Dear America, Re: Border Wall We tried. Cannot recommend. Love, Germany

“Four years ago, when I was fifty years younger.” Me too John

“YOU CAN’T REMOVE THE CONFEDERATE STATUES! IT’S HISTORY!” “What about Native American history?” “Lol what?”

Conservitives: The government can't pay for health care. Also conservitives: Surely the government can pay for the wall.

“It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.” ― Mark Twain

I used to dream about living in America when I was a kid, but honestly, I'm ok, thank you

that "thicc latinas will not be deported line makes me physically ill holy shit

Conservatives: The government shouldn't be wasting so much money Also conservatives: Anyway, here's borderwall!

"Stupider than I predicted" is basically the tagline for 2020.

Presidents typically age excessively during presidency, this presidency has excessively aged the citizens.

7:42 Person from the graphics department: Your efforts are not in vain. "I feel the necessity. The necessity to go fast" Brilliant! 😂

I remember seeing on the Daily Show that those metal pipes could be cut by any handsaw that you find at a hardware store.

Putting the wall through a wildlife preserve is literally something a cartoon villain would do

He completely missed footage of the wall literally falling over. The wind has knocked down several sections of this wall. It is literally falling over, not in risk of falling over but is falling over.

you know what, if you're desperate enough that you're willing to climb those craggy-ass mountains to get in here, you should just be given a green card the moment you step over the border, because not only does that show desperation, it also displays that you have significant skills to contribute to the workforce.

As someone studying archaeology, the tearing through native land hurts so much

The problem is that the people who donated money for this wall will never watch this video ...

"Expensive and Pointless" could be the slogan of the Trump presidency.

America: The World’s Florida

"it's destructive, pointless, ineffective, racist, weak and something the damaging of which we have to be dealing with for a very long time" Trump presidency in a nutshell

Well, that explains 2020. We disturbed Indian burial grounds.

“Four years ago when I was approximately 50 years younger” is such a 2020 mood it hurts.

John oliver is a universal treasure , for real the world needs more of this man ❤️

Trump 2016: We're going to build a wall and Mexico is going to pay for it. Mexico 2016: Haha. Fat chance. Mexico 2020 (watching everything that is unfolding in the US): Maybe we should pay for that wall.

"Destructive, pointless, ineffective, racist, weak and something, the damages of which, we're going to have to be dealing with for a very long time." Yes, that pretty much sums up America's 45th President.

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” ― Abraham Lincoln

I would like to point out that any thin wall can be scaled with a grappling hook, technology that has existed for a long, long time. All of the wall designs could be climbed that way.

Nobody, besides teachers and literal children, should ever use the words ‘super-duper’ to describe literally *anything*

The Native American man crying near the end is extremely sad. Like wtf.

President Trump’s legacy, “The Wall: destructive, pointless, ineffective, racist, weak and something we’re gonna have to deal with for a very long time”. Whew... Describes his presidency well. Texas

Daaamn... That closing statement comparing the wall to this administration was straight up poetry. This is one of the most important popular shows.

A(nother) moment of appreciation for John ending this segment genuinely angry. Thank you, Last Week Tonight

Every time John Oliver does a segment on Trump, he really looks like he's going to burst from rage and he's using every cell of his body to hold it back.

Honestly, I have a hard time sympathizing with people who's money got stolen because they donated to build the wall.

I now want to buy a brick and have the inscription read "the country is open! Everyone is welcome!" In english and spanish

Your summary at the end made me begin to cry. America will never be the same again. I worry for the people, they need a real leader!

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the eloquence in Jon Oliver's presentations. Amazing job, boss.

“The biggest scholarship opportunity for camels” oooo nice callback lmao

My hope in human intelligence is slowly rocketing down a rollercoaster while everybody cheers for you. They’ll never realize I’ll die before the ride is finished.

The writers on this show are absolute savages. That bit at the end was amazing.

This wall is Trump's monument: "Destructive, Pointless, Ineffective, Racist, Weak, and something we'll be dealing with the damages of for a long time..." Very well said.

I feel safe in this comment section thank you guys ✨

The sheer vehemence he has in his voice at the end segment was genuinely rallying, he unflinchingly voices something I can't believe all Americans aren't behind, as an Australian I understand we have our share of issues with our own childlike government, inept policies and honestly just straight up cringe worthy parliamentary debates, but you America, are in a league all of your own.

13:00 "Sexual harassment, Tax fraud, federal violations and child pornography is not a great list for a company vying to receive government funding" Sounds like just the company for someone: - with proof of sexual misconduct during their beauty pageants, - who refuses to release his tax files - with a history of over 3,500 lawsuits - who apparently really wants to date his daughter

One of the scariest parts about all this is how helpless I feel fighting stupidity with intelligence, research, facts, etc because it never seems to phase trump supporters. I bet even after all these scandals get proven, and the wall collapses, and we've wasted billions of taxpayer dollars; the trump supporters will praise how amazing and successful the project is. It's terrifying.

Arguably your best closing statement

There were actual climbers who made short work of climbing the wall.

"destructive, pointless, ineffective, racist, weak". He hit the nail on the head on this one

The lack of a live audience seems to magnify Oliver's anger.

Adam Driver's jokes are never gonna get old

I didn’t used to you have crush on Adam Driver but John Oliver’s major crush on him has made me one impressionable lady and now I’m crushing hard on Adam Driver.

