Stephen Colbert reacts to Trump’s plan to target the press at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
It’s almost time for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which will be attended by Donald Trump himself for the first time in a decade. And apparently the president has a plan.
In the Late show clip above, Stephen Colbert reacts to a Daily Beast report that says Trump plans to attack the press in his speech before leaving the event early.
“All of you journalists are the enemies of the people,” Colbert says, in typical Trump style. “I hate you all. And if you call me, I’ll answer every time.”
Stephen Colbert criticizes Trump for his Iran war strategy
Colbert goes on to comment on Trump’s reported plan to leave before the awards themselves are presented, thus avoiding any embarrassment.
“I can understand why it’s going to fall, because one of these awards – and it’s true – is going The Wall Street Journal for his scoop on a certain birthday doodle for Jeffrey Epstein,” says Colbert. “And another award for the photojournalist who took this photo from the time when a man was having a medical emergency right there in the Oval Office, and Trump was standing there like he was waiting for a bus. It’s so crazy that he didn’t help, especially now that we know he’s a doctor.”
Elsewhere, Jimmy Kimmel decided to host an alternative version of the event, filled with roasts.
Want more late night best? Sign up for Mashable’s Top Stories newsletter.
