9:31 am PDT 07/31/2020
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“His big problem is that it’s not funny. If you’re funny, I don’t care what you say,” says the Fox News personality.
Sean Hannity is not a fan of John Oliver or his show, Last week tonightespecially after a recent segment in which the Fox News presenter was criticized for his coverage of the Portland protests.
Hannity was invited on Thursday at SiriusXM’s Jim Norton and Sam Roberts radio show where he criticized the comic book host for his Sunday segment on the Emmy-winning HBO show.
“Well John Oliver number one has a couple of problems,” Hannity began. “Her big problem is that it’s not funny. If you’re funny, I don’t care what you say.”
The segment in question saw Oliver criticize Fox News as a whole for its coverage of the Portland protests, which began after the May 25 murder of George Floyd. Oliver called the Fox News reports on the mostly peaceful protests, especially before President Donald Trump deployed federal agents in the city, “outrageously exaggerated,” or if they observe Fox News, the end of the United States as we know it. ” Hannity was a prime target for Oliver, who called his claim of “insane” damage simply false.
Hannity told Norton and Roberts that she was aware of the Oliver segment through media coverage. “I didn’t see it. I read about it,” he said. “I don’t spend a lot of time looking at the comments people make about me because I really do have a life and I have better things to do. If I want to feel bad, I could always Google my name and then find out that I’m the devil’s second coming. No I live my life too worried about what John Oliver thinks. ”
Hannity said that, in her opinion, late-night talk shows have become “impossible to watch” with her return to politics. “They have all been driven by the political agenda,” he said.
How to Last week tonightHannity said: “I really don’t expect John Oliver to know facts or truths, and I’m sure he will selectively select ‘well, these are the peaceful protesters’ and ignore the rocks, the bottles, the bricks, the Molotov cocktails, the shooting, the fireworks and everything else being thrown at officers across the country. ”