“And the truth is, Pence is not and has never been, a friend of the gay community.”
 John Oliver took a break from targeting President Donald Trump on Sunday, 
and instead focused his fire on Vice President Mike Pence and his 
ultra-conservative views. And for good measure, he announced a 
parody children’s book to take on one released by the Pences.
On his HBO show, the ‘Last Week Tonight' host began by describing the 
vice president as an "ashen weasel," which he called the "opposite of whatever 
a silver fox is.” Oliver then ran through his public statements on issues 
such as abortion rights, homosexuality, same-sex marriage, gays in the 
military and even women in the military — all of which 
fell towards the more extreme, conservative end of the spectrum.
Oliver reminded the audience that Pence is the only person Trump 
can't fire and could become president by default. He joked that former 
White House advisor Omarosa Manigault Newman was right when she 
warned fellow contestants in the ‘Celebrity Big Brother' house that 
“as bad as y'all think Trump is, you would be worried about Pence."
“But he thinks Jesus tells him to say things. I’m like, Jesus ain’t say that.”
 \Oliver then focused on Pence's views on homosexuality in particular and his 
continued association with controversial groups that back 
gay conversion therapy, like James Dobson's Focus on the Family.
“While Pence may claim that he did not and does not support gay conversion 
therapy, he very much supports those who support it.” 
Then, talk turned to the Pence family’s pet rabbit Marlon Bundo -- 
a name that even Oliver had to admit is pretty great. 
“And Marlon Bundo is a great rabbit. He has his own Instagram account. 
Here he is making an important phone call.”
The bunny has become something of a celebrity since he arrived at the White House, 
and this week saw the release of a children's book of his adventures written 
by Pence's daughter Charlotte and illustrated by his wife, Karen, 
titled ‘Marlon Bundo's Day in the Life of the Vice President.'
Oliver pulled his own rabbit out of hat, so to speak, by announcing the release of his 
own competing book, called ‘A Day In The Life Of Marlon Bundo.' 
The book, which available now via PDF, is an effort to blunt the potential 
success of the Pences' book and tells the story of a White House rabbit 
who falls in love with another rabbit called Wesley 
and how, despite the 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, and RuPaul. 
Plus, John Lithgow plays an ill-tempered bigoted 
stink bug, a thinly veiled nod to Pence himself. 
By Monday, Oliver's book was topping Amazon's best-seller list 
and all of the proceeds are going to the Trevor Project — a non-profit 
organization which focuses on suicide prevention in the young LGBTQ community -- 
and AIDS United, which works to end the AIDS epidemic in the United States. 
“This isn’t an adult book telling Mike Pence to go fuck himself. 
Although, in buying it, that’s exactly what you would be doing.”
To watch the full ‘Last Week Tonight' segment, head to THR.com. 
And to buy your own copy of Oliver’s ‘A Day In The Life Of 
Marlon Bundo,' you can head to betterbundobook.com.
For The Hollywood Reporter News, I’m Lyndsey Rodrigues. 
