John Oliver saidDonald Trumps campaign reached a new low after last weeks DNC, when the GOP presidential nominee responded to Khizr Khan, a lawyer, an immigrant and father of deceased Muslim American soldier, Humayun Khan. In his DNC speech, Khan said Trump sacrificed nothing and no one.
When Trumps response to Khan, per ABC News, took a defensive turn, Oliver had this to say:Honestly, the main takeaway from these two weeks is that, incredibly, we may be on the brink of electing such a damaged, sociopathic narcissist that the simple presidential duty of comforting the families of fallen soldiers may actually be beyond his capabilities, Oliver fumed.I genuinely did not think that was a part of the job someone could be bad at.
Khan also questioned Trumps knowledge of the U.S. Constitution, telling the nominee, I will gladly lend you my copy a burn Oliver called an American founding document being inspirationally used as a middle finger.
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During his DNC deep dive, Oliver compared all the major speeches, joking about Joe Bidens inspirational one-liners. Come on! Come on! Oliver said, mimicking his tone. Once he has left the White House, Biden is going to be the most inspiring Soul Cycle instructor ever. Come on! Pedal! You own the finish line!
He also praised Michelle Obamas acclaimed speech and observed Hillary Clintons granular as fuck approach. She stood before the nation in full Pitbull cosplay, Oliver joked at the nominees all-white ensemble. She had a genuinely stupid amount of balloons dropped on her head. And in between delivered a speech focusing on the actual job requirements of being president.
Elsewhere, the comedian poked fun at Clintons running mate Tim Kaine, a human sweater vest and basically the portrait of a vice president that came with the frame.
But the conversation inevitably swung back to the RNC and its leader. Trump hasnt said one crazy thing, Oliver said. Hes said thousands of crazy things, each of which blunts the effect of the other. Its the bed of nails principle: If you step on one nail, it hurts you. If you step on 1,000 nails, no single one hurts you and youre fine.
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