Trump & Syria: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver discusses the alarming decision to pull U.S. troops away from the border between Turkey and Syria.
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[@jotabeas22]

I am surprised he calls them dogs and not woof-woofs.

[@samualwatkins]

Sane people with a sense of humor and empathy call dogs woofs-woofs, trum can’t understand why he gets booed at the World Series.

[@kamilwilga]

the whole world is already calling you this you dumb fuck for ruining all these countries

[@kamilwilga]

plus you are dumb as fucks so

[@ShadowLibrarian]

I thought he would call dogs hairy alligators.

[@wokenepali8376]

The army calls them K9s. Trump calls them dog. That's what he said.

[@khalidbrown743]

Trump: "They didn't help in Normandy." Vets around his age: "He didn't help in Nam."

[@nicholass9841]

Speaking of Vietnam... this is kind of a repeat of that campaign isn’t it? Withdrawal and leaving allies high and dry.

[@khalidbrown743]

@@nicholass9841 At least they Withdrew as many refugees as they could then

[@enlightendbel]

And, Kurds actually did help in the world wars. Normandy would have been a special feat tbh, the logistics and them not being a nation with a central government/command that could be communicated with made that outright impossible.

[@khalidbrown743]

@@enlightendbel Also worth mentioning Turkey was a Central Power in WWI, so they didn't help in the first war, they were literally our enemies, if were going by historical allies, but I guess Donald Trump also think Nazi's are fine people so...

[@commandofoxer4334]

@@nicholass9841 well the US didn't exactly just run away from Nam in less then a week

[@Oscar-pr5su]

"Worst mistake of his presidency" *laughes in 2020*

[@mr.chlorine7101]

WUYHAHAHAAHAHA

[@chaotic.tired.goblin.]

*laughter turns to sobbing*

[@Tohkar]

Still one of the worst if not the worst....

[@divekingfan7150]

tohkar i agree, fucking up the pandemic was probably worse tho cause that led to over 100k american deaths

[@muthut1000]

When John said “imagine him dealing with a mistake not of his own making.” I was like “I really don’t need to imagine that hard”

[@rotecly]

German show moderator on Trumps speach about the Kurds: "We didn't exactly help them in Normandy either"

[@PanzerLord]

How about the American Revolution and the Boxer Rebellion?

[@idontknoq4813]

The Germans really are fun.

[@veggigoddess]

If I had that power, there would be no such thing as a trump cult member.

[@thomas127]

Lucky we Germans were there fighting in Normandy, otherwise we would have lost Trump as an ally as well...

[@gocuk925]

LMAO 😂😂

[@Habitatti]

Good one! :D

[@Seth9809]

Did this video explain that he was quoting a paper?

[@gocuk925]

@@Seth9809 You call Breitbart a paper?

[@Seth9809]

@@gocuk925 I don't recall it being Breitbart, it was more some guy who wrote a "report". Likely wrote for Breitbart as his job.

[@OpinionsNoOneCaresAbout]

He didn't want to stay in Syria because he doesn't like sand? Did...did we elect Anakin Skywalker?

[@turdburgler3628]

So... that would make Putin palpatine... thts kinda scary

[@Anonymuskid]

well, he is at least as healthy for the USA as anakin was for the republic lol

[@397llederson6]

If we elected Anakin Skywalker at least he admit he is a bad leader,resign and give us Obi-wan as leader instead

[@CooperAATE]

Emperor PalPutin

[@nicholass9841]

Scott Jewett Big difference? Anakin Skywalker can be crowned as a war hero and a General of the GAR. Trump?... I will let you fill in the blanks.

[@robbyscharf6143]

“Imagine what he might do in a crisis not of his own creating” is incredible foreshadowing

[@jacekpaszkowski2000]

I was wondering if you could help me figure something out. Trump withdrew US Forces from Syria, but now currently as of August 2023 we currently have around 900 US Forces in Syria. How did that happen?

[@bryangonzalez4138]

​@@jacekpaszkowski2000from that area 2019

[@spongeintheshoe]

@@jacekpaszkowski2000 He couldn’t even do that right.

[@elaineb7065]

Covid 19: *waves*

[@mikotomisaka8714]

Obama: "Last night we carried out an operation to kill Osama Bin Ladin." Trump: "So they started Blastin."

[@mho...]

can fully imagine Trump with pointed lips & big cheeks making helicopter sounds, exitingly telling the story 😚🤣

[@littlejerryseinfeld4168]

@@mho... he literally just did somenthing like this in the last 2 weeks, its getting more absurd by the minute.

[@user-dp8gb9zu8v]

And Biden showed his coordination with the military. when they carried out a precision drone strike on Osama bin Ladin's right hand man.

[@couragekarnga8735]

Why does he always describe things like a kid who didn't read the book?

[@mdungethulile]

Courage Karnga .. Like a 4 year old 🙄🙄

[@gorillaguerillaDK]

Courage Karnga Because he didn't read the book.................

[@Esemae]

@@mdungethulile A drunk 4 year old

[@PaperMario64]

Because he didn’t read the book.

[@stigma115]

@M T please don't insult turnips

[@under_score3829]

"Mr. President, why did you pull out of Syria?" Trump: "I don't like sand. It's course and rough and irritating..........and it gets everywhere."

[@tess1089]

to bad his daddy didn't pull out

[@AinunNazieb]

The Darth Idiots

[@Myrcella_Rykker]

I'd rather Anakin or Vader be president at this point

[@TheAlmightybane]

I see what you did there. And I approve.

[@AnonymousRandomDude]

It's painful to realize that this does sounds like something Trump would say.

[@Liptakular]

Anybody else here today, wondering how Donald Trump could ever legitimately criticize the withdrawal from Afghanistan?

[@manuelschneider1105]

selective memory

[@jakesorrentino7230]

Exactly the only thing is we care about our citizens only. Doesn’t matter how many of the allies are killed if they are not from America.

