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# John Oliver‘s “Last Week Tonight” Airs “Faux Ad” in D.C. to Present Message to President Trump
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/john-olivers-last-week-tonight-buys-airtime-in-d-c-to-present-message-to-pres-trump/
- Published: 2017-02-13T21:35:20.000Z
- Updated: 2017-03-01T17:39:37.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Media, #Import 2026-10-08 18:48

**On Sunday’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO,** the first new episode since Trump’s inauguration, Oliver stated that his show would air a Trump-targeted ad, Monday, on all three cable news shows in the D.C. market, reports [Adweek](http://www.adweek.com/tv-video/john-oliver-is-educating-trump-on-major-issues-with-d-c-ad-buy-during-morning-cable-news-shows/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com), which added, in part, that the spot “is a send-up of Medical Direct Club’s “Catheter Cowboy” spot, which also runs on cable news and features a “professional cowboy” who talks about using catheters. Oliver’s faux ad offers some information about the nuclear triad to Trump, who flubbed a question about the topic during a Republican primary debate in December 2015.”

“The reaction of unsuspecting morning cable viewers, many of whom are probably not “Last Week Tonight” fans, is something we can only imagine,” stated a piece in [The New York Times.](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/13/arts/television/john-oliver-last-week-tonight-trump.html?%5Fr=0&ref=capitolcommunicator.com)

According to [Variety](http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/john-oliver-donald-trump-cable-news-tv-ads-1201986428/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com), “This isn’t the first time the “Last Week Tonight” staff has produced and run commercials to further the point of a topical segment. In 2015, after launching a damning report on World Cup governing body FIFA, Oliver and his staff purchased ad time on Trinidad’s TV6.”

To see the “faux ad”, which may be part of a larger campaign by John Oliver, check out the spot below and let us know your reaction.