Snarling John Oliver loses his temper during angry TV rant backing transgender athletes [Video]

John Oliver ranted at the Democratic Party for sidelining trans issues during Kamala Harris‘ campaign, contrasting this with the GOP‘s aggressive spending on anti-trans attack ads.

On the latest episode of Last Week Tonight, Oliver discussed Harris’ defeat, criticizing self-proclaimed progressives who’ve turned against transgender people and blamed ‘woke‘ politics for Donald Trump‘s success.

He bluntly critiqued Harris’s campaign and how it largely ignored trans rights while Republicans poured over $215 million into anti-trans advertising – amounting to roughly $134 for every trans person in the U.S.

Oliver argued that Democrats should have taken a stronger stance in supporting trans people, expressing frustration with the Harris campaign’s failure to effectively counter the attacks. 

He called the lack of response particularly disheartening, noting that ‘formulating a response is actually quite straightforward.’ 

‘Watch, I’ll do it for you right now,’ he said, listing off four points. 

‘There are vanishingly few trans girls competing in high schools anywhere,’ Oliver began.

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