Oliver’s brutal takedown traces a series of “red flags” throughout Hegseth’s career, explaining why, in his opinion, the former Fox News personality “always sucks.”
Oliver suggested there was “clearly irreversible damage” Hegseth had inflicted on the US military, but said “the least we can do is try to remove this damn scumbag as quickly as possible and ideally also ensure that he is barred from ever holding federal office in the future, because it’s not like he’s ever going to change.”
The comedian also revealed that when his team asked the Pentagon for comment on an in-depth investigation into Hegseth, a spokesperson responded with a message: “Deport John Oliver.”
“When I hope Hegseth eventually gets impeached and fired, he’ll probably go straight back to Fox News so he can host a shitty show called ‘Battle Lines With Pete Hegseth’ and do some shitty shit on there,” Oliver said.
“But that would still be much preferable to where it is now,” he added. “So I hope Congress will fix what they should never have allowed to happen in the first place and remove him from office.”