Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" tweeted on Thursday that President Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE would replace his departing senior legal counsel John Dowd with a television set that plays clips from Fox News on repeat.

The late night show, home of "The World's Fakest News Team," tweeted a mock White House press release on the same day Dowd announced his resignation from leading Trump's personal legal team.

"The President is pleased to announce that Mr. Dowd will be replaced as lead counsel by a 75-inch Samsung Special Edition QLED 4K Television that will play clips of Fox News commentators repeating the phrase "no collusion" on a 24-hour loop," the press release reads.

WHITE HOUSE: Lead legal counsel John Dowd to be replaced by 75-inch Samsung television pic.twitter.com/9CDtnDF6qh — The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) March 22, 2018

"This would be really funny if it weren't so sad. Actually, it is really funny. And sad," Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) responded to The Daily Show's tweet.

This would be really funny if it weren't so sad. Actually, it is really funny. And sad. https://t.co/AeiF9QxEtw — Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) March 22, 2018

Dowd's abrupt departure comes as Trump faces a potential interview with the special counsel investigating Russian influence in the 2016 election.

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Trump, who has maintained that there was "no collusion" between his 2016 campaign and Russian operatives, is an avid watcher of Fox News programs including the morning show "Fox & Friends."

"The television has accepted the president's appointment, and is excited to get started as soon as senior advisor Jared Kushner Jared Corey KushnerAbraham Accords: New hope for peace in Middle East Tenants in Kushner building file lawsuit alleging dangerous living conditions Trump hosts Israel, UAE, Bahrain for historic signing MORE mounts it to the wall," the phony press release said, poking fun at Trump's son-in-law.