The late-night host found some help in a famous friend to replace a famous Trump anthem.
The late-night host singled out Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless The U.S.A.” in his Sunday night monologue as an inappropriate anthem which Oliver and millions of other new U.S. citizens have been subjected to in their naturalization ceremonies for years.
Featuring in a more than 3-minute video, the actor sung about the greatness of corn dogs, apple pie, fireworks, NASCAR, rodeo and barbecue, as well as “our flaws,” such as televangelists, fossil fuels, metal detectors in all our schools, private prisons and Mountain Dew. John Oliver is sick of Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the U.S.A." being played at U.S. naturalization ceremonies, so he created an alternative—with help from Will Ferrell.Oliver claimed “I am intimately familiar with the U.S. immigration process, having finally become a citizen in 2019. It was a long, stressful process capped by a moving naturalization ceremony.
Oliver also blasted Greenwood for trying to profit even more by tying his song to a special edition of the Bible that included the U.S. Constitution, partnering with Trump to market this unholy mashup for $59.99. “Even
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