John Oliver opened Last week tonight this Sunday by investigating the anti-Asian racism that directly led to the horrific mass shooting that left six Asian women and two others dead. And in addition to spending a full year with Donald Trump using terms like ‘Wuhan virus’ and ‘kung flu’ instead of COVID-19, Oliver has had a few words of choice for conservative experts such as The view ‘s Meghan McCain who gave the former president a pass.
“Our long, ugly history of anti-Asian racism and the fact that it regularly culminates in times of crisis is the exact reason why many people just last year loudly warned that Trump is likely to mention COVID names such as the ‘China virus’. ‘. ‘leads to an increase in violence against people of Asian descent,’ Oliver said. “An argument that at the time did not seem convincing to everyone.”
From there, the host dug up a clip of McCain, almost a year ago to this day, to further defend Trump’s language The view. “I think if left-wingers want to focus on computers that label this virus, it’s a great way to get Trump re-elected,” she said in March 2020. ‘I have no problem with people calling it what they want. It is a deadly virus that originated in Wuhan. ”
“Oh well, Meghan McCain has no problem with that!” Oliver shoots back. ‘Do not listen to the number of Asian Americans who tell everyone that the term is dangerous and offensive. Rather, post around and take the word of a rich white woman dressing as if she’s about to fire 47 people over Zoom. ‘
“Now, I would say, Meghan McCain posted ‘Stop Asian Hate’ this week with three emoji-broken hearts, which is an excellent sentiment to throw up on Twitter,” he continued. “But there needs to be an understanding be that the expression ‘I have no problem calling it the China virus’ gives room to grow hatred.’