John Oliver took a week off to break down President Donald Trump’s latest outrage by focusing his fire on Vice President Mike Pence and his ultra-conservative views.
the Last week tonight the host began by describing Pence as an “ashy weasel” who was “the opposite of what a silver fox is,” then went through his public statements on issues including abortion rights, the homosexuality, same-sex marriage, homosexuals in the military, and even women in the military which all fell towards the more extreme end of the spectrum.
Oliver reminded the audience that Pence was the only person Trump could not fire and could become president by default. He joked that former White House adviser Omarosa was right when she warned other presidential candidates Celebrity big brother hKnow that “as bad as you think Trump is, you’d be worried about Pence.”
Oliver then focused on Pence’s views on homosexuality in particular and his continued association with controversial groups that support gay conversion therapy like James Dobson’s Focus on the Family.
It wasn’t all negative though, Oliver admitted that “objectively” the Pences chose a great name for their pet bunny. Marlon Bundo has become something of a celebrity since arriving in the White House and this week saw the release of a children’s book of his adventures, written by Charlotte Pence and illustrated by Karen Pence, titled Marlon Bundo’s day in the life of the vice president.
In an effort to blunt the potential success of Pence’s book but also to underscore the VP’s extreme views, Oliver unexpectedly announced the release of his own book, available immediately as a PDF, titled A day in the life of Marlon Bundo which tells the story of a White House bunny who falls in love with another bunny named Wesley and how, despite odds and bigotry, they marry.
There is also an audio version of A day in the life of Marlon Bundo featuring the voice talents of Jim Parsons, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ellie Kemper, RuPaul and John Lithgow as the bad-tempered fanatical bug, a thinly veiled nod to Pence himself.
Watch Pence’s full clip from Last week tonight here.
This article originally appeared on THR.com.