Don't mess with Danbury, Connecticut.
tore into the town on his Aug. 16 show, the city's mayor posted a now-viral Facebook video vowing to name the town's sewage plant after the HBO talk-show host.
Boughton told USA TODAY by email that the"tongue-in-cheek" video was a"joke to return volley" at Oliver for his expletive-laden city criticism.In the"Last Week Tonight" segment on racial disparity on juries, Oliver veered wildly off topic to rant about Danbury, noting its “charming railway museum” and its “historic Hearthstone Castle.
While the city's effluent plant will remain the Danbury Wastewater Treatment Plant, Boughton told USA TODAY he might consider other measures if Oliver continues his attacks."I will defend Danbury's honor, whatever the cost," he wrote.
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