John Oliver Blasts Trump And Media On Syria [VIDEO]

Raw Story recaps:

On Sunday’s edition of “Last Week Tonight,” host John Oliver wrecked the Trump administration’s attack on Syria this week, but reserved particular scorn for the media figures who suddenly reversed course and became uncritical supporters of the administration.

Brian Williams’ decision to quote a Leonard Cohen song was particularly awful, Oliver said. “This is not a song, it’s not a movie,” Oliver scoffed. “We fired real missiles at an actual country.”

Some of the president’s most persistent critics have changed their tune, Oliver noted, like Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and praised it as “the right thing to do.” Oliver, like many, wants to know why Trump was suddenly on fire to retaliate for this chemical attack, when he urged the U.S to stay clear when Assad used chemical weapons four years ago.