John Oliver Furiously Reminds Leaders That Lives Hang in the Balance as Brexit Is Negotiated (Video)
Using an example of a Portuguese woman distraught about what to tell her two daughters, one of whom was born in the UK, the "Last Week Tonight" host says, "Just tell them that they might be screwed because a pig-f****r called for a vote, a bus had some bullshit written on it, and then two idiots called Nigel and Boris quoted President Bill Pullman They'll totally understand".Using an example of a Portuguese woman distraught about what to tell her two daughters, one of whom was born in the U.K., the “Last Week Tonight” host says, “Just tell them that they might be screwed because a pig-f****r called for a vote, a bus had some bullshit written on it, and then two idiots called Nigel and Boris quoted President Bill Pullman. … They’ll totally understand.”
Watch Oliver’s plea regarding the United Kingdom’s European Union referendum from last week here.
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