John Oliver Takes on Pelosi’s TikTok Tic-Tac-Toe Comment

Comedian and television host John Oliver took a humorous swipe at former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent remarks during his Sunday episode of HBO’s Last Week Tonight. Pelosi, a Democratic representative from California, had commented on the TikTok bill, stating,

“This is not an attempt to ban TikTok. It’s an attempt to make TikTok better. Tic-tac-toe, a winner. A winner.”

Accompanying her words, Pelosi gestured a diagonal win, alluding to the game of tic-tac-toe.

Earlier in the week, the US House of Representatives passed a bill requiring ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, to divest its stake or face a ...