‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Dissects “The Perfect Phone Call”
had a different take from the president on the substance of that call.
Trump noted that when he speaks to foreign leaders on the phone, “I know that we have many people listening.” show pounced, switching to his imitation of Trump as to who might be listening: “The Saudis. I believe the Chinese have me bugged pretty good. But not Russia. I just forward them the transcripts directly.”“He keeps insisting his phone call was perfect and that the document that proves he’s guilty doesn’t say what we all see it says,” he began. “OK, let’s take a look at this exact transcript. Right on the first page: ‘Not a verbatim transcript of the discussion.
Trump lamented that he had recently had “three days of peace” after the “Mueller collusion delusion” before the latest allegations and calls for impeachment surfaced. “What did I do now?” “It’s good to know even you can’t keep track of your crimes,” Colbert quipped in response. “Here’s my problem: Why did you get three days of peace That’s not fair. I haven’t had a good night’s sleep since you were elected!”TONIGHT: While meeting with the Finnish president, Trump had a very Trumpy meltdown.
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