[@daemenoth]

it's funny you think he cares about legitimate in the slightest lol

[@MrBrewman95]

Well basically having the withdrawal be Saigon Part II

[@gaberobison680]

Especially considering he’s the one who signed the agreement forcing the withdrawal

[@pebofatso]

"My chicken is damp, my biscuit is cold, my day is ruined" Made my day, thank you John Oliver

[@johnsmovies287]

Bojangles is worth having because of how good it is most of the time. But if it’s bad it’s BAD.

[@stevefilms1997]

My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined

[@user-yl3yb4np9t]

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[@user-yl3yb4np9t]

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[@Gnolde]

"If you're a normal person, you would say knock knock, may I come in" yeah, tell that to the half naked underage girls at the beauty-pageants in whose dressingrooms he barged in without even thinking about knocking...

[@jhbonarius]

Maybe he said "knock knock" instead of knocking, like he states XD

[@shanadir]

That's totally different though! ... ... Trump is rich...

[@gamiezion]

whoever said trump was a normal human being? have they not died since of pure shame?

[@alienbacon656]

Was shooting his load in front of the door as well...Trump’s very military

[@HajerNajlaoui]

*insert "daaaaaaaaamn" gif*

[@Weegee766]

I miss having presidents with vocabularies like adults

[@couragekarnga8735]

And hearts.

[@jlui21]

-- Nah...He's got the biggest of words -- just like the largest of inauguration crowds and his land slide victories. Too bad bone spurs got the best of him during the Vietnam War.

[@avigutierrez8948]

Me too warren me too😔

[@Trashpandapermaculture]

Whats worse is that ALL the politicians talk this way now...'Twitterspeak' is even seeping into the general population and general conversation D:

[@psbox362]

@@Trashpandapermaculture Twitter is a cancer to society.

[@marcotaranto9569]

I had a final project due in my “Minority Politics in The Middle East” Class to write about anything I wanted. I fucking love these videos and I immediately thought back to this one. I wrote a 15 page paper inspired from this video and I even cited it in it. I got a fucking 100% on the Final Grade. Thank you so much John, your writers, and researchers you guys are fucking awesome.

[@jacrdn2186]

did the same shit with my CRISPR paper also got a 100. god bless last week tonight staff for doing genuine research we can reliably cite

[@peytonwarren1936]

I know it may not have been so funny then, but “Ladies and gentlemen, tonight we have the ISIS prisoners!” fucking destroyed me.

[@mahirooyama9424]

When they built a whole room for a 5 second joke.

[@jamesgomez9151]

It was worth it tho

[@grmpEqweer]

Dat budget tho.

[@santiagocastelan7669]

He created a religion for the show before

[@PinguinodelRio]

I seriously need to know what the budget for this show is. All the celebrity cameos, the huge sets, the random stuff they get online, like that one time they bought FIVE presidential wax figures.

[@ajdinspahic9828]

SNL does that every week and most of it ends up being a trash sketch anyway, at least Oliver makes the joke worthwhile

[@malharsk98]

"If you're a normal person, you would say knock knock, may I come in". Trump thinks there is basically no difference between US soldiers in Syria and Jehovah's Witnesses.

[@ryanjapan3113]

Malhar Kulkarni 45th like

[@devlinburgess2463]

"Do you have a minute to hear about our Lord and Savior, Gun?"

[@zarakikon6352]

Malhar Kulkarni, Good 1 😆👍.

[@jackpadz6079]

274th like here #JehovahEqualsToMurica

[@randomcommenter494]

Wait, he didn't knock before entering his beauty pageant's locker room, did he?

[@rigjuice5022]

Trump: "it's sand, it's death" Anakin: "Could this guy be one of my people?"

[@oranjethefox8725]

"Imagine what he would do in a crisis not of his own making" -John Oliver 2019 We call this foreshadowing

[@idontknoq4813]

I want to like but you have 123 likes.

[@oranjethefox8725]

@@idontknoq4813 You are a valiant soul

[@idontknoq4813]

@@oranjethefox8725 Goddamit someone did it. 124 likes.

[@TinyHyena1967]

@OranjeThe Fox ~ Watching this in February 2023 and thinking about Covid, so the last few sentences John Oliver spoke sent a cold shiver down my back. Foreshadowing with a huge, blinking, screaming, pulsating, red capital **F**.

[@DeviantLightDragon]

People are dying and he’s playing it off like kids fighting on the playground. Trump has a disgusting lack of empathy for human life.

[@platoscavealum902]

Nicole Smith, I agree with you.

[@platoscavealum902]

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[@hakarhatefi3270]

As a kurd, I've strangely come to expect my people to be slaughtered once every 5 or 4 years. I feel like we don't really matter to anyone and it pains me to see what my brothers and sisters go through. However I feel like I've gone numb since the age of 6. I can't stand it.

[@remyllebeau77]

So do democrats when they whine about a travel ban but barely gave a peep when BO was giving away happy little presents from happy little drones. And I'm sure you would love to talk about the current American holocaust that democrats love to support.

[@Alex91monhof]

@@remyllebeau77 wtf?

[@emils4049]

As a german, I can safely say: we were in Normandy too, so we ok Trump? Wait a second...

[@Maxi_94]

Just imagine people like him would have been in charge during the cold war. We would still be in it and the GDR would be the German powerhouse compared to what he would have done to West Germany...

[@GuillermoSmyser]

I get the feeling Trump is/would be very ok with the Germans that were in Normandy...

[@mylesgray3470]

Don’t tell him about that one.. I was in Germany when he was elected and people at the train station said: “you Americans have lost your minds!” All I could do was agree.

[@nukacolared]

@@Maxi_94 Im pretty sure we'd be dead. The cold war almost went hot dozens of times for such small things. Things that werent even acts of aggression but instead mistakes such as equipment thinking the moon was a missile. With Trump at the helm, you can certainly bet he would say: "Just let them fight it out" In his mind he would be like: "We got all these missiles but aren't using them, whats the point. Instead of disarmament, Trump would probably use them because he doesnt like to waste. Oh yea and he doesnt give two ships about the planet or the people living it, just himself. As long as he makes it to his presidential bunker he'll be fine.

[@gustavgnoettgen]

As a 🇩🇪 : Yep isso. On the other hand we weren't in Vietnam sooooo... meh.

