John Oliver Sounds Off on Trump Calling Zelenskyy Not Grateful Enough for U.S. Support: ‘He’s a President in the Middle of a War, Not a Toddler Opening a Present From Meemaw’

John Oliver has weighed successful connected Donald Trump and Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s clash astatine the White House connected Friday, saying “the full spectacle was awful.”

During the televised meeting, Trump called Zelenskyy “disrespectful” for not wanting to marque a bid woody with Russia connected his terms. Vice President JD Vance besides urged Zelenskyy to convey Trump for his efforts, asking him: “Have you said convey you erstwhile this full meeting?”

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Despite the speech going disconnected the rails, Trump — successful a motion to his world TV roots –acknowledged, “This is gonna beryllium large television, I volition accidental that.”

But, according to Oliver, “that depends.”

“Is watching the president crap connected a weaker state for not wanting to beryllium conquered portion his goon VP tries to spot if helium tin wrapper his lips astir his boss’ arsehole from a neighboring cough bully television?” the big said connected a caller occurrence of “Last Week Tonight” connected Sunday. “I’d reason it’s much deed your TV with a hammer until the pains tops television, but tenable radical tin disagree.”

Oliver continued, “The full spectacle was awful. The Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. had her caput successful her hands, Marco Rubio seemed to beryllium actively trying to descend wrong the sofa and, for what it’s worth, Zelenskyy has thanked Americans and the U.S. 33 times astatine the precise least, which feels similar enough. He shouldn’t beryllium perpetually urged to accidental convey you, he’s a president successful the mediate of a war, not a toddler opening a contiguous from Meemaw.”

Zelenskyy did instrumentality to societal media aft the gathering to reiterate his gratitude, writing connected X connected Saturday: “We are precise grateful to the United States for each the support. I’m thankful to President Trump, Congress for their bipartisan enactment and American people. Ukrainians person ever appreciated this support, particularly during these 3 years of full-scale invasion.”

In an interrogation pursuing the conversation, Trump said Zelenskyy has to accidental “I privation to marque peace,” adding: “He doesn’t person to basal determination and accidental astir Putin this, Putin that. All antagonistic things.”

To that, Oliver said: “Yeah, what’s Putin ever done to Zelenskyy different than termination tens and thousands of radical and origin untold harm to his country? Can’t helium find thing bully to accidental astir him? Like however his cheeks are puffy similar a mates of Hawaiian rolls, oregon similar this equine decidedly didn’t termination itself aft this photoshoot. It’s not that hard to beryllium nice.”

“Last Week Tonight” is disposable to watercourse connected Max.

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