Since Kamala Harris’s loss in the presidential election last Tuesday, many disappointed voters have criticized the Democratic Party for misdirected campaign strategies that heavily relied on celebrity endorsements. Additionally, Oliver made a sarcastic remark about renowned singer Katy Perry, jokingly suggesting that her involvement was to blame for Harris’s election loss.
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00:00Since Kamala Harris' presidential election loss last Tuesday,
00:04many disappointed voters have criticized the Democratic Party
00:07for a misdirected campaign led by celebrities in the Hollywood industry.
00:11The public is constantly calling out several celebrity endorsements
00:15and the people who were involved in Kamala's election campaign.
00:20Upon the same, American comedian John Oliver urged people to stop playing the blame game.
00:25It is too early to have a definitive answer to how Harris lost,
00:29but that has not stopped people from taking some big swings anyway,
00:32the comedian stated during his first late-night episode since the election.
00:38Oliver further in his statements expressed an understanding of the appeal,
00:42noting that blaming others could be entertaining.
00:44He also took a dig at Trump, stating that he has recently been elected president again
00:49just by campaigning on a platform that revolved around the very idea of placing blames.
00:55Not only this, but Oliver also took a moment to make a sarcastic remark on renowned singer Katy Perry.
01:02He jokingly said that it is because of her that Kamala lost the elections.
01:06In a fun way, he stated,
01:08I'd personally like to imagine that everything that happened is Katy Perry's fault.
01:12This remark was made in the context of singer's performance at Kamala Harris' last rally
01:17the night before election day, where she sang three of her own songs
01:21and performed a cover of Whitney Houston's 1986 classic, Greatest Love Of All.