Show" host accepted Musk's interview offer -- but suspects the tech billionaire is already trying to back out.

Jon Stewart officially invited Elon Musk on “The Daily Show” after the Tesla founder posted on X last week that he would talk to the late-night pundit on air if his interview premieres “unedited.” Stewart began his opening monologue by reminding the audience that he “made a bit of a critique” of Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency during last week’s episode.

Jon Stewart says he'd be game to have Elon Musk on "The Daily Show" completely unedited — and they can keep rolling for as long as the Tesla chief likes. The possibility of a Stewart-Musk showdown was first floated after Stewart's February 24 monologue on the Department of Government Efficiency.

Jon Stewart had a couple of matters to tend to as he kicked off today’s episode of The Daily Show, addressing both his injury from the week prior and Elon Musk’s claim that he would appear as a guest “if the show airs unedited.

Jon Stewart began his monologue Monday by addressing the elephant in the room: Elon Musk’s offer to do an interview on The Daily Show. He made the offer in a post on X last Tuesday, saying that he would agree to the sit-down—but only if it “airs unedited.