John Oliver | Politicians React to Shootings in El Paso and Dayton: A Closer Look
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast
NBC
4.3 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 7 August 2019
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Seth takes a closer look at the political world responding to the horrific mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas.
John Oliver talks about his early stand-up career in the UK, hugging J.K. Rowling on his first day at The Daily Show and how the first Democratic debates didn't provide any useful information about the candidates.
After that, John takes a few more questions backstage from Late Night's Henry Melcher.
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| 0:55.6 | First, a closer look. |
| 1:04.0 | We'd like to begin tonight by saying a few words about the horrific mass shootings in |
| 1:09.8 | Dayton and El Paso. |
| 1:12.0 | This was a heartbreaking weekend of unspeakable tragedy and yet one that disturbingly feels |
| 1:16.7 | all too familiar. |
| 1:17.8 | Of course, as we all know by now, there's an epidemic of gun violence and mass shootings |
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