John Oliver mocks GOP candidates for being weirder than Trump and JD Vance in their outlandish claims

John Oliver highlighted Trump’s attempts to deflect the label, humorously referencing his past antics
PUBLISHED AUG 19, 2024
John Oliver slams GOP candidates for being. weirder than Trump and JD Vance as he pokes fun at their outlandish claims (Last Week Tonight/Getty images)
John Oliver slams GOP candidates for being. weirder than Trump and JD Vance as he pokes fun at their outlandish claims (Last Week Tonight/Getty images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: On 'Last Week Tonight', John Oliver analysed the Democratic strategy of labeling Donald Trump and JD Vance as “weird,” suggesting that it was starting to have an impact.

Oliver remarked, “You know it’s getting to him,” referencing Trump’s attempts to deflect the “weird” label by denying it. Oliver quipped, “You tried to buy Greenland. You stared at the sun during a solar eclipse. And you did this,” as he displayed photos of Trump hugging.

John Oliver believe GOP candidates are not helping with their 'weirdness'

Oliver noted, “The ‘weird’ label has been particularly hard to shake because Republican candidates further down the ballot keep compounding it, including some who won primaries just this week.”

According to the Dailybeast, in Minnesota, Oliver pointed out the GOP’s choice of Royce White, a 33-year-old former professional basketball player and “die-hard Trump supporter,” as the US Senate candidate.

Oliver played a clip where White said, “Donald Trump could get up on stage, pull his pants down, take a shit up at the podium, and I still would never vote for you fucking Democrats again,” adding, “Let that sink in.”

Donald Trump (teamtrump/ Instagram)
John Oliver highlights how GOP candidates like Royce White amplify Trump’s ‘weird’ label' (teamtrump/ Instagram)

Oliver asked, “Is there a place where Trump could take a shit that would make you vote for Democrats again?” suggesting locations like a “merry-go-round,” “inside a gumball machine,” or “on White’s own toilet lid.”

He also criticized White for questioning if a plane hit the Pentagon on 9/11 and for posting a map of drinking fountain locations in Minneapolis, which he claimed were crime spots.

Oliver critiques strange claims of GOP senate candidates in Virginia and Wisconsin

In Virginia, Oliver discussed GOP Senate candidate, retired Navy captain Hung Cao, describing him as “also a very strange man.”

He cited a clip where Cao expressed concern over Lovers Point, a location in Monterey, California, which he claimed had been taken over by wiccans. Oliver exclaimed, “If Monterey is actually overrun by witches — which it’s not — I’m frankly furious there wasn’t a witchcraft storyline on 'Big Little Lies'!”

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John Oliver criticizes GOP Senate candidate Hung Cao for bizarre claims about Monterey (Getty images)

For Wisconsin, Oliver labeled Republican challenger Eric Hovde as “Ned Flanders without the raw sexual charisma.”

He mocked a video Hovde posted in February of himself bathing in a frozen lake to demonstrate his Wisconsin credentials, stating, “Challenging someone to meet you in a frozen lake to score political points is pathetic. I’d say it was a dick-measuring contest, but I’m guessing given the temperature of that water yours has disappeared into your body right now.”

Oliver calls out GOP weirdness and apologizes for laughing

Oliver concluded, “Look, I get Republicans want to get out from under accusations of weirdness. But the way to do that is by stop being so fucking weird. Because fantasizing about your party’s presidential candidate shitting in front of you? That’s weird. Warning everyone about the influence of Monterey witches? Weird. Inviting your female opponent to join you in a frozen lake? That is very weird.”

He added, “And I do apologize for laughing at these people. Partly because I know it’s not nice, but mainly because as we all now know, JD Vance believes every time someone laughs somewhere in the world, a child loses their groceries for some reason.”

'Last Week Tonight' is on break for two weeks, with Oliver returning on September 8.

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