Australian World Cup Chant Targets Donald Trump

During the current FIFA World Cup, a group of Australian supporters were heard chanting a refrain that called U.S. President Donald Trump a sex offender. The chant was captured by HBO’s satirical news program “Last Week Tonight,” where host John Oliver used it as the lead story in the show’s Sunday episode.

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The World Cup often features fan songs that celebrate national identity, and the Australian chant exemplifies how such traditions can intersect with political commentary. Oliver’s segment also referenced his broader jokes about Trump’s recent foreign-policy moves, including criticism of the Iran deal and remarks about the president’s incidents at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and the Strait of Hormuz. The principal figures in the broadcast are John Oliver, the Australian fans delivering the chant, and President Donald Trump, who is the lyrical target.

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Oliver framed the chant as a moment of “excellent” humor, contrasting it with previous Australian cultural exports such as avocado toast and actress Nicole Kidman. He likened the spectacle of intoxicated supporters chanting “Trump’s a sex offender” to an unexpected urban scene viewed from an office window, thereby highlighting the unusual nature of political vilification in a sports setting. The host also mocked Trump’s claim that critics of his Iran agreement were “jealous,” noting Oliver’s description of the president’s recent “global humiliation” by two bodies of water as further evidence of the administration’s vulnerability to public ridicule.

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• “Aussie boys, we’re on a bender,” — Australian fans, World Cup chant

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• “Until now, the best thing Australia gave the U.S. was avocado toast and Nicole Kidman,” — John Oliver, “Last Week Tonight.”

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• “Because seeing drunk Aussies joyously chanting ‘Trump’s a sex offender’ is the equivalent of looking out your office window and seeing tourists eating ice cream on a double-decker bus.” — John Oliver, “Last Week Tonight.”

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• “The man just got globally humiliated by two different bodies of water!” — John Oliver, “Last Week Tonight.”

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The source provides only a single description of the chant and Oliver’s on-air reaction. No alternative eyewitness accounts, statements from the Australian fan groups, or official comments from the White House are included, leaving the broader public response undocumented.

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The segment aired on Sunday on HBO and HBO Max at 11 p.m. ET. No subsequent coverage of the chant’s spread or any formal response from the parties involved has been reported in the available material.

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