Jon Stewart was shocked to find himself commending Texas’ Ted Cruz in his Monday night monologue.

The GOP senator spoke out on Thursday against the Trump administration’s role in pulling Jimmy Kimmel Live! off air, condemning Trump’s FCC chairman Brendan Carr for pressuring ABC to punish Kimmel.

“It gives me no pleasure to have to play this,” Stewart said, before showing a clip of Cruz calling Carr’s threat to revoke ABC’s broadcasting license “dangerous as hell.”

“Fantastic!” said an incredulous Stewart. “Senator Ted Cruz boldly stating that the FCC chairman threatening the licenses of networks is dangerous.”

Stewart added, “And Senator Cruz, I would just say, uh, maybe you should stop there... Perfect. No notes.”

Unfortunately for Stewart, Cruz’s criticism of Carr evolved into an i

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