog-whistle loud and clear.“So I start to think to myself, ‘oh, I think this guy is trying to let people know I’m a Jew,'” the comedian chuckled as he continued his story. “And I think to myself, ‘doesn’t my face do that?’ Honestly, like, where have you seen this face other than a poster for ‘Yentl’?” (And honestly, who wouldn’t want to see Stewart in a remake of the Barbra Streisand film?)“In what world are people like, ‘Stewart, that’s a Scottish name, but there’s something about that name that looks a little schmear-y,'” Stewart asked the crowd incredulously, coining my new favorite adjective.Stewart then tells the crowd about the not-so-safe-for-work nickname he made up for the former “Apprentice” star:If Jon Stewart is so above it all & legit, why did he change his name from Jonathan Leibowitz? He should be proud of his heritage!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 3, 2013
A hashtag of Trump’s new nickname promptly went viral. Trump then called the name not funny, and alleged that Stewart stole the nickname “from a moron on Twitter.” Stewart replied with a quip, tweeting, “We seem to have hit a F**kface Von Nervestick.”That tweet was followed by four days of radio silence from the business tycoon.Finally, Trump ended their feud at 1:30 a.m. on a Saturday, grabbing Stewart’s attention with an expletive that has tarnished Trump’s own reputation this election cycle. At Tuesday’s benefit, Stewart doubled over laughing as he read the last tweet:"Did you know Donald Trump's birth name is F**kface Von Clownstick? ... That's all over Twitter... I hope." http://t.co/C4Rropggqr
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) May 2, 2013
“Vote wisely this November 8th,” Stewart concluded his tale.@caaataclysm Little Jon Stewart(?) Is a pussy, he would be hopeless in a debate with me!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 11, 2013