John Oliver Urges Fox News' Weeping Trump Defender to Cry Him a River @alternet: 'No one is making you do it.' On Sunday’s edition of “Last Week Tonight,” host John Oliver recounted President Donald Trump’s disastrous week, which culminated with the firing of White House chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon.“We begin tonight with the White House,” Oliver said, “still a beautiful building in spite of what’s happening inside it.”The mention of Bannon’s firing brought a huge roar of approval from the audience.