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# Here's What Jon Stewart Thinks About Pizza Hut's New Hot Dog Stuffed Crust Pizza

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## Video: History of the Hot Dog

[Watch (HLS stream): History of the Hot Dog](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/FsYX58r5.m3u8) (1:07)

![History of the Hot Dog](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/FsYX58r5/poster.jpg?width=720)

_Published 2014-07-03. The history of tubular meat goes way back._


by 

[Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/)


## Samantha Grossman


Jun 17, 2015 4:00 PM UTC

by 

[Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/)


## Samantha Grossman


Jun 17, 2015 4:00 PM UTC

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On June 18th Pizza Hut will begin selling its much-hyped new item: a pepperoni (or other topping of your choosing) pizza surrounded by 28 mini hot dogs baked into the crust. Naturally, Jon Stewart decided to talk about this on _The Daily Show_ Tuesday night, connecting it to some other recent news: Donald Trump’s presidential bid.

“If the Donald is running for president, we’re gonna need an appropriate nosh to celebrate,” Stewart said. “But what food could possibly match the depravity and excess of a Donald Trump candidacy?”

Enter the “hot dog bites pizza.” Stewart’s first comment about this fast food monstrosity: “What kind of idiot would willingly put this in their mouth?”

From there, he goes into a really elaborate (and, warning, really graphic) monologue about this food item, so prepare yourself.

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