On Tuesday night, Jimmy Kimmel aired an unlikely P.S.A.: an ad encouraging his viewers to sign up for Trumpcare. This was fascinating for two reasons, one of which explains the other. Firstly, Kimmel has famously advocated fiercely against Donald Trump and the G.O.P.’s attempts at health-care reform. Secondly, “Trumpcare” doesn’t exist; the “new health-care plan” Kimmel was highlighting is actually Obamacare. Oh, Kimmel, you sneaky devil!

“[Trumpcare] actually has a lot of good stuff in it,” Kimmel said slyly before he played the ad. “It covers pre-existing conditions; it has no lifetime caps; you can keep your kids on it; and it’s surprisingly affordable, especially for people making under $50,000. So to the president, I say, good for you for putting this out there. We do a lot of criticizing; we should also highlight the positive when it’s warranted.”

Yes: Kimmel, ever the farce enthusiast, was in fact urging his fans to sign up for Obamacare under a different (made-up) name, since the Affordable Care Act remains the system we have in place. Trumpcare died multiple times this year, in part thanks to Kimmel himself and his emotional monologues about his infant son, Billy. Months ago, Kimmel made hay of demonstrating how many viewers don’t know that the Affordable Care Act is, in fact, the same thing as Obamacare, and this prank hit on that same comedic vein—the idea that Obamacare opponents would be in favor of the plan if it did not prominently feature the word “Obama.”

How many Trump supporters will Kimmel actually trick? Probably not that many—but for the droves of scorned voters feeling emotional on this particular day, it’s probably worth taking a moment and hanging on to that win—as well as the multiple liberal victories Tuesday night in local elections.