the president said he would accept information on a political opponent that came from a foreign power, rather than calling the FBI. This, after two years spent insisting, time and time again, that Trump never colluded with Russia during the 2016 election. As a baffled“You’ve got to imagineis just getting home with all of his boxes after clearing out his office, turns on the TV, and he’s like, ‘Damn it, honey, I’m going back to the work,’” Colbert added. “‘I’ll see you in another two years.
Perhaps the most amusing part of Trump’s Stephanopoulos interview came when the president wondered aloud whether he should reporthe hears in all of his meetings with foreign dignitaries to the FBI. But as Noah helpfully pointed out, “There’s a big difference between foreign nations slipping you dirt on your opponents and small talk with the“Trump makes it sound like we expect him to be in a broom closet in Buckingham Palace like, ‘Hello, FBI! You won’t believe what the Queen just did.
Several comedians also piled on the president’s attempt to explain the interview away on Twitter—during which, in a now deleted tweet, Trump mentioned a meeting he’d shared with the “Prince of Whales.”Added“Yes, he spelled ‘Wales’ with an ‘H’—which means the president might be in contact with Aquaman for all we know.”