[@Canada1994]

2019:"Worst mistake of his presidency" January 6th 2021: "Hold my beer"

[@Toywins]

💯

[@bloodyneptune]

"They didnt help in Normandy" WW2 started in 1939, and the rest of the world, including the Kurds, fought and died trying to stop the Nazi's while the US shrugged and said it wasn't their problem. The US only showed up in 1941, when they were absolutely forced to after Peal Harbour. The Kurds helped _fight the war,_ long before the US got involved.

[@mn-hd6cw]

Guys, no one tell him what Germany did during Normandy...

[@Alex-vq9vj]

Apparently his main complaint was that the Kurds "weren't *there*" - since 3rd Reich Germany was very, very definitely there it shouldn't be a problem in Trump-world 😁

[@strangelic4234]

Well, during his greatly parade, he told us that George Washington's troops seized the British airports. I'm sure he would be happy to hear about my Opa and his coworkers meeting the US troops on that day. They really hit it off, it was a blast. Grandpa said it was one big party. Everybody was there. Except the Kurds, of course.

[@Alex-vq9vj]

@@strangelic4234 your Opa was fighting there? Not your great grandpa? Because he must be at least 90 years old now...

[@strangelic4234]

@@Alex-vq9vj I'm 50. He would be over 100 now.

[@Alex-vq9vj]

@@strangelic4234 Ah, that was another option I'd thought about. But felt weird to ask 😅

[@tombstone3echo]

puuh if germany gets invaded i hope he wont renember that we, too, did not help them in normandy 😂

[@jasuke13]

UnknownKeepo But at least we were there, so... that might count! 😉

[@fblio7146]

Also, we had a very tough guy as a leader. Trump will be amazed. That will probably be in our favour.

[@janilaine2692]

I think he might remember that leader as found like mr. Burns in Simpsons...

[@Omega0850]

Hey, from all nations on earth, our contribution to the battle probably was the largest!

[@paulb.8129]

Its enough that he knows that we were there...

[@zRhid]

"Imagine what he might do in a crisis not of his own making." 138,000 (and rising) deaths later...

[@davidvalencia4199]

166K (8/14/20)

[@chrismueller5335]

David Valencia Mein Gott... I mean what the actual fuck? It cant be that hard! We Germans managed to do it even with our past of taking away peoples freedoms. It really cant be that hard...

[@chancerbox1935]

182K now

[@malikoniousjoe]

Chris Mueller Germany learned from the past, we hid ours. It’s not shocking that our general populace has gotten dumber in doing so...

[@anarchystorm2823]

200K

[@persona2grata]

Huh, I thought the slogan for Fox and Friends was "just give us a tap on the head when you're close, Mr. Trump."

[@pozzowon]

"They didn't help in Normandy" Narrator: they did

[@kashifs.6458]

Why did I read this like arrested development

[@TBJelly]

@@kashifs.6458 Because that's literally what it's a reference to, you turd.

[@meinname2467]

Funny thing and a joke in nearly every german comedy show since that statement: we germans fought in normandy xD

[@chefmasterful]

They were actually kurds fighting for the british in Italy... But not in Normandy

[@blacksun3884]

They also helped British and Soviet troops keep Northern Iraq out of Nazi hands, fought in Albania, Italy, Greece, and Cyprus, and helped create and defend the Persian Corridor which was a vital supply line for the Soviet Army's push into Central Europe.

[@sofialb362]

I'd love to think this level of incompetence in a president is hard to believe, but I'm from Brazil.

[@GameLeaderR]

Let's have a competition to see who has the most incompetent leader. No matter who wins, we all lose.

[@byronofrothdale]

Bolsonaro is a demagogue but I don't think he's stupid.

[@igorrodrigues3319]

@@byronofrothdale oh, believe me, he is very very dumb.

[@bluewinterstorm]

😑🍺🍺😔

[@visakhans]

Well there is Modi of India to add to that list

[@isaacbrown4506]

Don't mind me, just making sure i play my part in remembering why this guy shouldn't have been in office once, let alone twice

[@renchesandsords]

John Oliver: "imagine what would happen in a crisis not of his own making" 2020:"very poor choice of words"

[@thoiyche2127]

This one of the few times John Oliver looks like he’s actually angry, not comedy angry, but actually angry

[@MrGoudy]

He has to feign anger to hide the fact that who he should really be mad at is his boy Obama who let IsIs spread in the first place. Without his massive fuck up we wouldn’t even need to be in Syria

[@ampersand08]

@@MrGoudy Oh, honey.

[@themexis]

@@MrGoudy Pierre Delecto is that you?

[@germanerd6148]

I think after someone gave the murderer a gun to shoot my friend I don't care so much anymore if the police should have done more to capture the murderer. I'll first be fucking pissed and want Trump to go to justice, oh I mean the one who have him a gun and then feigned innocence.

[@GuardTower]

@@MrGoudy who pulled out of syria again?

[@89nekkoinu]

american allies dying in the Syria and trump saying its like a kids fighting. what an appalling human

[@OldSkullInn]

We really should stop labeling Heir Toupee things like "President" and "Human" at this point.

[@GusOfTheDorks]

I know right? He should totally apologize and immediately send as many of our troops as possible to die in another war that lasts two decades. I mean hey, maybe another 20 years of conflict will settle wars that are thousands of years old.

[@ballsislife6018]

Eko you war mongerer

[@michaeldunson2531]

@@GusOfTheDorks You moron didn't you watch the video, it was the Kurds that was dying not American soldiers. And guess what just because we run from the fight that don't mean our enemies will.

