In which the Last Week Tonight host explains our economic doom while still finding time to fantasize about Adam Driver.
, John Oliver once again returned to the topic on everyone’s mind. On Sunday, he examined the particular challenges the coronavirus has created for two groups of Americans—the unemployed and essential workers—and how the government and private companies are failing to protect them during the pandemic.
Larry Kudlow, director of the United States National Economic Council, downplayed those challenges while, telling Ben White that “it couldn’t be easier” to request financial assistance, since his artist wife did so by filling out a one-page form at their local bank. This led Oliver to Judith Pond Kudlow’s paintings, many of which center on what appear to be her husband’s empty shirts and neckties. “I don’t mean to make any sweeping judgment about their marriage,” said Oliver.
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