After a week off John Oliver came back to his “white void” to unpack the news on Sunday night’s episode of Last Week Tonight, using the announcement of Kamala Harris as Joe Biden&…
, a far-right conspiracy theory which Oliver points out is a “range of batshit theories”. He added that many QAnon supporters believe in “a global conspiracy involving a ring of satan-worshipping, child-molesting criminals led by prominent Democrats” including Tom Hanks, Hillary Clinton and the Mexican cement company Cemex. According to QAnon, the main person who is rooting out these “pedophiles” is…you guessed it…Trump.
“Greene’s boosting QAnon should be disqualifying in itself,” said Oliver. “Conspiracy theories can be incredibly dangerous but it’s also far from the only odious thing she ever said.” In a news clip, Greene is seen saying racist remarks about Muslims as well as the Black community and Confederate statues.
House Republicans tried to distance themselves from Greene, but they changed their tune once she was elected with prominent republicans and Trump heralding her victory. “I get you that should be welcoming to your new colleagues, but maybe don’t be that welcoming when they basically accused your co-workers of being satanic child sex ringleaders,” quipped Oliver.
“This should be worrying,” Oliver continued. “It’s bad enough to encounter these conspiracy theories online, [but] it is worse to potentially encounter them in the halls of congress.
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