LF: 'Mr Drumpf, I await your lawsuit': John Oliver rips Donald Trump to shreds in 21-minute segment of his show and reveals the tycoon's original family name

Title: 'Mr Drumpf, I await your lawsuit': John Oliver rips Donald Trump to shreds in 21-minute segment of his show and reveals the tycoon's original family name
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Published: Mar 1, 2016
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Post Date: 2016-03-01 10:13:33 by cranky
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Last Week Tonight host John Oliver has dedicated a new 21-minute segment of his show to ripping Republican front-runner Donald Trump apart.

The former Daily Show correspondent has had issues with the Donald in the past after Trump claimed Oliver 'invited him' on his show 'five or six' times.

Oliver said that wasn't true and has since avoided giving any air time to Trump.

During the clip, Oliver attacks Trump on multiple principles and ends the segment reveal Trump's original family name of 'Drumpf', which has since gone viral.

'Donald Trump is America's back mole: It may have seemed harmless a year ago but now that it's gotten frighteningly bigger, it is no longer wise to ignore it,' Oliver said in the clip.

Oliver acknowledged that Trump can be appealing because he is 'unpredictable and entertaining'.

But going point-by-point through reasons why Trump supporters have told reporters they back the businessman, Oliver broke down why those reasons don't hold up.

The reasons given in a series of clips were: Trump tells it like it is, says what he means, is funding his own campaign, is aggressive and is an incredible business man.

Oliver said he has first-hand knowledge of Trump's attitudes after the business man went after his former boss, former Daily Show host Jon Stewart

Trump claimed Oliver had invited him to be on Last Week Tonight 'five' or 'six' times, which Oliver denies

'First he tells it like it is. Does he? Because the website PolitiFact checked 77 of his statements and ranked 76 per cent of them as varying degrees of false,' Oliver began.

Oliver said he has first-hand knowledge of this because Trump once went after his 'old boss' former Daily Show host Jon Stewart.

First her showed a May 2013 tweet from Trump: 'If Jon Stewart is so above it all & legit, why did he change his name from Jonathon Lebowitz? He should be proud of his heritage.'

Then a tweet from Trump that came two years saying, 'I never attacked phony Jon Stewart for his last name. Would never do that', appeared on screen.

The next point is that Trump is self-funding his campaign. Oliver explained that Trump has actually loaned his campaign more than $17million and only given $250,000.

The reason this is significant is because Trump can pay himself back for the loans with campaign funds.

Trump has actually taken in more than $7million in campaign contributions, Oliver says, and mentions Trump's campaign website has multiple donation buttons.

The host cited that PolitiFact has ranked a majority of Trump's statements as 'varying degrees of false'

Nothing about Trump's life was off limits as Oliver dug into his attitude, finances and last name

Next up was Trump being 'tough' but Oliver said the businessman has 'incredibly thin skin' when it comes to personal attacks.

Oliver also showed a clip of Trump saying he wanted to sue Rosie O'Donnell because it would 'be fun' to 'take some money out of her fat a** pockets'.

Trump's success is the next point Oliver brought up.

Because Trump 'will sue you if you bring up his bankruptcies' Oliver played a clip of Ivanka Trump, the Donald's daughter, talking about a time when her father's finances were in dire straights. b

In the clip from 2003's 'Born Rich' Ivanka tells a story of walking in New York City with her father when he pointed to a homeless man and said the man had '$8billion more than me' because he was in 'such extreme debt'.

Donald Trump also claimed in a court deposition that his net worth was determined by 'feelings, even my own feelings ... and that can change rapidly from day to day'.

Oliver continued to cite Trump's numerous failed endeavors such as Trump Steaks, Trump Shuttles and Trump Vodka.

Oliver said Trump is a 'bad idea' like 'the NFL' or 'owning a pet chimpanzee' during the clip from Sunday

He includes Trump's mortgage company, which was founded right before the housing market crash in 2006, when Trump said he felt it was a 'good time' to start a mortgage company.

Oliver wrapped up the clip first by saying 'Whatever you think of Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz at least you basically know where they stand.

'But Trump's opinions have been wildly inconsistent.'

Then he discussed how how Trump is the cornerstone of Trump's brand and is synonymous with success.

But in the segment's final moments Oliver reveals Trump's family had changed their name to 'Trump' from the name 'Drumpf'.

Using a direct quote from Trump's son, (pictured) Oliver joked Trump might want to rethink his campaign slogan

'It may seem weird to bring up his ancestral name, but to quote Donald Trump he "should be proud of his heritage" because Drumpf is much more reflective of who he actually is.

'So if you're thinking of voting for Donald Trump, the charismatic guy promising to make America great again, stop and take a moment to imagine how you would feel if you just met a guy named Donald Drumpf.

'A litigious, serial liar with a string of broken business ventures and the support of a former Klan leader, who he can't decide whether or not to condemn.

Politician Ralph Nadar used the hashtag and asked for Trump to 'release his tax returns'

Trump's nemesis Rosie O'Donnell tweeted she had ordered a dozen of the 'Make Donald Drumpf Again' hats

Actress Mara Wilson used the hashtag during a rant against the Republican front-runner, too

'Would you think he would make a good president or is the spell now somewhat broken?' Oliver said.

He then unleashed the hashtag #MakeDonaldDrumpfAgain, which Oliver put on merchandise for his fans to buy and share.

Within hours of the clip the hashtag was trending on Facebook and Twitter.

From actress Mara Wilson to politician Ralph Nadar, Oliver's hashtag has taken social media by storm.

Even Trump's nemesis Rosie O'Donnell joined in tweeting she had 'ordered a dozen' Drumpf hats.