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John Oliver Brutally Mocks Trump for Sacrificing Staff in Airplane-Swap Incident

Variety · August 16, 2026 at 11:47 PM

John Oliver Brutally Mocks Trump for Sacrificing Staff in Airplane-Swap Incident

On Sunday night, the summer’s hottest soap opera star, John Oliver, opened the latest edition of his Emmy-winning HBO series “Last Week Tonight” by addressing Trump’s controversial airplane switcheroo incident whilst leaving a NATO summit in Turkey.

“The Iran War dragged on with a series of humiliating news headlines including this revelation about Trump’s trip […]

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John Oliver Brutally Mocks Trump for Sacrificing Staff in Airplane-Swap Incident

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