John Oliver tore into Donald Trump after the GOP candidate’s response to the parents of a fallen Muslim-American soldier.
Khizr Khan addressed the Democratic National Convention last week as his wife, Ghazala Khan, stood next to him silently. The couple later drew fire from Trump, who suggested the grieving mother was forbidden to speak at the convention.
“She chose not to speak because she gets too upset when she sees images of her dead son’s face, you f—ing a–hole,” Oliver said.
Oliver also tore into Trump’s suggestion that building his businesses and creating “thousands of jobs” constituted sacrifices he had made for his country.
“No, they are absolutely not,” he said. “They are half-truths from a self-serving half-man who has somehow convinced half the country that sacrifice is the same thing as success.”
Oliver closed the segment, which contrasted the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, with another scathing indictment of the Republican candidate.
“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, and I genuinely did not think that was a part of the job that someone could be bad at,” he said.
9 Sickest Donald Trump Burns at the Democratic Convention
Democrats at their national convention want to tell Americans that whatever they think of Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump is worse. They're doing it with a barrage of sick burns. Here are the best.
"Some of you know me from The Hunger Games, in which I play Effie Trinket — a cruel, out-of-touch reality TV star who wears insane wigs while delivering long-winded speeches to a violent dystopia. So when I tuned into Cleveland last week, I was like, 'Hey, that's my act.'"
"This Democratic primary was exemplary. No name calling, no comments about the size of candidates' hands or ethnicity or how much they sweat or if they go to the bathroom. Inside secret: they do. That stuff is for third graders ... major arrested development stuff. That's 'I'm still emotionally 4 and calling people names from my gold-encrusted sandbox because I was given money instead of human touch or coping tools' stuff. But I digress."
"Sure, he's scammed a lot of people. But did you know that Trump University's School of Ripping People Off is ranked second in the nation? Right behind Bernie Madoff University."
"I've built a business and I didn't start it with a million-dollar check from my father ... I'm a New Yorker, and New Yorkers know a con when we see one."
Vice President Joe Biden
"He’s trying to tell us he cares about the middle class -- give me a break. That’s a bunch of malarkey ... The guy doesn't have a clue about the middle class, not a clue."
Dunham: “We know what you’re all thinking: Why should you care what some television celebrity has to say about politics?”
Ferrera: “And we feel the same way. But he is the Republican nominee, so we need to talk about him.”
Vice presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine
"He says, 'Believe me.' Well, his creditors, his contractors, his laid-off employees, and his ripped-off students did just that, and they all got hurt. Folks, you cannot believe one word that comes out of Donald Trump’s mouth."
Retired Adm. John Hutson
"More than 120 Republicans, national security leaders -- Republican national security leaders -- recently warned that Donald Trump would, in their words, 'make America less safe.' He even mocked POWs like John McCain. I served in the same Navy as John McCain. I used to vote in the same party as John McCain. Donald, you are not fit to polish John McCain’s boots."
President Barack Obama
"Anyone who threatens our values, whether fascists or communists or jihadists or homegrown demagogues, will always fail in the end."
Dems call Trump a con man demagogue who may be wearing wigs
Democrats at their national convention want to tell Americans that whatever they think of Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump is worse. They're doing it with a barrage of sick burns. Here are the best.
