After a three-week hiatus, Final Week Tonight with John Oliver is again with a vengeance as its politically comedian host John Oliver took digs at GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump and vice presidential decide J.D. Vance.
Oliver started his phase by outlining how Trump and Vance have pushed again in opposition to the “bizarre” label being lobbed at them by the Democratic celebration, a strategic communication tactic that goals to throw opponents off-balance and frustrate them. In a single clip of an look by Trump on Sean Hannity’s present, Trump mentioned Vance is “a strong rock” and he himself is “a really strong rock.”
“However that’s the weirdest attainable method to handle that accusation … What are you speaking about? I’m unsure I’d describe any a part of J.D. Vance as rock strong, until after all he was in a West Elm showroom,” Oliver remarked, referencing the rumor and subsequent meme that Vance had sexual activity with a sofa.
The host continued, “Trump is half proper there; he and Vance are a lot of issues: they’re misogynists, narcissists, males who come lifeless silent, believable Masked Singer contestants, however they’re additionally deeply bizarre!” As proof for his claims, Oliver continued his bit by poking enjoyable at Vance’s awkward interplay at an area donut store and the time he as soon as unintentionally grasped a fist bump, solely to course-correct after which be left hanging.
Oliver is just not solely out-of-left-field along with his Masked Singer joke: Two years in the past, the Fox actuality competitors collection was mired in controversy after together with staunch Republican and former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani as a contestant. The choice led to a immediate walkoff by judges Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke on the time.