[@kelbybrewer2038]

@@GusOfTheDorks 1. Islam hasn't even existed for a millennium and a half; Muhammad was born after 600 AD. It is currently 2,019 AD. 2. What makes you think that we want a full-scale war? We just want to keep helping the Kurds finish the job they already started; they've cut off ISIS's head, and now the body's squirming, soon to grow a new head if we do nothing to stop it. How long has this taken? Remember the maps the episode showed you? In just 4 years, ISIS went from being a wannabe state/potential regional power to barely even existing anymore, and it hardly "20 years of war". 3. Also, this person is just suggesting that Trump apologize for being a callous (heartless) motherfucker, not that he should contribute more troops. If you have to change what someone said before you respond to it, then what they said must have been harder to defeat than you would've liked. Simple logic. This is why "strawmanning" (taking things out of context to make them easier to attack, like dueling a man made of straw, because you're too afraid to duel a real man who may hurt them. Get it?) isn't logical; if I say "I don't like waffles, but that pancakes are just okay", but you come back with "But, they're fluffy and delicious, the way they're so flat and thick just...(other good things) (I'm describing a pancake, not a waffle, get it?), how could you possibly think they were disgusting?" Get it? Get it?

[@DabbleDo]

"Just imagine what he will do in a crisis that's not of his own making" 😂😂😅😥😢😭😭😭😭

[@reterbid6215]

This comment was funny until i had an aneurysm from the amount of emojis you unnecessarily put in here

[@GhostOfAMachine]

I can't believe I used to be a trump supporter. This show plus Second Thought and Gravel Institute, and combination with the situations during the pandemic cause me to rethink everything

[@ElysiumCreator]

Yeah, the Gravel Institute is a pretty terrible group, watch Adam Something’s vid on them, I agree with the others tho

[@jeffrowisdabest]

Welcome back to reality

[@nulnoh219]

In one move the stable genius, in his great and unmatched wisdom, diminished the US's reputation among allies, and empowered 4 hostile powers. Truly unmatched.

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

He's been doing nothing but that since he is in office. No surprises really.

[@sagrud]

After this i wonder who would still be willing to trust the US in any way? A betrayal of this scale to such close allies will not remain unnoticed by other who are considering to put their trust on the US or not.

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

@@sagrud only idiots and the dictators he admires.

[@pkbattosai]

Member when people where saying Obama was the anti christ lol. Donald trump: hold my beer

[@cezarcatalin1406]

Outstanding move

[@oneisarangj]

"One of the lowest moments of America's reputation in the Middle East in years" Wow. That's a really, really, REALLY low bar to reach.

[@thegreatkingofevilganondor1500]

It is. Like, if Trump could ever be commended for anything, it would probably be raising that bar.

[@Zeromaus]

In 50 years they're going to look back and applaud us for doing what we can to leave the middle east.

[@joshlewis575]

Or a very low one to limbo under😉

[@bthsr7113]

@@joshlewis575 more like dig under.

[@lashlarue7924]

Sure is. It's like the inmates are running the asylum. I wish I could say comforting words about South Korea. It's like Russia got hypervisor/root/admin privileges to the head of state, and now the USA is just segfaulting all over the place.

[@NerdFiction]

19:04 - the show should be renamed "Accurate summation of what will happen in the future if we do nothing (and of course we won't) Tonight"

[@iloveplasticbottles]

"worst mistake of his presidency" His entire presidency is a mistake

[@mochalo4912]

nope ; its funny how left propaganda literally made calling back troops from war a bad thing xD trump didnt continue support the kurds and he was right about it those guys want to divide syria and turkey and make a country there : as if the region is not messy enough , supporting them is actually a mistake that shows that usa does not want good for the countries there ; by supporting kurd rebels they are supporting separtists

[@uncannyvalley2113]

@@mochalo4912 you really didn't pay any attention did you

[@mochalo4912]

@@uncannyvalley2113plz ,explain to me ur point of view Mr" i pay attention "

[@uncannyvalley2113]

@@mochalo4912 7:49

[@anonymousprick6039]

Nezuko-chaaaaaan

[@sg2786]

The art of the deal: T: "Give me Greenland" Kurds: "????" T:"Your problem. We're leaving"

[@7PlayingWithFire7]

He hasnt even seen a single word of the book, and it was all written by another guy who never even got to have a consulting meeting with trump. its literally fiction.

[@mikeylikesit6588]

They busted into that building like trump in a miss teen USA dressing room.

[@ZapDash]

When you're that well-armed the terrorists let you do it!

[@frostyfilmwatcher2148]

Shit...you went for the throat there.

[@ladonnabrock8613]

Mikey Likesit Haha!! Good one!

[@solidaritytime3650]

*Everyone Likesit*

[@doyoufeel...thatyoulackcri6760]

To understand why all democrats are kid fuckers, one must understand history. LOOK UP: *The sexual revolution and children: How the left took things too far*

[@thechosenone1533]

"Imagine what he would do in a crisis not of his own making." "He could still do a lot of damage in the year left of his presidency." We just hit 3000 deaths per day, more than in 9/11. Total almost 300,000 dead.

[@Enyavar1]

... and rewatching this after "the riots", the 2nd impish trial and facing MAGA terrorist cells returning to the underground. Granted, it was his making, still awful.

[@thechosenone1533]

@@Enyavar1 Also the death toll has reached 490k and will probably reach 500k this week. 200k deaths in just months.

[@churdle92]

“Imagine what he might do in a crisis not of his own making” That didn’t take long.

[@martynasgelezevicius3668]

Just FYI, the Syrian curds did fight in the second world war as part of the Assyrian Parashute Company, which fought in Armenia and Greece throughout the war on the side of the Allies.

[@jathryn77]

@grodhagen obviously the guy in his comment who appears to have deleted whatever he said.

[@hanswurst-re7df]

The Red Army had a Kurdish general

[@senojansen753]

@J A HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@zhiarsarkawt5649]

@@hanswurst-re7df 10.000 of Kurdish officers within Red Army ranks.

[@aryaxz2255]

@J A armenian genocide happened after world war 1 not world war 2 it also wasn't turks it was the ottoman empire

[@5pctLowBattery]

“Stop congratulating Obama for killing Bin Laden. The Navy Seals killed Bin Laden.” -Donald trump Oct 22, 2012 There really is an old tweet for every single occasion! 😂

[@nesirsitsir]

Very true Obama had next to nothing to do with killing Bin Laden

[@bigrob966]

@@nesirsitsir man. I can hear the wish from that comment flying over your head

[@richardmorrison7946]

@Nancy Pelosi That was awesome!!! 🤣

[@thegreatkingofevilganondor1500]

AYeah! It’s not like he gathered intelligence, organized the raid, picked out the soldiers conducting the raid, gave the go-ahead order, and dealt with the PR of it. Oh, wait. That’s right. He did. Do your research, moron.

