John Oliver opened Last week tonight this Sunday by investigating the anti-Asian racism that led directly to the horrific mass shooting that killed six Asian women and two others. And besides slamming Donald Trump for spending a whole year using terms like ‘Wuhan virus’ and ‘kung flu’ instead of COVID-19, Oliver had some choice words for conservative experts like The view’s Meghan McCain passing the former president.
“Our long, ugly history of anti-Asian racism and the fact that it often peaks in times of crisis is the exact reason why many last year loudly warned Trump would refer to COVID names as the ‘China virus’. , lead to an increase in violence against people of Asian descent, ”said Oliver.
From there, the host dug up a clip of McCain nearly a year ago to this day, defending Trump’s language on The view“I think if the left wants to focus on labeling this virus for the PC, it’s a great way to get Trump reelected,” she said in March 2020. “I have no problem with people calling it like they want. It’s a deadly virus that originated in Wuhan. “
“Oh well, Meghan McCain has no problem with it!” Oliver fired back. Don’t listen to the dozens of Asian Americans telling everyone the term is dangerous and offensive. Instead, stand together and take the floor of a wealthy white woman dressed as if she’s about to fire 47 people over Zoom. “
“Now I will say, Meghan McCain posted ‘Stop Asian Hate’ this week, with three broken hearts emoji, which is a nice feeling to throw up on Twitter afterwards,” he continued. “But you have to realize that if you say, ‘I have no problem calling it the Chinese virus,’ hate will have room to grow.”