John Oliver on Pete Hegseth’s military plans: ‘Dr Seuss for concussed bigots’
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Key context: <p>Late-night host discussed the defense secretary’s attacks on DEI, time as a Fox News host and ties to nationalist groups</p><p>On his HBO show on Sunday night, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/john-oliver">John Oliver</a> focused on <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/pete-hegseth">Pete Hegseth</a>, characterizing his actions as secretary of war as “taking a wrecking ball” to the US military.</p><p>Oliver described Hegseth as “the guy you constantly see trying to show off by publicly exercising with troops and recruits, and to go by fitness experts on the internet, not doing a great job of it”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/nov/09/john-oliver-pete-hegseth-military">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Late-night host discussed the defense secretary’s attacks on DEI, time as a Fox News host and ties to nationalist groupsOn his HBO show on Sunday night, John Oliver focused on Pete Hegseth, characterizing his actions as secretary of war as “taking a wrecking ball” to the US military.Oliver described Hegseth as “the guy you constantly see trying to show off by publicly exercising with troops and recruits, and to go by fitness experts on the internet, not doing a great job of it”. Continue reading...
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