[@jodinsan]

What is especially hilarious about that Tweet is that Trump is trying to take all the credit for getting the leader of ISIS. He has been emphatic about it. Absolutely zero self awareness.

[@taylertroutt1327]

Between John and Trevor and Klepper I can rewatch the horrible 4 years of American history and laugh before I cry.

[@crit7514]

Well this aged well, "Imagine what he might do, with a crisis not of his own making", yeah only 254k deaths as of today

[@c182SkylaneRG]

A fool thinks himself a wise man. A wise man knows that he is a fool.

[@blorblin]

Dunning-Kruger

[@Siathuan]

The more you know, the more you realise that you don't know. I believe this is why Trump believes he is a genius; he doesn't know much of anything, and as a result, has no idea of how much he doesn't know.

[@rsaldivar5628]

True just like "It's better to stay silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt" he is waaaaaaaaaaaaasssssaaaaaaay past that! Hahaha

[@ramonmesta4414]

that makes all 4year old's and up ,wise

[@javirios3107]

@@rsaldivar5628 No cause you're still a baby boy who cares what ppl think but that's ok. You're ok. Just letting you know you're wrong

[@TheRockerX]

"I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere." - Trump 2020

[@sleepingkirby]

Is... isn't that the line that from Star Wars: Attack of the Clones?

[@jasperknaepen1044]

sleepingkirby yes 😂

[@ItsDangerousGoAlone]

Lol, my thoughts too

[@sweetpeabee4983]

Did you ever hear the story of Darth Trumpis the Wise? It's not a story the liberal fake news media would tell you.

[@rdsasuke1]

@@sweetpeabee4983 Good russian bot, you've done your job.

[@adwaitnaravane5285]

'I don't like sand. It's course, rough, irritating and it gets everywhere!' - Darth Vader.

[@excaliburzx1134]

Trump: “I don’t like Syria, there’s Sand and death” Anakin: “I don’t like sand, it’s course and rough and it gets everywhere”

[@andrewwagner4184]

he also doesn't like death, as evidenced by his reaction to the death of his mom!

[@excaliburzx1134]

@@andrewwagner4184 OOO Lmao

[@excaliburzx1134]

@@andrewwagner4184 He doesn’t just want to kill the men, but the women and the children too

[@phantomspaceman]

Listening to his briefing was like hearing an 8 year-old describe an action movie. "Yeah so they blasted their way into the house!"

[@emvuosku4219]

7:19 he degraded into a whiny 5 year-old

[@praveenkumarax]

Please don't insult 8 year olds

[@mgrosse24]

I bet an 8 year old is more intelligent than him

[@sepplee5812]

Remember he is a stable genius

[@Iason29]

@@praveenkumarax Yea I've been hearing these comments for years since his election, about being compared to kids. Truth is, this person is so low, yea even comparing him to kids of ANY age is insult to children

[@Sammy9262]

"He's a good friend of mine..." Well, friends don't let friends commit genocide.

[@patzerrundengm]

We are talking about Trump. Maybe that is common sense for him?

[@danthedeer8]

When person benefits Trump: "Good friend of mine" When person betrays Trump: "I never met him before."

[@Sammy9262]

@@danthedeer8 sometimes even within the same sentence.

[@peoplesrepublicofliberland5606]

Every 100 years Turkey has to commit a genocide

[@Levitiy]

They don't let them do hard drugs either.

[@hawkeyepierce3771]

Who else came here after the Afghanistan-piece?

[@LetTheWritersWrite]

yup

[@alixnight5318]

When 9 months ago feels like 2 years ago

[@hauthesun]

the term "Worst thing of his presidency" got outdated real fast

[@gg454lune]

It's become a habit. This term gets often outdated from day one.

[@Tenchigumi]

It's the Trump Maxim: "Anything objectively terrible and/or stupid Trump does will be outdone by Trump within moments. No exceptions."

[@avedic]

You wrote your comment 4 months ago. By my math that was in late January....when pretty much 99% of people were utterly unaware of Covid. So you wrote that....BEFORE all of _this._ And that's interesting. Because it only reinforces your point. It really makes me wonder...what the FUCK will it be like 365 days from now? Shit is accelerating. Maybe the whole notion of exponential change and novelty proposed by the likes of Kurzweil or McKenna....is VERY true. And it's happening...now. And it will not stop...or slow down. It will continue...but at a larger and faster scale. So....buckle up? o_o

[@malenlhewig]

Yes, now he shooting people 2 go 2 church

[@maddie9655]

NaCl3 he is like a Neanderthal, he can only do basic tasks like picking up and holding items.

[@Aarzu]

"...a potential war crime." No, John. No it is not a "potential war crime" That IS a war crime!

[@Amquacktador]

Probably because legal issues on saying that.

[@SanamJanamian]

It was the saddest thing to watch :'(

[@Charsy8]

@James S A real shit... SHOW. Indeed.

[@Lobos222]

Those kind of actions are done by all factions down there, including the Kurds. I think there is a video out there of Kurdish militias torturing a 13 something year old boy, claimed to be ISIS which might be accurate, before they executed. Point is, there are no "good guys" in that area. Kurds only helped retaking land they viewed as their own and oil fields they wanted for profit. All Kurdish actions have been in self interest. The very same reason they started to attack none Kurdish Iraqi troops after ISIS was defeated as a main territory holder. Which isnt that reported because the Kurds have managed to make themselves look like good guys in Western media. Not saying they are worse or identical to ISIS. I am just saying that the picture down there is NOT that black and white and the Kurds could just as well been the uprise in Iraq, as opposed to the Sunni uprise that took the form of ISIS (No one questioned why ISIS, consisting mostly of Sunnis and some ex Baath party folks (Saddams party, therefor some could technically be Shia) only managed to mostly hold Sunni areas in Iraq?).

