John Oliver trolls serial liar' Trump, asks America to make Donald 'Drumpf' again
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has been making news for all the wrong reasons, but that has not stopped him from getting the right endorsements that might help him seal his place as the future President of America. Trump has won three crucial primaries in South Carolina, Nevada and New Hampshire, making him a serious contender, a development that is perceived as ‘alarming’ by many. And John Oliver, the British host of the popular show 'Last Week Tonight' took it upon himself to debunk notions held by Americans that make Trump so popular with the masses.
“At this point Donald Trump is America’s backmole, it may have seen harmless a year ago, but now that it has gotten frighteningly bigger, it is no longer wise to ignore it,” Oliver says in the opening comments of his show, reflecting the sentiments of many poll analysts who did not expect Trump to get this far and had taken his candidature lightly.
Oliver’s take on Trump will leave you in splits but at the same time it is extremely informative for the uninitiated Americans who are rooting for the businessman based on his boisterous personality and his apparent success and wealth.
The comedian and political commentator first explains why Americans are rooting for the blonde haired businessman and then offers a point-by-point rebuttal to the views held by the voters.
The top four things that seem to attracts voters to Trump are:
- He tells it like it is
- He is truly independent and not beholden to anyone
- His success
- He is tough
But John Oliver tells how Donald Trump is a ‘serial liar’, quoting figures from a website called PolitiFact, which checked 77 statements made by Trump and found that 76 percent of them as 'varying degrees of false'.
Donald Trump put this photo on his Instagram account.
Case in point is Trump’s recent Instagram image, which had a quote made by Mahatma Gandhi - "First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win - Mahatma Gandhi." But there is no proof that the iconic leader had ever said that, and according to WikiQuote, the quote has largely been falsely attributed to Gandhi.
Oliver also busts the largely held belief that Trump is very successful and talks of how he had inherited most of his wealth from his father and had even lost most of it.
“Don’t vote for him because 'he tells it like it is', because he is a serial bullsh**ter, Don’t vote for him because 'he is tough', because he is a baby, with even smaller fingers, don’t vote for him because 'he is a builder', because he is more of a shi*** lifestyle brand,” appeals John Oliver.
He points out the most problematic trait of Trump – that he is inconsistent.
“He's been pro-choice and pro-life, for and against assault weapon bans, in favor of both bringing in Syrian refugees and deporting them out of the country," Oliver says. But his inconsistence is all right for a private citizen, but not for an individual who can be the potential President of the country.
But the most hilarious reveal made by John Oliver on the show is that, Donald Trump’s family name was not always Trump. The family name was originally ‘Drumpf’ and one of their ancestors had gotten it changed to Trump.
“Tonight I am asking America to make Donald Drumpf again,” Oliver says, explaining how many associate the name ‘Trump’ as a strong brand in itself.
Oliver tears into Republican and warns America to be not be blinded by the magic of his name.
“But would you vote for a man called Donald Drumpf?”
Watch the full episode here:
