Focus on the Family Criticizes 'Last Week Tonight' Host John Oliver for Mocking Mike Pence
- Updated Mar 21, 2018
Conservative Christian group Focus on the Family has hit back at “Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver for mocking a children’s book written by Vice President Mike Pence’s daughter.
According to The Christian Post, Oliver mocked the book, titled Marlon Bundo’s Day in the Life of the Vice President, which was created by Pence’s daughter Charlotte and is based on the Pence’s real-life pet rabbit. Although the book is not political in nature, Oliver used it to mock the Vice President’s views on abortion and gay marriage.
Oliver changed the book’s title and created a scenario in which Pence, portrayed as a stink bug, tries to stop two gay rabbits from getting married.
Responding to Oliver’s attack, Focus on the Family President Jim Daly wrote, "Social media is abuzz today concerning HBO's John Oliver's Sunday night attack on Vice President Mike Pence and Focus on the Family. The 'satirical' late-night talk show host's screed was not just vicious in tone, but also vulgar and vile in every sense of the word and way.”
"Over the years, late-night television has devolved into a breeding ground for cynical, skeptical, bitter and so-called 'humor' that cuts people, attempting to both marginalize and tear down individuals and institutions with whom both hosts and often guests disagree," Daly added.
Oliver also criticized Focus on the Family for inviting Pence to speak at past events they have hosted.
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Publication date: March 21, 2018
