The President of the United States claps back at Stephen after the host delivered an oral-sex joke about him and President Vladimir Putin in his monologue.
- May 12, 2017
AceShowbiz - President Donald Trump fired back at Stephen Colbert after the 52-year-old host of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" sarcastically said in his monologue on Monday, May 1 that Trump engaged in penetrated sex acts with Vladimir Putin. Trump responded to his "joke" by saying that Stephen is a "no-talent guy and what he says is filthy."
"You see a no-talent guy like Colbert. There's nothing funny about what he says," Trump said in an interview with TIME. "And what he says is filthy." He then claimed that Stephen was using him to gain more popularity. "The guy was dying. By the way they were going to take him off television, then he started attacking me and he started doing better," he shared, before adding, "I've done his show... but when I did his show, which by the way was very highly rated. The highest rating he's ever had."
However, the former "The Colbert Report" host remained happy. In fact, he felt that he "won" against Trump. "Mr. Trump, there's a lot you don't understand, but I never thought one of those things would be show business," Stephen said in the Thursday episode of "The Late Show". "Don't you know I've been trying for a year to get you to say my name? And you were very restrained - admirably restrained - but now you did it. I won," he continued.
He also took to Twitter to express his happiness. "The president of the United States has personally come after me and my show, and there's only one thing to say... yay!" he tweeted.
The President of the United States has come after me and my show, and there's only one thing to say: #LSSC pic.twitter.com/9Raf7NQZg3
— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) May 12, 2017
"The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" airs weeknights at 11:35/10:35c on CBS.
