John Oliver Scorches Trump’s ‘Threats to the Free Press’ in Fiery 28-Minute Rant

John Oliver: Trump & The Press

John Oliver discusses how Donald Trump is attempting to reshape coverage of him in the press, how he’s using his power to threaten media outlets he doesn’t agree with, why this signals a slide toward authoritarianism for the U.S., and whether or not you guys can also see this twink we’re pretty sure is a ghost. Seriously. We are ...

John Oliver Scorches Trump’s ‘Threats to the Free Press’ in Fiery 28-Minute Rant

HBO’s John Oliver devoted nearly his entire show Sunday to what he termed “threats to the free press” by President Donald Trump and his allies. In a scorching rant on Last Week Tonight, Oliver touched on many of the administration’s battles with media outlets — starting with Trump’s latest standoff against ABC News. Last Monday, Trump fumed at ABC correspondent Rachel Scott over a question she asked about the $400 million luxury plane the Defens…