[@blueblade6174]

@Ryo East you need to specify what kind of people exactly are being killed. I don't know what kind soldiers you've learned about, but the standard is not genocidal maniacs.

[@connorduffy4201]

19:04 top ten times John Oliver predicted the future

[@rainbowwriter672]

Sinead Duffy Beyond chilling

[@Dermatillomaniac]

That last minute hits different after March 2020...

[@KikiLivesInMe]

“Donald Trump. The first President elected without any prior experience as a human being.” - John Oliver 2019 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@isabelled.4799]

I'm beginning to wonder if he was just born looking like a butternut squash

[@thereturnofmasterjoekerr3674]

Orange man bad! I’m so mad he destroyed isis 🤬

[@ryanscottnix]

The left really excels at dehumanizing people.

[@jodinsan]

@@thereturnofmasterjoekerr3674 You don't "destroy" a radical terrorist group by eliminating the leader. What's more, his decision not only allowed a hundred ISIS members to escape, the way the US betrayed our Kurdish former allies will possibly convince some of them to support ISIS _against_ us. Quit making fucking excuses.

[@thegreatkingofevilganondor1500]

Even though it was the right that said, lock her up, crooked Hillary, and more? What a hypocrite.

[@tonyzed9123]

Underrated quote: "He owns a GOLF COURSE in FLORIDA, where the average age is 'opposed the civil rights act-'"

[@mangos2888]

That one is my favorite. A burn in a burn 😁😁😁

[@couragekarnga8735]

Florida deserves to be insulted! It's a giant mental hospital where the patients are all off their meds, and not a doctor in sight.

[@kickchef3319]

"Civil Rights" was kind of word play like The "Patriot" Act. It sounds nice, but it destroyed Freedom of Association.

[@jawaheralkaabi7679]

Not an American here, i didn't get the joke.

[@DasWarVorbestimmt]

opposed

[@ruby5787]

"Imagine what he might do in a crisis not of his own making." We dont have to imagine anymore :(

[@harryjamesmiller]

"imagine what he might do in a crisis not of his own making" dang john, nice foreshadowing

[@abrahambarron8615]

Trump: “Hes a tough man, hes a strong man” Also Trump: “Dont be a tough Guy”

[@Kiev-en-3-jours]

@@Zizos He'd probably be the squat toilet hole actually.

[@tamirpaz7837]

MortallicA91 😂😂😂

[@avidnongetit8710]

Please remember to Vote him Out and ask your friends and family to do this too. Silence is consent.

[@DaijDjan]

That letter written to Erdogan still gets me.. Looks like it was written by a grade schooler..

[@jasconius_maximus]

No surprise it got tossed. It looks like an off-season April Fool’s joke.

[@gorillaguerillaDK]

DaijDjan Erdogan should have returned the letter with a big fat F on it.....

[@IRosamelia]

When I paused the video to read it I was so surprised... a president addressing a letter to another leader in such a disrespectful manner, specially a serious muslim like Erdogan... it's such a faux pas 🤔

[@jayamiheiyang1602]

It basically was.

[@olcaycatv]

@@IRosamelia I'm writing from Turkey and Erdogan said Turkey does not represent more than 70%!

[@agdamagagdamag9490]

This episode is what made me fall in love with this series. I used to be a trump supporter but this episode left me so shocked disgusted and sad that I immediately started questioning everything I thought of him. Thanks for spreading real news

[@veil6655]

Welcome to the show

[@maghenshaw8717]

All I think of Drump sitting inside that 18-wheeler, honking the horn n acting like a 5Yr old.

[@Grimlock1979]

He said canine like he just learned the word.

[@homerj.simpson7562]

He probably did.

[@KarstensCreationsKC]

What do you mean, 'like'...? In a very realistic sense, he probably just did

[@cesarcantua]

He probably thinks it's spelled "K-9". Guaranteed

[@jhegre]

Oh you can be certain he just did, although it is not totally correct to say he "learned". He rather questioned or refused to accept that it actually is a real word, because he basically is unable to learn anything, his way of existing is based purely on posturing. He is just a stupid spoiled child trapped in a fat old mans body.

[@TheDonutMan3000]

He learned it phonetically

[@Raaami001]

This stupidity feels really deliberate. And that terrifies me.

[@egregius9314]

You think Trump is pulling a Boris Johnson? Because that shit isn't even working for Johnson any more.

[@frostfang1]

He did what Putin told him to do. He already knows where he is going to flee to when the US goes tits up. Big Daddy Putin.

[@samkuperman9035]

Egregius Considering their histories, I err on the side of trump just legitimately being that stupid. Remember Boris went to Eton and Oxford on academic scholarships

[@panaproanio]

@@frostfang1 Yeah that seems about right.

[@ashquatch_]

"One of the major difficulties Trillian experienced in her relationship with Zaphod was learning to distinguish between him pretending to be stupid just to get people off their guard, pretending to be stupid because he couldn't be bothered to think and wanted someone else to do it for him, pretending to be outrageously stupid to hide the fact that he actually didn’t understand what was going on, and really being genuinely stupid. He was renowned for being amazingly clever and quite clearly was so-but not all the time, which obviously worried him, hence, the act. He preferred people to be puzzled rather than contemptuous. Douglas Adams, The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy

[@lugiagaurdien773]

"imagine what he might do in a crisis not of his own making" judging by the fact that The US has the highest amount of covid cases, this video predicted 2020.

[@Pretermit_Sound]

I would have immediately asked Trump to name who DID help us in WW2, and specifically during the Invasion of Normandy. I bet he would struggle to name more than one of our allies. Even that’s being generous. So for all he knows, the Kurds very well could have helped us during D-Day, and he would never even know it. 🤦🏼‍♂️✌🏻🇺🇸

[@TheMaimoon75]

“This is one of the lowest moments of America’s reputation in the Middle East for years”... yeah- Mr. Oliver not only in the Middle East....

[@phantomspaceman]

que clip of the entire UN laughing at him on stage.

[@goodtaste4]

Google Urainum Babys and you will she Americas lowest moment...

