In the final ‘Last Week Tonight’ episode before the US goes to the polls tomorrow, John Oliver made an emotional pitch for vice president Kamala Harris. He said Kamala Harris’ policies are not perfect but he would vote for her. “Wouldn’t it be great to live in a world where Trump is not longer an active threat?” he said fighting back tears. He said he’s an immigrant and loves the country. Born in the UK, John Oliver became an American citizen in 2019 and this is his second-time voting in the presidential election.
“Look, I love this country. I’m an immigrant. I chose to be here. In the words of the late, great Lee Greenwood: I’m proud to be an American. And I’d argue there is nothing more American than having a healthy, adversarial relationship with those in power, even if you voted for them.”
“I know he would put us through hell before he left the stage, but when the dust settled, he’d have lost two elections in a row and would be campaigning as an 82-year-old next time. I think he’d be done,” he said. “And doesn’t that sound great? I know, the problems that he’s a symptom of would of course remain, but we wouldn’t have to deal with him anymore. Wouldn’t it be great to live in a world where he’s no longer an active threat, just an annoyance?”
“I want so badly to live in that world,” Oliver concluded. “And I hope everyone does everything in their power in the next 48 hours to make that world possible.”
On the Biden-Harris administration’s policy toward the war in Gaza, he said, “Look, I get why this is so difficult, and I know there are some who won’t vote for Harris under any circumstances because of this issue.” “I wish Harris had done more to reach out to you, beyond sending Bill Clinton to basically scold you this week. That didn’t seem remotely helpful to me, and honestly, felt a bit like bullying.”
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