Johannes Olivier used its opening segment on Sunday Last week tonight to talk about the “crackdown” on college students in the US protesting the war between Israel and Hamas.
He showed fragments of a live performance Fox news report from Columbia University in New York.
“Police flooded campuses in such extreme numbers; This student summed it up pretty well,” he said.
The segment began with a reporter asking a student protester, “What do you think about the NYPD moving in?”
The student replied: “It's crazy. We have the right to protest. We have a right. Look at that. That's fucking crazy.”
The reporter then asked, “What are you going to do if you get arrested?”
The student replied, “I can't really do much.”
The reporter pressed, “Will you go with the police when they make an arrest?”
The student shrugged, “I guess so.”
Returning to Oliver, “Did that reporter just ask, 'Will you go with the police when they arrest you?' Kudos to that student for giving the calmest possible answer to perhaps the dumbest question ever asked on TV. “If the guys with guns handcuff you and drag you to jail, will you go with them?” 'Yes, I think so.'”
He continued: “Also, thoughts and prayers for the loved ones of the only boomer who was murdered hearing that student say 'fuck' on Fox News. Somewhere a family is writing [his] obituary. 'Paul John Roberts died in his home when his eyeballs, heart and butthole exploded. At the same time, he leaves behind his wife and three adult children, who no longer speak to him.'”
By the way, Sunday night's episode marked the 300th episode of Last week tonight. The show noted the milestone with an image of a cake topped with candles reading “300” at the end of the credits.