“Each day Present” host Jon Stewart had some firm on Monday evening when former correspondent John Oliver interrupted the monologue to ship a message about America’s onerous flip towards monarchy and imperialism.
Stewart had been detailing President Donald Trump’s end-run across the Structure and the unwillingness of anybody in Congress to problem that energy seize.
“It’s been a great run, America,” Stewart mentioned. “It appears to be like like we’re changing into much less just like the constitutional republic it’s been for 250 years and extra just like the monarchy that all of us fought and escaped from.”
That’s when Oliver ― who was born in Britain and now holds twin U.S.-U.Ok. citizenship ― emerged with a sluggish clap.
“Are you right here to supply America your knowledge and counsel?” Stewart requested.
“Oh no, no, no, Jon,” he mentioned. “I’m right here to brag.”
Oliver, who now hosts “Final Week Tonight” on HBO, mockingly welcomed America to its monarchy period and urged the nation to embrace it as a result of “kings get shit finished.”
“Now, is it stuff that you really want finished? Not essentially,” Oliver admitted. “However they do transfer fast. They style cumin at lunch, they usually’ve taken over a complete continent by dinnertime.”
Stewart objected, saying the “imperial mannequin” wasn’t proper for America.
“Have you ever seen something America has finished during the last 50 years?” Oliver fired again. “As a result of for a rustic that doesn’t wish to be an empire, you’re doing a fairly fucking good impression of 1 proper now.
He supplied up some receipts:
“Invasions, financial exploitations, and now suggesting turning Gaza right into a beachfront on line casino? Even King George would’ve been like, ‘I don’t know guys. Feels just like the state of affairs’s a bit extra sophisticated than that ― and I’m actually dying of medieval mind illness’.”
“We actually have turn into our father,” Stewart lamented.
“Yeah, you will have,” Oliver mentioned. “We couldn’t be extra proud.”
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