John Oliver lampoons Republican's who voted to repeal ObamaCare

'That’s not how you read a bill, that’s how you check a bill for spiders'

Monday 08 May 2017 10:58 BST

John Oliver lays into Republicans who have repealed Obamacare: "You fucked up"

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

Last week, many Americans were left baffled after the US House of Representatives passed a repeal and replacement Obamacare bill.

Never one to miss a beat, Last Week Tonight host John Oliver spoke about the controversial bill, lambasting those who openly admitted they hadn’t read the entire thing.

Oliver kickstarted by playing a clip of South Carolina’s Mark Sanford who told CNN he had turned through every page but not read them all.

“You turned through every page?” a bemused Oliver said. “That’s not how you read a bill, that’s how you check a bill for spiders.”

The host then turned on New York’s Chris Collins, a Republican who, when questioned by The Buffalo News, asked the reporter to explain parts of the bill.

“Okay, I can explain that to you right now,” the ex-Community actor said. “Essentially, you f**ked up.” Oliver then began to present various diagrams explaining how much Collins ‘f**ked up’.

Towards the end of the segment, Oliver began attempting to rap Eminem’s ‘Lose Yourself’, but stopped because of copyright infringement. Watch the full segment below.