John Oliver’s Trump Update At Emmys Leads To Literal Mic-Drop Moment

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John Oliver and his “Last Week Tonight” group received the Emmy for excellent scripted selection sequence on Monday evening, however his elation didn’t final very lengthy.

Oliver realized backstage throughout an interview with Entertainment Tonight that Donald Trump had simply received the Iowa caucuses.

“Thanks very much for taking this magical moment and reminding me that joy is ephemeral, pain is forever,” he stated to ET’s Nischelle Turner, then added sarcastically: “I’m glad I heard it first on ET.”

His snark didn’t finish there.

“Congratulations to Donald,” he stated. “This is gonna be a fun year.”

Then, he theatrically dropped his mic in resignation:

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