Daily Show host questions US intelligence, links it to reading habits

Key facts

• The Daily Show host questioned the country's intelligence.
• The host linked the perceived decline in intelligence to a lack of reading.
• The host's remarks were made within a political context.

During an episode of The Daily Show, the host questioned the country's intelligence, stating, 'How did this country get so stupid? Oh, that's right. We stopped reading books.' The remark was framed within a broader political context.