John Oliver Fantasizes About Trump’s Funeral Music in Blistering Deportation Rant
HBO host John Oliver fantasized about playing a callous and irreverent song at President Donald Trump’s funeral during a blistering commentary on Trump’s deportation force.
Trump was elected in part by promising to crack down on immigration and carry out unprecedented mass deportations. But the reality of Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, detention centers, and deportations has quickly become overwhelmingly unpopular.
On this week’s edition of HBO’s Last Week Tonight, Oliver tackled the issue as his “main story,” but first mocked Trump’s rooftop walkabout, then gleefully imagined throwing a Bluetooth speaker blaring “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” at Trump’s funeral:
JOHN OLIVER: And in D.C. This happened.
ANCHOR: President Trump caught White House reporters off guard today when he took a walk on the roof.
REPORTERS: Sir, why are you on the roof? Mr. President, what are you doing up there?
JOHN OLIVER: I mean, it’s a fair question. But it also says a lot about the chaos of this administration, that the president just fully Snoopied on national TV. And we’ll probably forget about it by next week.
And the thing is, it got even weirder.
(VIDEO CLIP)
JOHN OLIVER: You know, that may actually be a perfect encapsulation of Trump’s presidency. A bunch of people yelling, “What the fuck are you doing?” while he does a C-minus-Hitler impression.
But we’re gonna dive straight in with our main story tonight, which concerns immigration, the thing that brought America the likes of Gloria Estefan from Cuba, Albert Einstein from Germany, and Elon Musk from Hell.
Specifically, we’re gonna talk about immigration enforcement. Over the last few months, you’ve undoubtedly seen reports of armed, masked police raiding areas like farms, parks, and home depots.
And the White House’s social media has been cheering it on from posts like this meme, showing DEI, standing for Deport Every Illegal, to this shit.
(VIDEO CLIP).
JOHN OLIVER: Look, we all know this, but sometimes it is worth reiterating. This White House is full of the pettiest little bitches imaginable!
And while that video is obviously disgusting, on the plus side, I now know what song I want played at Trump’s funeral.
(LAUGHTER).
I know it will be hard to get in, but you can throw a Bluetooth speaker pretty far!
Watch above via HBO’s Last Week Tonight.
