John Oliver opened Last week tonight this Sunday examining anti-Asian racism that led directly to the horrific mass shooting that killed six Asian women and two other people. And in addition to confronting Donald Trump for spending a full year with terms like “Wuhan virus” and “kung flu” instead of COVID-19, Oliver had a few words of choice for conservative experts like The view ‘s Meghan McCain who gave a pass to the former president.
“Our long and ugly history of anti-Asian racism and the fact that it often has its peak during the crisis is the exact reason why, just last year, many warned out loud that Trump was calling names COVID like the “China virus” will lead to an increase in violence against people of Asian descent, “Oliver said.” An argument that not everyone seemed convincing at the time. “
From there, the host unearthed a clip of McCain, almost a year ago to date, defending Trump’s language The view. “I think if the left wants to focus on labeling this virus for PC, it’s a good way to get Trump re-elected,” he said in March 2020. “I have no problem with people. “It’s a deadly virus that originated in Wuhan.”
“Oh well, Meghan McCain has no problem with it” Oliver shot back. “Don’t listen to the scores of Asian Americans who tell everyone that the term is dangerous and offensive. Instead, get together and take the word of a rich white woman who is dressed as if she is about to fire 47 people above Zoom. “
“Now, I’ll say, Meghan McCain posted‘ Stop Asian Hate ’this week, with three broken-hearted emojis, which is a good feeling to throw on Twitter after the fact,” he continued. “But it must be understood that saying, ‘I have no problem calling it the virus of China’ gives a lot of room for hatred to grow.”