Monday was an important date for the people of Flint Michigan. April 25 is the date two years ago when the city’s water source was switched to the Flint River and Larry Wilmore commemorated the event by imagining the best way to kill the state’s Republican governor, Rick Snyder.
To kick off the show Wilmore held up a dirty t-shirt that read “Arrest Gov. Rick Snyder.” The host also spent that time claiming the governor has done nothing to correct the situation and mocked the governor’s efforts to convince people to drink filtered water. Wilmore said the reason the shirt was dirty was because he “made the mistake of washing it in Flint water.”
Later on in the show Wilmore brought on guest Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, who was one of the scientists who documented the high levels of lead. They talked about how state officials tried to contradict her work and discredit her by calling her a “unfortunate researcher.” Wilmore joked it would make a good book title for her. But Wilmore would soon take it to a darker place.