John Oliver and Last Week Tonight returned from its winter break Sunday to deliver a scathing look at Donald Trump's foreign policy (or lack thereof) and how the world views it, from vacant ambassadorships in crucial nations to an "America First" mandate that alienates allies.
Oliver quickly ran down Trump's list of international follies – the "shithole countries" remark, retweeting British hate groups, angering South Korea and making false statements about Germany – before examining what exactly is the Trump administration's foreign policy.
"The rest of the world continues to exist whether Trump acknowledges it or not," Oliver said. "I know that Donald Trump and others may not give a shit about what the world thinks of us, but they really should for a number of reasons."
As for Trump's campaign promise that, under his presidency, the U.S. would no longer be an international laughingstock, Oliver noted, "For the record, since Trump became president, if anything, the world is laughing harder than ever before. Because, while U.S. presidents do get made fun of, impersonating Trump has become an international cottage industry."
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