John Oliver Shreds Laura Ingraham: She’s ‘Honest About How Racist She Is’

John Oliver took on Laura Ingraham‘s controversial “demographic changes” commentary on Sunday’s episode Last Week Tonight, in a segment pointedly titled “Racists.”

Ingraham drew intense fire for declaring on her Fox News show The Ingraham Angle that “In some parts of the country it does seem like the America that we know and love doesn’t exist anymore.”

“Massive demographic changes have been foisted upon the American people. And they’re changes that none of us ever voted for,” she said. “Much of this is related to both illegal and, in some cases, legal, immigration that, of course, progressives love.”

“Wow,” Oliver reacted to the clip. “She just came right out and said it, in scripted commentary, straight down the camera, knowing her mic was on.”

“You almost want to give her credit for honesty there, and then deduct twice as much credit, because she’s just being honest about how racist she is,” he joked.

Oliver noted that Ingraham later said her remarks had nothing to do with race, but pointed out that David Duke, former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, heartily endorsed her comments.

Ingraham addressed the controversy on her Fox News show the night after making the comments, disavowing white nationalists “who are distorting my views.”

“The purpose of last night’s angle was to point out that the rule of law — meaning secure borders — is something that used to bind our country together,” she said. “And despite what some may be contending – I made explicitly clear that my commentary had nothing to do with race or ethnicity, but rather a shared goal of keeping America safe, and her citizens safe and prosperous.”

Watch above, via HBO.

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