‘Last Week Tonight’: John Oliver Slams Trump’s “Great Job” Of Sending Federal Agents To Portland Protests
deadline.comDino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterJohn Oliver was excited to show off his brand new glass desk on Last Week Tonight before he went on to put the Trump administration on blast for its handling of the protests in Portland that have been happening for the past two months since George Floyd’s death.The protests in Portland have prompted the deployment of federal agents.
As a result, there has been video footage of camouflaged agents arresting protestors and putting them in unmarked cars. One news report shows a Navy veteran who was beaten and pepper-sprayed by agents after he attempted to have a civil conversation with them “That is intense and frankly, says so much about this country right now,” said Oliver. “CNN will show federal agents.
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