John Oliver Explains Why Columbus Day Should Not Be a Thing

President Trump recently impugned efforts to end Columbus Day, but five years ago Last Week Tonight with John Oliver showed us exactly why we should do just that. The eternal question remains: how is this still a thing?

This classic clip also reminds us that we wouldn't be missing anything, save the "annual traditions of cheesy local commercials and Americans turning up to an unexpectedly closed post office and going 'oh yeah, it's Columbus Day. Shit.'"

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