John Oliver urges Disney head to fight Trump with 'four key words'

John Oliver delivered a passionate monologue on Last Week Tonight Sunday, directly challenging Disney CEO Bob Iger to stand up to political pressure surrounding Jimmy Kimmel's suspension.

"At some point, you're going to have to draw a line," Oliver urged, recommending Iger use four key words if pushed to bend to President Donald Trump's pressure.

It's "the only phrase that can genuinely make a weak bully go away, and that is ‘F--- you! Make me!’” he said.

Oliver encouraged viewers to cancel Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions, criticizing the "laughably weak" reasoning behind pulling Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air last week. He argued that Kimmel's monologue about Charlie Kirk's assassination — given as a reason for the late-night star to be suspended — had been mischaracterized.

"Kimmel didn't denigrate Charlie Kirk or make light of his killing," Oliver said. "The worst thing you could say is that he appears to have been wrong about the shooter's ideology. But he was also pointing out that many on the right seemed desperate to weaponize Kirk's death."

Oliver highlighted the broader implications of Kimmel's suspension, suggesting it represented a dangerous precedent. "This Kimmel situation does feel like a turning point," he stated. "If the government can force a network to pull a late-night show off the air and do so in plain view, it can do a f--k of a lot worse."

He was particularly critical of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, joking that "Basically Brendan Carr said jump, and Nexstar took his d--- out of their mouth for just long enough to say 'How high, exactly?'" Oliver suggested Carr's podcast comments essentially instructed networks what to do without direct communication.

The comedian drew a vivid metaphor to describe the pressure tactics, comparing it to "someone throwing a brick through your window that said, 'SHUT UP OR ELSE.'"

"Whatever happens to us or our parent company, it should be clear to everyone that the First Amendment is absolutely critical in this country," he said.