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John Oliver devotes Last Week Tonight episode to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

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On the November 8, 2026 episode of Last Week Tonight (Season 13, Episode 29), John Oliver devoted most of the show to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, laying out a series of allegations and urging Congress to impeach him. Oliver ran a roughly 44-minute segment that accused Hegseth of lacking command experience, presiding over workplace drinking, encouraging or tolerating anti-Muslim chants, sexual misconduct allegations, and a public strip club episode. Oliver also tied Hegseth’s decisions to policy damage in the military, saying his tenure has done lasting harm and arguing impeachment is one immediate remedy. The host cited failures such as dismantling a battalion tasked with adapting breakthrough drone tactics and questioned Hegseth’s fitness for office. Viewers and commentators quoted in social posts echoed Oliver’s call for accountability, with multiple posts saying the show laid out the case for impeachment and urging Congress to act. Oliver paired the Hegseth segment with celebratory coverage of Democrats’ midterm wins earlier in the episode.

MeidasTouch
@meidastouch.com

🚨 BREAKING: Rep. Massie reintroduces articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth

56133d ago
Better Things Are Possible
@internethippo.bsky.social

Pete Hegseth's lawyer: Don't worry, we'll fight this. It's not like you killed someone. You did? Well they still have to prove it. It's not like you posted hype videos bragging about all the killing you were doing

47023d ago
Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

COLLINS: Will you stand by Pete Hegseth if he's impeached? TRUMP: Yeah, I'll stand by him. He won two wars. Massie is a lower. Just like you're a loser at CNN.

9083d ago
Mark Chadbourn
@chadbourn.bsky.social

Secretary of State Marco Rubio: “Impeaching Pete Hegseth is unfair. Pete's done a good job.”

3543d ago
FactPost
@factpostnews.bsky.social

Trump lashes out: I'll stand by Pete Hegseth even if he's impeached. Massie is a loser. Just like you're a loser, CNN. Stone cold loser.

1773d ago
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