John Oliver Reaches Brutal Conclusion Over Trump’s ‘Tough Guy’ Takeover Of D.C.

Final week, Trump moved to activate the Nationwide Guard in D.C. and take over the capital’s police drive to cease what he known as “bloodshed, bedlam and squalor” regardless of crime stats trending downward there. Actually, crime hit a 30-year low somewhat recently.

Oliver gave a scathing rationalization for why the president’s fix-what-isn’t-broken technique is somewhat doubtful. And it entails awkward associations with Jeffrey Epstein, the Jan. 6, 2021, rebellion and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“It’s painfully apparent that Trump is doing this to spice up his tough-guy picture along with his base,” he stated. “However that’s going to be a problem as a result of it’s a robust promote for the person who was associates with a toddler intercourse trafficker, led to this mess [shows a photo of the Capitol riot], and on Friday obtained steamrolled by a bloodthirsty warlord to persuade People that he’s retaining them protected. … I’d argue if anybody is making issues too dadgum harmful on this nation, it’s most likely fucking him proper now.”

After his opening, Oliver took on Trump’s “Make America Wholesome Once more” campaign: