was officially ousted from the organization this month, and for John Oliver, it’s certainly not hard to bid farewell to “alt-right Borat.”Facing allegations of mistreating his employees and misusing company funds funds — to the point that Project Veritas is at risk of losing its non-profit classification — O’Keefe resigned on Feb.
20, posting a 45-minute resignation video online (something that Oliver had a good laugh at based on the length of it alone).Still, while the “Last Week Tonight” host dubbed O’Keefe “basically alt-right Borat,” Oliver pointed out that conservative hosts and pundits are sticking with O’Keefe, and expressing their outrage over his ouster.
That said, when Steve Bannon said “James O’Keefe is a national treasure, full stop,” Oliver steadfastly disagreed.“Wow. Strong words there from the Ghost of Christmas Been-Dead-for-Three-Weeks,” he mocked. “But I have to disagree.
The only national treasures in this country are Dolly Parton, Pedro Pascal and Cocaine Bear.”Looking at O’Keefe’s actual infractions, Oliver poked fun at the many musical productions O’Keefe was part of — including a scrapped stage special telling the story of his life, which O’Keefe previewed at a Turning Point USA event and seemingly used Project Veritas funds to create.“But honestly, good for him!
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