John Oliver on Trump's Handling of Coronavirus Pandemic: 'How Irresponsible' | THR News - video Dailymotion

"Again and again, Trump has failed to give this crisis the seriousness it deserves," he said.

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00:00We now have more confirmed coronavirus cases than any country in the world.

00:05Number one. Number one.

00:07John Oliver is slamming Donald Trump over his handling of the coronavirus crisis.

00:12After being off for a week amid the COVID-19 pandemic,

00:15Last Week Tonight with John Oliver returned Sunday and wasted no time attacking President Trump.

00:20Again and again, Trump has failed to give this crisis the seriousness it requires.

00:26Oliver further added that Trump is, quote, less equipped to deal with this historical moment than anybody in recorded history.

00:33The host cited the many times Trump has failed to act responsibly, such as his failure to recognize the pandemic earlier,

00:39his decision not to invoke the Defense Production Act to require General Motors to produce more ventilators sooner,

00:44and his recent comments that he wanted the country to open back up by Easter Sunday, April 12th.

00:49You could do a lot worse than one honoring the time that Jesus was supposed to say inside and didn't.

00:55Oliver also noted that Trump's mishandling of the crisis was severely costly.

00:59Because we wasted so much time that we could have spent preparing, the virus is now widespread.

01:05For more highlights from the latest episode of Last Week Tonight, head to THR.com.

01:09For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.