The late-night host sent an emotional message to viewers in a passionate monologue days before the election.
“What am I going to be feeling on Wednesday? And is there anything I’m going to wish I’d said right now?” Oliver said at the start of his impassioned 10-minute closing monologue onOliver said he supports Harris’ proposals to expand Medicare for long-term elder care, as well as expanding reproductive freedoms and boosting incomes for poor Americans.
But he also pointed to Muslim and Arab voices “who have also wrestled hard with this question and arrived at the conclusion that despite their pain, to vote for Harris.” Such as Georgia State Rep. Ruwa Romman, one of the Palestinians who had hoped to speak at this summer’s DNC but was rebuked. Oliver played a TikTok from Romman where she explained her reasons for sticking with Harris and the Democrats. “It’s honestly worth watching the whole thing,” Oliver said.
Oliver said a Trump win also would allow him to replace Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito, “cementing a majority that would likely last for the rest of my life. Which admittedly may not actually be that long if Measles McGee here is allowed to let everything get out of control.” “I know this isn’t inspiring to hear. But politics isn’t always inspiring. It’s transactional. It rarely matches our greatest hopes and dreams. I’ll be honest: I really didn’t want the first vote I cast as an American citizen to be for Joe f---ing Biden. But here we are,” Oliver argued, his emotions welling up. “Here is how I look at it. The struggle for justice isn’t just about what happens on Election Day.
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