Oliver then resumed his overview of the powers and privileges that Trump will be given as president, such as having his portrait in airports and comforting the families of casualties of war. Oliver then joked that Trump would look up the salary of the President and then resign out of disappointment, but that would leave then-Vice President-elect Mike Pence as president. Oliver argued that Pence would be even worse than Trump as president. Oliver then proposed some options to curtail Trump's potential damage as president. This included donating to organizations that support progressive causes such as Planned Parenthood, the Center for Reproductive Rights, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the International Refugee Assistance Project, the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund, the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, and the Trevor Project. Oliver argued that his audience should also support the press, given Trump's inability to accept reality and responsibility as well as his promise to "open up those libel laws". Oliver also warned his audience not to normalize Trump. Oliver argued that the year 2016 was, in his opinion, a rather unpleasant one, not only due to the election but due to the Syrian refugee crisis, Zika outbreak, and the deaths of various celebrities during the year. Oliver compiled a montage of people on the street as well as celebrities such as Amy Schumer, Larry Wilmore and "Weird Al" Yankovic lamenting these negative events. Oliver concludes the episode (and the season) by blowing up a sign of 2016 to the tune of Ludwig van Beethoven's "Ode to Joy".