"Well, John Oliver, number one, he's got a couple of problems," Hannity began. "His big problem is he's not funny. If you're funny, I don't care what you say."
00:00I don't live my life too concerned about what John Oliver thinks. His big problem is he's not funny.
00:05Sean Hannity is ripping apart John Oliver after a recent Last Week Tonight segment criticized the Fox News host for his coverage of the Portland protests.
00:13On Thursday, Hannity was a guest on Sirius XM's Jim Norton and Sam Roberts radio show, where he blasted Oliver for his Sunday segment on the Emmy-winning HBO program.
00:21The segment in question saw Oliver slam Fox News as a whole for its coverage of the protests in Portland.
00:26Oliver called Fox News' reporting of the mostly peaceful protests, especially before President Donald Trump deployed federal agents to the city, grossly overblown, saying, quote,
00:35or if you watch Fox News, the end of America as we know it.
00:38Hannity was a prime target for Oliver, who called his reporting of, quote, insane damage simply disingenuous.
00:44After saying Oliver was, quote, not funny, Hannity told Norton and Roberts he was aware of the Oliver segment through media coverage.
00:50He went on to say,
00:51I don't expect John Oliver to know facts or truth, and I'm sure he'll selectively pick out, well, these are the peaceful protesters and ignore the rocks, the bottles, the bricks, the Molotov cocktails, the gunshots, the fireworks, and everything else being hurled at officers around the country.
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01:14For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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