“You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.” ― Robert A. Heinlein

I'm mexican, I live on the border, I've seen a lot of people climb that wall like a piece of cake. I also have seen a lot of people kissing and hugging through the wall...

That was the single best sign off I’ve ever seen from John, and I’ve been binging this show quite a lot lately

I have to disagree about the "bricks last forever" part. I work in construction, and 50+ years and bricks start to crumble... and that's the ones on the INSIDE of a house. Imagine how eroded and defaced those bricks will be when exposed to weathering like rain, wind, etc.

The ending of this episode really made me realize how exhausted John must be from doing the job of every major news network

And the people who were scammed will still vote for Trump in November.

The "Thicc Latinas" part cracked me up. You just know that was a troll.

this is the first time i saw john oliver ended his show with angry and sad face expression.. love from philippines

The “super duper” wall sounds like an evil villain’s wall they built around their hideout in a stupid cartoon no one remembers.

If John ever has Adam Driver as a guest, it's going to be soooooo awkward.

The joke with Lindsey Graham and his tie killed me😂

Decided to rewatch this video and just got a push notification that Trump pardoned Steve Bannon.

That running joke with Adam Driver never gets old.

Trump always sounds like student, trying to stretch his presentation to the required 15 minutes.

For the “Wall Beauty Pageant”, I TOTALLY wanted to see one of the test-sections fall and knock over the next, and have them all go over like dominoes.

His closing statement is spot on and just amazing.

"Standing for 150 years" for a wall, is actually pretty shitty for a building even if it does stand for that time. You've got walls from medieval and pre-medieval times that still stand today.

I believe I said this 4 years ago, but... China built the greatest wall ever built. It took centuries of building a series of smaller walls and joining them into the greatest wall ever built. It doesn't even have a name; it's just called the Great Wall of China because no other name is needed. Parts of it stood for centuries and still stand to this day. Even the parts are not maintained and are decaying still look impressive. The fact that it can be seen from orbit is a myth-but the fact that you believed it shows how great this wall was. Seriously, no wall ever built will come close. Restoring the whole thing would cost as much as the infrastructure budget on the entire Interstate Freeway System (and all the parts in the photos? Are a small portion of the entire wall; restoring all of it is infeasible, dangerous and pointless). And it FAILED at it's one job. The Mongols took one look at it and instead of going "oh, we should run away," they went "challenge accepted" and proceeded to conquer...well, pretty much everything in front of them (see "Yuan Dynasty" and "Mongol Empire"). It did NOTHING, but stand there and look impressive. (I'll give it this: at least it stood for centuries, looks impressive and failed to keep out one of the greatest armies in history instead of standing for months, looking pathetic and failing to keep out refugees).

It hurts to see John get angrier and angrier with each new episode, the world really is just falling apart

The writing, and then the actual presentation.. GOLDEN.

Imagine if all the time, money, and effort wasted on this was instead invested to repairing existing infrastructure and building a high speed rail. Sigh.

I know this is horrible. But "You can't get down....Maybe a rope." Continues to crack me up every time I hear it.

14:38 That weird moment when you hear your name the way you tell others to pronounce it when it almost NEVER happens outside of IRL. O.o And in a John Oliver video of all things. XD

Absolutely incredible.

Previously never shut up about building a wall, now we never hear about it.

Trump: “Who’s this Bannon? Never heard of him, never met him”

That closing statement was fierce!

John is the best. Not only does he point out problems, he also gives sensible, attainable solutions. All the while being funny as fuck

Hello John, fan from Belarus here. Please talk about Belarus. It could really help us and could mean even if a little bit of more safety for us if the world is watching

I love how you see John is actually pissed off about this.

The squirrel in my backyard could climb up a slat and be over that wall in a trice.

This was better than expected. Deserves more views

Chad Wolf is so Chad Wolf that I'm betting he named himself that.

You can tell that he is just absolutely exhausted and done with Trump, and honestly I am too.

Perfecto 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

The only dumb thing missing is them digging a tunnel through the mountains so the wall can go through...

I'm really surprised John didn't mention anything about sections of the wall being blown down in one of the more recent hurricanes

Brian’s face when Bannon made that “joke” was a give away in itself, his face looked like he was saying “dude are you high right now shut the hell up!” But couldn’t break his smile for the camera.

Love from India to John Oliver 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

As a Canadian I strongly believe we should also look into the concept of a southern border wall 😑

"Load bearing behemoth" is my new tinder profile description.

“He looks like his parents started with the name Chad Wolf and found a baby to match” 😂😂😂

You are my self. Most respect for you. Please don't stop what you do. Aroha nui from NZ 😠😑😁 cheers my mentor 🍷

Me descending the wall like a Fireman: "Wheeeeeee"

Rock climber here. When the wall design was released, there was a climbing competition where climbers all tried to climb a replica. It was ridiculously easy.

Donald Trump, a Trump supporter and a Mexican immigrant are together sharing 100 slices of pizza. First Trump takes 99 slices and points the Mexican immigrant to his supporter, says: "Watch out! The Mexican is coming for your pizza." While his supporter is busy fighting the Mexican, Trump takes the last slice of pizza as well.

That last 40 seconds - damn John. Love the passion!

Priceless, John.

I could feel the table pounding rage behind John’s eyes. The break in the chairman’s voice as he spoke about the detonations just broke my heart..