By ALEX HAMMER, US MEDIA CORRESPONDENT
Updated: 10:59 EDT, 21 July 2026
Jon Stewart flagged a strange detail in a video of Donald Trump's interview with reporters following the FIFA World Cup Final on Sunday.
Stewart, 63, played the footage on Monday's edition of The Daily Show.
The clip showed Trump telling journalists that he 'thought [the match] was incredible' and 'four times greater than any FIFA ever held.'
Stewart - after offering a prolonged facepalm - asked 'What's a FIFA?'
As the Trump clip continued to play, it showed the conservative insisting, 'it's actually about five times, they're telling me today.'
Stewart - after another lull to highlight his disbelief - suddenly stopped the segment in its tracks.
'Can we go back just a moment - what's up with the guy behind Trump? Can we see that again? Can you bring that out?' Stewart said, referring to a man seen walking in the background. 'What the f**k's with this guy? Who the f**k is this?'
The figure seen strolling along the tarmac bore a striking resemblance to the President, he pointed out.
Jon Stewart, 63, homed in on a mysterious man seen on the tarmac behind Donald Trump at Joint Base Andrews on Sunday on Monday's edition of The Daily Show.
The clip showed Trump praising the US's turn at hosting the FIFA World Cup as a success, with a man with whom he shared striking similarities to strolling in the background
'Who in the world is it- oh my God: Is it a backup Trump?' the comic asked, frantically looking around.
Stewart went on to sarcastically theorize that the man could have been Trump's body-double. He also joked that the real President could be an impostor.
'Is that a backup Trump, or, is that Trump-' Stewart said, stammering.
He motioned that his mind had been blown.
After feigning exasperation, Stewart vowed to 'move on' from there.
The footage was filmed at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
Trump spoke to reporters briefly on the tarmac after flying in from New Jersey.
Stewart jokingly suggested the man was Trump's body-double, and that maybe he was the true President himself
Stewart jokingly feigned exasperation as he laid out the sarcastic theory
He joined players from the Spain Men's National team on-stage at MetLife Stadium after their win.
Stewart introduced Trump's comments as 'some really insightful post-game analysis.'
A White House spokesperson told the Daily Mail in a statement: 'Jon Stewart is a talentless hack who clearly suffers from a severe and debilitating disease known as Trump Derangement Syndrome that has rotted his peanut-sized brain and ruined his life to the point he has to compensate for his embarrassing inadequacies.'