The Republican Party & The Far Right: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

But we're actually going to dive straight in with our main and only story tonight, which concerns the Republican party, narrowly beating out Bachelorette as the best type of party to join if you want to be absolutely surrounded by dicks. Specifically, I want to talk about a worrying trend that's been steadily on the rise, with perhaps the stupidest

example being this bold Veterans Day post that recently resurfaced. The Republican candidate for New York's 19th Congressional District is facing criticism over a decade old Facebook post honoring his grandfather who fought for Nazi Germany. In the photo, his grandfather is wearing a military uniform with Nazi swastikas. Oberacher told Politico it was the only picture of

his grandfather that he has. >> Yeah, not great. And for the record, don't be mad at me. That's the only picture I have. Might work as an excuse when the photo is family brunch but Aunt Matilda blinked, but not when it's grandpa Ludvig in full swastik. If that is the only picture that you

have, maybe consider having no pictures of him. You can sit Veterans Day out. No one will think that's weird. But that's just one of many moments when the Republican parties recently found itself answering some uncomfortable questions about Nazi references. In fact, on day one of Trump's second term, Elon Musk attracted attention after thanking Trump

supporters like this. >> I just want to say thank you for making it happen. Thank you. [cheering]

My heart goes out to you. >> Yeah, that gesture and the weird little grunt that came with it are a bit worse than you remember, right? Because everything about that screams Nazi. Well, almost everything to be fair to the Nazis. Unlike Elon, they at least looked sharp in their suits. But it does