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Jon Stewart details his unwavering philanthropic support for first responders

Jon Stewart details his unwavering philanthropic support for first responders

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September 18th, 2026

Jon Stewart details his unwavering philanthropic support for first responders

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Jon Stewart contends that, strictly speaking, he never made the decision to direct his philanthropic endeavors toward first responders and their families.

Jon Stewart aduce que, en rigor, jamás tomó la determinación de orientar sus empeños filantrópicos hacia los socorristas y sus familias.

It simply came to pass.

Sencillamente acaeció.

The award-winning host of "The Daily Show" expressed his yearning to feel useful and to lend his support to those who dedicated their lives to helping others.

El laureado presentador de "The Daily Show" manifestó su anhelo de sentirse útil y de brindar su respaldo a quienes consagraron sus vidas a socorrer a los demás.

"These are not the X-Men," said Stewart.

"Estos no son los X-Men", dijo Stewart.

"They are not superheroes.

"No son superhéroes.

They are nothing but men and women who made a resolution.

No son sino hombres y mujeres que adoptaron una determinación.

And that resolution was: 'I am going to be there for people in their worst moments.

Y esa determinación fue: 'Voy a estar ahí para las personas en sus peores momentos.

Come what may.

Pase lo que pase.

But that is what I have decided to do.'"

Pero eso es lo que he decidido hacer'."

His unwavering advocacy on behalf of the first responders to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks drove him to exert fierce pressure and to testify before Congress in 2019 to ensure that the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund would not be driven into insolvency.

Su inquebrantable defensa de los socorristas de los atentados terroristas del 11 de septiembre de 2001 lo condujo a ejercer una presión airada y a comparecer ante el Congreso en 2019 para garantizar que el Fondo de Compensación para las Víctimas del 11 de Septiembre no se viera abocado a la insolvencia.

He championed the elimination of a loophole in the PACT Act that left U.S. troops exposed to radiation during the war in Afghanistan without medical coverage.

Impulsó la supresión de una laguna en la Ley PACT que dejaba a las tropas estadounidenses expuestas a la radiación durante la guerra de Afganistán carentes de cobertura médica.

And his work continues, for on Friday he announced that he will reprise his role as host of the First Responders Children's Foundation's Roll Call of Heroes ceremony in Times Square, New York, on October 28, to commemorate National First Responders Day.

Y prosigue su labor, pues anunció el viernes que retomará su rol como presentador de la ceremonia Roll Call of Heroes de la First Responders Children's Foundation en Times Square, en Nueva York, el 28 de octubre, para conmemorar el Día Nacional de los Socorristas.

"It is possible to find yourself face to face with those who are being honored, to give them a pat on the back, and to meet very young people who are involved in their communities," he said.

"Es posible hallarse cara a cara con quienes son objeto de homenaje, propinarles una palmada en la espalda y conocer a personas muy jóvenes que participan en sus comunidades", dijo.

"It is always gratifying to be able, in some way, to brush against the firmament of that which holds all of this together."

"Siempre resulta grato poder rozar de algún modo el firmamento de aquello que mantiene todo esto cohesionado".

Jillian Crane, the president and chief executive of First Responders Children's Foundation, stated that the nonprofit organization is exceedingly delighted that Stewart is returning to host this year's event.

La presidenta y directora ejecutiva de First Responders Children's Foundation, Jillian Crane, manifestó que la organización sin ánimo de lucro se congratula sobremanera de que Stewart regrese para presentar el evento de este año.

"His commendable advocacy on behalf of first responders, and in particular those waging a battle against illnesses linked to 9/11, establishes him as the ideal host for this annual event," she stated.

"Su encomiable defensa de los socorristas, y en particular de quienes libran una batalla contra las enfermedades vinculadas al 11-S, lo erige como el presentador idóneo para este evento anual", afirmó.

"As the only national nonprofit organization dedicated to the children of first responders, we regard honoring their parentsheroes who serve our communities day in and day outas an eloquent way of expressing our gratitude."

"Como la única organización nacional sin ánimo de lucro consagrada a los hijos de los socorristas, consideramos que honrar a sus padres, héroes que sirven a nuestras comunidades día tras día, constituye una manera elocuente de expresar nuestro agradecimiento".

This interview has been edited and condensed for the sake of greater clarity.

La presente entrevista ha sido objeto de edición y condensación con el propósito de dotarla de una mayor claridad.

If we prove incapable of safeguarding those who safeguard us, that lays bare a fundamental and deeply entrenched flaw in the very scaffolding upon which the edifice of a society is erected.

Si no somos capaces de velar por quienes velan por nosotros, ello pone de manifiesto una falla fundamental y profundamente arraigada en el tipo de andamiaje sobre el que se erige la construcción de una sociedad.

Obviously, having lived through the post-9/11 experience, one comes to appreciate just how flimsy the experiment proves in the absence of individuals willing to run toward the collapse.

Obviamente, tras haber vivido la experiencia posterior al 11-S, uno advierte cuán endeble resulta el experimento en ausencia de personas dispuestas a correr hacia el derrumbe.

I believe that, compounded by the kind of indignation toward a political system that proved more than willing to cheer them on when they were needed and more than willing to cast them aside once they no longer occupied the spotlight.

Creo que eso, conjugado con el tipo de indignación ante un sistema político que se mostraba más que dispuesto a vitorearlos cuando se los necesitaba y más que dispuesto a descartarlos cuando ya no ocupaban el foco.

I believe that is what generated the momentum.

Creo que eso generó el impulso.

It is analogous to what happens when they arrive at a place: one somehow ranks the pressing need above that which can be postponed.

Es análogo a lo que acontece cuando arriban a un lugar: uno jerarquiza de algún modo la necesidad perentoria frente a aquello que admite postergación.

And I consider that children who have lost a parent because of this kind of tragedy constitute, as it were, your first-order triage event.

Y estimo que los niños que han perdido a un progenitor a causa de este tipo de tragedias constituyen algo así como tu evento de triaje de primer orden.

Honestly, getting involved, even though you may perhaps hear more of the grief, I actually consider that it operates as a balm in a certain sense for the grief that this stirs up.

Honestamente, involucrarse, aunque quizá escuches más del dolor, en realidad considero que opera como un bálsamo en cierto sentido para el dolor que ello suscita.

Action is a kind of antidote against that feeling of helplessness and anxiety.

La acción es una suerte de antídoto contra ese sentimiento de impotencia y ansiedad.

Broadly speaking, a kind of silent activism takes shape, one that consists in living pleasurably; that is, one carries on with one's daily life and strives to become the best neighbour, citizen, and individual one is capable of being.

En términos generales, se configura una suerte de activismo silente consistente en vivir placenteramente; esto es, uno prosigue su cotidianidad y se afana por erigirse en el mejor vecino, ciudadano e individuo que le sea dable ser.

The causes in which I am involved arose organically.

Las causas en las que me hallo implicado surgieron de manera orgánica.

And I long to make certain that, when I involve myself in something, I do so to its ultimate consequences, shunning any form of charitable tourism.

Y anhelo cerciorarme de que, cuando me involucro en algo, lo hago hasta sus últimas consecuencias, rehuyendo todo turismo benéfico.

I intend for it to be something to which I can commit myself fully and for what I have to offer to prove genuinely useful to them.

Pretendo que se trate de algo en lo que pueda comprometerme plenamente y que aquello que tengo para ofrecer les resulte genuinamente aprovechable.

September 18th, 2026

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