Late-night host torches Hegseth over USS Lincoln with ‘American Horror Story’ analogy

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsLate-night host torches Hegseth over USS Lincoln with ‘American Horror Story’ analogyThe defense secretary claims conditions on the aircraft carrier have been ‘completely misrepresented’Bruce Golding Monday 17 August 2026 22:47 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:3034284To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/john-oliver-uss-lincoln-hegseth-b3034508.html","title":"Late-night host torches Hegseth over USS Lincoln with ‘American Horror Story’ analogy"}}CloseJohn Oliver blasts Pete Hegseth over conditions on the USS Abraham LincolnSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashington","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"},"isClimate":false}Come...