{
  "id": 19159706,
  "title": "John Oliver reacts gleefully to the midterms, roasts Elon Musk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/john-oliver-reacts-gleefully-to-the-midterms-roasts-elon-musk",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-09T13:29:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/john-oliver-midterm-results-elon-musk"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "John Oliver's spirits were high as he recapped the midterms at the beginning of Sunday's episode of Last Week Tonight. The host noted that it had been a busy week, and given the results, it was a pretty good week overall. Oliver remarked that Democrats had won so big on Tuesday that it was sometimes difficult to take all the positive results in stride.\n\nThe host then turned his attention to Elon Musk, the subject of a previous Last Week Tonight episode. Musk had spent around $500 million on the midterms, but his efforts did not yield any positive results. Oliver expressed his exasperation, saying, \"Elon Musk wasted so much money!\" He likened the $500 million spent by Musk to \"going up in flames faster than a parked Cybertruck.\"\n\nIn addition to his critique of Musk, Oliver also touched on the news that Tesla was ending production of the Cybertruck. While not an election result, the decision felt like one, according to the host. The article concludes by noting that viewers can see what other late-night hosts had to say about the midterms, including Jimmy Kimmel, The Daily Show, and Seth Meyers.",
  "summary": "John Oliver responded to the midterm election results during \"Last Week Tonight\" on Sunday, roasting Elon Musk for wasting $500 million.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}