John Oliver Offers Donald Trump His Emmy to Accept Election Results
On Sunday’s episode of “Last Week Tonight,” host John Oliver proposed a wager to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump: if he loses next month’s election, Oliver will give Trump his Emmy trophy.
“It increasingly seems like if Donald Trump loses, we are not going to get the concession speech that the country badly needs, because he is medically incapable of accepting that he is a loser,” said Oliver. “So we need to find a way for him to give a concession speech while he’s still able to claim that he won something.”
The offer came in response to Trump’s 2012 claims that the Emmys were rigged, saying that he never took home a trophy for “The Apprentice” because of biases against him. He reiterated his grudge against the Television Academy at last week’s final presidential debate, adding “should’ve gotten it” when his opponent Hillary Clinton brought it up. Trump has made similar claims about the presidential election being rigged against him.
“Of course he wants an Emmy,” Oliver said. “It’s a woman, it’s gold, and it’s proportionate to his tiny hands — it’s basically Trump’s ideal mate.”
Oliver then pulled out his Emmy Award, offering it to Trump should he be defeated Nov. 8.
“She’s so small and so silent,” Oliver said. “You don’t even have to take her furniture shopping!”
“Last Week Tonight” airs Sundays on HBO at 11 p.m.
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