‘This is the problem with a president whose entire life has been a series of low stakes lies,’ host says
The host started out by quoting the CDC’s statement about whether the coronavirus will spread to the United States: “[It’s] not a matter of if, but when.”
“Which is just not a comforting thing to hear about the spread of something deadly,” he said. “It’s only comforting when you’re talking about whether Saoirse Ronan will win an Oscar or whether Henry Kissinger will ever die. Don’t worry — it’s not a question of if, but when!” He also delved into the ridiculous questions people are asking about the virus, like whether it’s transmitted by eating Chinese food or if gargling bleach will cure it. While a two percent mortality rate doesn’t seem that bad, the host opines that if 80 percent of the cases are mild, it’s likely to spread without people even realizing it. “There’s only one infectious disease that two-thirds of the world should be getting right now,” he said. “And that’s Adam Driver fever.
He then flashes to a hilarious clip of Trump leaving in the middle of a press conference about the coronavirus last week, while Pence and human health and services secretary Alex M. Azar II awkwardly tell the crowd about the White House’s plan of attack. “I know we used to only see businessman Trump,” Oliver said. “But it is nice to occasionally get a glimpse of the absentee father in him, too.”
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