[@Dominian1]

I'm German and I was actually one of the very few who was willing to give the guy a chance in 2016 and judge him by his actions as a potentially strong man in a world that somehow cheers on strong women and hates strong men. So I was alright with him being elected, but sadly even his supporters can't explain what the hell he is doing right now. Some people say that he's serving Russia, others say he doesn't even begin to understand ANY of this stuff. Personally I am just confused. He used to be just ineffectual, but now he's downright destructive. If this guy wins in 2020 again I can see people storming the White House. Those american liberals are quite radicalized nowadays.

[@edamix3184]

@@Dominian1 He was already one of the shittiest human being in 2016. You have to be crazy (or naive, or dumb or as shitty as him) to even consider give this living turd a chance.

[@Richard_Nickerson]

@@phantomspaceman Queue*

[@abrozon]

Trump: the president who doesn’t know he doesn’t know

[@maysarahamada2777]

And doesn't know he doesn't know he doesn't know

[@vichraev.5386]

essentially that's the definition of a dumbass

[@vichraev.5386]

@mrruud0101 dude stop bogarting all the crack

[@kelbybrewer2038]

@mrruud0101 No, the fuck he wasn't. Even if he, as the then-VICE president (it wasn't his decision), was anywhere within the decision-making process with regards to US deployments to Syria and Iraq in 2015, which he WASN'T, AS THE VP, ISIS simply captured munitions stores that were left behind when we pulled out of specific areas. Now, granted, I'm curious as to why we didn't destroy them to prevent just that, but we likely wanted our allies to capture them, which isn't what went down. Biden didn't give anything to ISIS, the USA indirectly gave them weapons and ammo by just leaving it there, which isn't the same thing.

[@fran3842]

There's an actual name for this phenomenon (stupid people being so stupid that they don't know how stupid they actually are) and it's called the Dunning-Kruger effect.

[@EdibleClown]

Imagine what he would do in a crisis not of his own making... 2020: yeah about that

[@OrcusMaximus]

"Imagine what he would do in a crisis not of his making" How prescient.

[@Bobahat]

I remember watching Game of Thrones for the first time and thinking that Joffrey was an over-the-top and unrealistic villain... Oh, past me... you sweet summer child...

[@7PlayingWithFire7]

Joffrey was literally a goddamn angel in comparison. I don't care if your orders are murdering people or if you are physically murdering people: You're a fucking murderer regardless.

[@cadethumann8605]

Well, absurd and extreme things are not exclusive to fiction. For a light-hearted example, there was MadJack, a commando leader who fought with a longbow and a sword while playing bagpipes. Look it up, it's a really fun story.

[@jabcrossman5774]

@@cadethumann8605 funny or fucking badass? Dude did that shit during d day and lived if I'm not mistaken.

[@MoniqueBMOart]

lol 🤣

[@cadethumann8605]

@@jabcrossman5774 Wait, he fought on d day? either I forgot about it or did not see it in my research but if he did fight in that dreadful battle, that makes his story even more awesome. Seriously, why hasn't he got a movie or series that depicts his action hero-esque adventures?

[@dimitrivasilev2905]

I can't even laugh about this stuff anymore because its overwhelming to the point of tragic.

[@michaelcoffey1991]

Never been funny, nor was it funny to see the Republiklans (80% or so) loose their spine, morals and say nothing in this 4 years of lies and hundreds of norms and laws broken when they had 2 and 3 years of looking into investigations of emails and finding nothing (no jail time for no one)

[@jakesmith9089]

8 months after this aired, an actual crisis has happened and currently happening and Oliver's words ring true still

[@mrkshply]

Watching this during covid, it feels prescient

[@heolonhoi]

I can't even laugh cause this is actually terrifying.

[@xordus]

To think that Republican voters are actually cheering this president for retreating and abandoning an ally is absolutely remarkable and incredibly sad. When he was running for office, I likened Trump's cult-like support to the Nazis of WW2. This all but solidifies that correlation. He honestly could shoot someone and they'd still chant his praise. fucking scary

[@SeanLKearns]

Hahahhaah. Just gotta be happy about everyday we get at this point. Its only a matter of time now.

[@skeptical-of-all1633]

@@xordus I was thinking the same thing. Fox is brainwashing these people, the majority of which will be voting for a second term from der fuhrer.

[@quocvytruong6462]

Same here

[@quocvytruong6462]

@Liquid Sunshine fuck u

[@daenerystargaryen4185]

Trump : Don't be a tough guy Erdogan : throws away letter Trump : I like him

[@georgerogers2120]

Day 1: Don't be a tough guy. Day 2: I like him because he's a strong man. Can somebody please get him a thesaurus? Day 3: I don't like dinosaurs. They're big and dumb and didn't help us at Normandy. And a dictionary? Day 4: My hands are plenty big, so I think we all know my dictionary is just fine.

[@cheeseballgooberpants3591]

George Rogers Next time can we not pick someone who needs colors to understand things

[@inspectorpouzo]

Melania: So do I!!

[@-thedog-briangriffin9720]

GOT final was awful.

[@nicbarrax76]

Also Trump: Oh, he threw my letter away? That means he can't read either! He is now my bestest buddy in the whole wide world!

[@margiegorecki5957]

Oh my God what an embarrassment to the United States of America wow

[@LarsaXL]

How in the holy fuck did he end up president... in a democracy!?

[@dma69nyc]

"A canine it's called. I call it a dog." 😣

[@cannistershot2277]

K9...

[@JessicaPradoHanson]

His Professor how to right when he said that Trump was the most astoundingly stupid person he had ever met because he's so stupid that it's actually kind of surprising he got anywhere in life. If he had been born black and poor and acted the same way I don't think he would have survived past teenagehood.

[@RaulDukeKnife]

In all seriousness, there are a few sad stories about the dogs and animals that became friends of our troops out there. Some of our troops had every intention of getting them home to US, or adopting them, many of these dogs brought bottles and cans and other things they thought we wanted as gifts to them every morning to become friends. The troops had to leave so fast they never got to say good boy again; and those animals wondered where those humans went, and why they didn't take them too. It wasn't just the Kurds that we left, it wasn't just humans.

