John Oliver Will Run Ads on Cable News to Educate President Trump
Many political and advocacy organizations have begun to realize they have a chance to put their pitch in front of President Donald Trump by running ads in early morning programs on cable-news outlets. Starting tomorrow, John Oliver will stand among them.
Speaking during the launch of the fourth season of his HBO program, “Last Week Tonight,” Oliver said he intended to run commercials on Washington D.C. area cable systems between 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. during Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” CNN’s “New Day” and MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that would educate Trump on facts of which Oliver believes he is not aware. The commercials, designed to look like a direct-response medical commercial touting help for people who use catheters, will instead offer remedial help on subjects like the nuclear triad and African geography.
“We all need to commit to defining the reality of facts,” said Oliver during the show.
Oliver, who in press interviews this week expressed skittishness about having the show focus overmuch on the nation’s 45th President, did just that Sunday night with a program that examined how the Commander-in-Chief gets information about the world. Oliver’s staff determined that he relies upon cable news and non-mainstream press reports from web outlets. To combat that, the staff will air the ads in hopes of bringing the President up to date on issues that might really matter.
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Great show last night almost entirely dedicated to the shit gibbon.
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