John Oliver joked it’s no surprise Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland because the “icy, distant and semi-autonomous” country is just his type
, Oliver criticized Trump’s response to the widespread, ongoing protests in Hong Kong over a proposed extradition bill that some fear would undermine citizens’ rights.
“The protest initially began over a bill that would allow China to extradite Hong Kong citizens to the mainland, which opponents feared were part of a larger plan to undermine Hong Kong’s autonomy,” Oliver said. He also noted that as protests have grown, the government has ramped-up its use of military vehicles, while protestors have taken to using lasers and umbrellas to disorient police.
“Trump not only barely seems aware of what’s going on there, [but] he also essentially gave China a green light to do whatever they want,” he said, showing a clip of the president’s strange response to reporters on the issue. “Well, something’s probably happening with Hong Kong … because when you look at, you know, what’s going on, they’ve had riots for a long period of time,” Trump says in the clip. “And I don’t know what China’s attitude is.
Oliver fired back, “‘They’re gonna want to stop that’ is exactly the wrong message to send to China right now.” He continued, “Trump effectively giving China a tacit endorsement to use force against protesters is unfortunately notsurprising — he sends the wrong signals to other countries all the time.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Late Night Lately: John Oliver Takes on NRA, Trevor Noah on Viacom-CBS, 'Last Christmas' TrailerThe Hollywood Reporter's Late Night Lately rounds up the best sketches and guests with a look at what's to come next week.
Read more »
‘Last Week Tonight’: John Oliver Says Trump Gives China “Tacit Endorsement” To Use Excessive Force On Hong Kong ProtestorsBefore addressing how Donald Trump has been handling the Hong Kong protests on Last Week Tonight, John Oliver made sure to point out that the president was looking into buying Greenland this week. …
Read more »
Kenyan musician John De' Mathew dies in car crashKenyan musician John De' Mathew has died in a car crash, police say. The singer was popular for his style of music known as Benga and recorded more than 50 albums.
Read more »
How Peter Fonda's LSD trip with the Beatles produced a classic John Lennon lyricPeter Fonda's rock 'n' roll travels in the '60s found him tripping with the Beatles, riding motorcycles with the Monkees, even releasing his own single.
Read more »
John Travolta Transforms Back into Grease's Danny ZukoThe actor performed part of a memorable scene from the hit 1978 film on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and proves he's still got it!
Read more »