[@diegosanchez894]

Honestly, Trump could be a better comedian than president, businessman, or father.

[@ALCRAN2010]

@@cannistershot2277 he thought K-9 was a top secret weapon.

[@kyland]

"Elephants, but smaller and different." - one of the most underrated lines ever

[@kimcaprese1044]

I've already lost it at "furry lizard"

[@shekhar7singh]

Barking cat = dog

[@jimmy22334]

“Our K9 as they call, I call it....... a dog.” This fuckin guy🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@moustafamohsen]

19:06 "Imagine what he might do in a crisis not of his own making" not too great John, just as you predicted

[@xxbigbangxx1]

I'm not American, but I always think "There's no way Trump will do something more stupid than *[Insert random stupid thing Trump has done]* " and every time my jaw drops in disbelief

[@andrewjoseph100]

Lol ikr. Its like an episode of 24

[@QuesoGr7]

@Jan Sitkowski "Trump did the smart thing" This whole video shows that he didn't.

[@Lewa500]

@Jan Sitkowski If you believe Turkey and Russia will have a conflict, I have a bridge to sell you. They are strategic partners. Turkey buys weapons from Russia. You're about as smart and well informed as the President.

[@baronghastly6371]

This was incredibly stupid. Ignoring the incredible moral dilemma of abandoning our allies to die, strategically we just lost a massive amount of influence and ability to project force in the Middle East.

[@prakashyadav9422]

@Jan Sitkowski exactly. It's not like Turkey just bought a S-400 weapon system from Russia. Oh,wait...

[@Laurence2000]

“He owns a golf club in Florida . . . where the average age is _Opposed to the Civil Rights Act.”_ I’m dying

[@stevesanzari7294]

How do you know that “Fake News !”

[@Yanaschaf]

You're dying? So, you do live in Florida then?

[@platoscavealum902]

🎯 Steve Sanzari you seem naive... President TRUMP prefers it that way: 📺 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJvLi5mvnduFbNk (5 minute video w/ Dr. James Fallon)

[@julymagnus493]

So are the Kurds lol

[@mikel4526]

In Russia, club owns you.

[@s.j.4061]

Thanks America! You have done a great Job in Syria!! Thaaanks

[@rachelbainbridge-sedivy6340]

"Imagine what he might do in a crisis not of his own making." That sentence hits a bit different now that we don't have to imagine anymore, doesn't it?

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

'member back in the olden days when we'd say things like "There will *never* be a US president dumber than G.W. Bush!"

[@guywithknife]

GWB was a damn genius in comparison. At least he could dodge shoes.

[@alexnather7614]

fool me once

[@MeleeTiger]

I 'member.

[@d.e.b.b5788]

You can use less syllables, just call him Dubya. Everyone knows who you're talking about. Just as in future historical books, everyone will know who the 'orange president' was.

[@kiyoponnn]

@@guywithknife 😂

[@tjroelsma]

The reason why Trump pulled US troops out of Syria? Three words: Trump Tower Istanbul.

[@PaperMario64]

Yep. If people don’t realize by now that every decision he makes is only for his own advancement, praise, or to attack a critic, they have not been paying attention.

[@toddr2265]

Look on the bright side...a tRump finally learned how to pull out. Hopefully more tRumps will follow suit.

[@Idalych]

TJ Roelsma yeah it has nothing to do with the fact that most Americans were against US involvement in Syria and Donald Trump promised during the campaign he would do it..

[@tjroelsma]

@@Idalych You're right: it doesn't have anything to do with that. Trump always makes a lot of promises, that's his play. He never intends to keep them unless there's a profit in it for him. He promised to repeal and replace the ACA, made a lot of noise but in the end realised that: a. the Republicans didn't have even the slightest semblance of an alternative plan b. repealing the ACA without a proper plan would cost him lots of votes. So exit repeal and replace. His beloved Wall? Despite continuous hammering that it IS being built, it actually isn't: the work o the border Trump so triumphantly shows is all maintenance and/or planned extensions of small parts of the border fence. And those are just a few big promises that Trump never meant to keep. Promises in politics are cheap, can buy you a lot of votes, but are as throw-away as plastic dinner plates: use them and discard them.

[@KrAkEn710420]

Putin always wins. It's not a coincidence dude.

[@2006glg]

As a South Carolina native who grew up loving Bojangles' dirty rice, that Lindsay Graham as a Karen in a Bojangle's was perfection.

[@lizabethhampton4537]

Donald Trump: "I hate sand. It's coarse and rough and gets everywhere."

[@TheWross1]

“So anyway, they started blasting”

[@tff1293]

Thought the same thing. Reynolds 2020 Make America Sunny Again

[@MaStErHoLlAnDeR]

They couldn't see so good so they got away

[@adarshapandey3520]

They had a beautiful big hole and they ran in

[@dartdevious561]

This makes me horrified and angry: angrified.

[@plomo9]

Don't be fooled by the warhawks.

[@avidnongetit8710]

Please remember to Vote trump OUT and ask your friends and family to do this too. Every Vote you ask your friends and family to do is better than writing comments here.

[@AmsterdamHeavy]

Triggered? So surprising.

[@Idalych]

Dart Devious you know what didn’t make you angry? The bombing in Afghanistan last month that killed 30 non-combatant farmers. I know it didn’t, because no major news outlet covered it. That’s what America does when it “helps” countries. (Source: www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-attack-drones/u-s-drone-strike-kills-30-pine-nut-farm-workers-in-afghanistan-idUSKBN1W40NW )

[@mori1bund]

@Northern Wealth Anarchy Perimeter Then why is you boss Putin doing it for years now?

[@josephlafrance6220]

As an Desert Storm/OIF Veteran I have to agree I don't blame them for being pissed off at us but don't blame us ground pounders blame our Idiot Government for this mess. Tired of fighting others peoples battles they need to clean up their own mess.

[@Hayanomie]

Just wish y'all took care of Assad 🥺

[@AUG_XZABER]

19:04 Omfgoodness what foreshadowing.