Episode
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: August 4, 2024: RFK Jr.
Overview
John Oliver discusses RFK Jr.'s potential to sway the 2024 U.S. presidential election, controversies at the Olympics, and Donald Trump's recent puzzling comments about Kamala Harris.
Details
- Series
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Season
- Season 11
- Episode
- Episode 19
- Air date
- 2024-08-04
- Runtime
- 39 min
Episode context
August 4, 2024: RFK Jr. is Episode 19 in Season 11 of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. It aired on 2024-08-04. The runtime is 39 min.
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