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

First publishedAug 17, 03:47 UTC

Last updatedAug 17, 08:55 UTC · 8m ago

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

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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 home from last month’s NATO summit,” offered Oliver. Yes, Trump’s plane was secretly swapped out on his return trip from Turkey owing to intelligence regarding a possible Iranian attempt on his Qatari-gifted Air Force One plane. Trump reportedly snuck out of the plane and onto a catering truck that whisked him off to a smaller military jet for the return flight.

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What's the story?: 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 home from last month’s NATO summit,” offered Oliver.
How widely is it covered?: 1 outlet, average source rating 6.0/10.
When was it last updated?: 8m ago.

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