John Oliver begins with a recap of the Nuclear Security Summit, which Vladimir Putin skipped to ‘snub Obama’ and although he wasn’t there, nor should he be, Donald Trump was heard on the topic of nukes. While world leaders employed tact and diplomacy knowing the planet depends on a reasoned accord, a Republican front-runner who’s name rhymes with ‘frump’ let fly and sent all of his crazy words around the world. According to Trump, all countries need nukes! Trump went on to say he wouldn’t rule out nuking Europe…As president. Asked why he might nuke Europe, Trump responded “Because it’s big.”According to John Oliver, “Because it’s big, is not a good excuse for peeing in the pool, much less for nuking Europe!” I just hope Trump doesn’t happen upon a globe and catch a glimpse of the size of Australia.
Mercifully, President Obama accepted the challenge of calming everyone. This is an important part of Obama’s job now, because some people abroad, and at home don’t understand that Trump is a free-lance loony, and is not charged with making policy or statements in an official capacity. For those who are confused, President Obama made it abundantly clear that what Donald Trump doesn’t know would fill an entire series of books which he’s clearly never read.