John Oliver Clowns JD Vance For Giving 'Worst Possible Answer' To A 'Pretty Easy Question'

John Oliver mocked Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) on Sunday over how he responded to a Michigan reporters joyous question at a campaign event.

The Last Week Tonight host said Donald Trump s running mate continues to underwhelm before tossing to a clip of what he described as the worst possible answer to a pretty easy question.

You have been criticized as being a little too serious, a little angry sometimes. What makes you smile? What makes you happy? asked Fox 2 Detroits Charlie Langton on Wednesday.

Well, I smile at a lot of things including bogus questions from the media, man, replied Vance as he proceeded to laugh.

He continued, I mean, look, I think if you watch, if you watch a full speech that I give, I actually, Im having a good time out here and Im enjoying this. But, look, sometimes you got to take the good with the bad. And right now, I am angry about what Kamala Harris has done to this country and done to the American southern border.

Oliver had a question of his own for Vance after seeing the clip.

Is he all right? Oliver asked.

He just got asked what makes you smile, a question to which there is almost no wrong answer. You can say my kids, dogs that sleep weird, a warm bath, dogs that sleep weird, Cheez-It, which is incidentally also the name of this dog that sleeps weird.

Oliver listed off good answers Vance could have provided the reporter before referring to his border security take as a response thats just plain wrong.

The host later played a clip of Vice President Kamala Harris running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, that showed him and his daughter Hope Walz on a slingshot ride at the state fair last year.

Oliver said you clearly dont have to ask Walz what makes him smile as he pointed to snaps of the Minnesota governor holding a piglet  and getting hugged by children  after he signed a law that guaranteed free school meals for kids in his state.

[And theres] him here, seemingly remembering that he isnt JD Fucking Vance, said Oliver as he flashed a picture of Walz cracking a smile.