WATCH: John Oliver was Tougher On Former NSA Director Keith Alexander than Most Other Journalists

Former “Daily Show” reporter John Oliver interviewed former National Security Agency director Gen. Keith Alexander on Sunday night, and it was a much tougher interview than Alexander has been subjected to in the past.

Oliver conducted the interview on his new HBO show “Last Week Tonight,” a weekly news wrap-up show structured similarly to “The Daily Show,” and managed to tweak the former NSA director over the agency’s spy programs.

Oliver began the segment by asking Alexander whether he had any regrets from his time at the NSA and whether the former NSA director believed the agency had a perception problem.

“Absolutely,” Alexander responded.

Alexander then explained that the negative perception was that the American people believed they were having their information collected, but “the reality is the target is not the American people.”

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