John Oliver Devotes Entire Show to Bashing Pete Hegseth in Scathing 35-Minute Takedown

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Joe DePaoloMon, November 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM UTC

HBO’s John Oliver devoted an entire show to trashing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ahead of an expected impeachment vote this week.

At the outset of a 35-minute takedown on Sunday’s edition of Last Week Tonight, Oliver hit the Defense Secretary over his Sept. 30 remarks to troops.

“No fanny, no fatties, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals,” Hegseth said that day. “Just warriors.”

“OK first, if you’re going to go on stage and spew hate, at least don’t flub the delivery like a middle schooler about to lose his first rap battle,” Oliver said on Sunday night. “But also, that is just pathetic. It sounds less like an inspiring piece of oratory and more like he’s reading from a book called ‘Dr. Seuss for Concussed Bigots.'”

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Oliver hit Hegseth on a variety of issues, from alleged alcohol abuse, to sexual misconduct allegations, to the Signalgate controversy. But most pointedly, Oliver focused on the idea that Hegseth has done what he considers to be lasting damage to the military.

“Apparently, [President Donald] Trump was presented with a short list of names of potential defense secretaries and asked, ‘Where’s Pete?'” Oliver said. “And when his advisers apparently looked around confused, Trump said, “Pete Hegseth. I want Pete.’ He was such a left-field choice, one defense lobbyist literally reacted with, ‘Who the f*ck is this guy?’ But unfortunately, the answer to that question is now, ‘He’s the guy who just spent the last two years taking a wrecking ball to the U.S. military.'”

Watch above, via HBO.

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