Late-night hosts have discussed Donald Trump’s obsession with bragging about his win, despite losing the popular vote, referring to him as a “loser president”.
On The Late Show on Tuesday, Stephen Colbert brought up the president’s visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which included a shoutout for his nominee for secretary of housing and urban development, Ben Carson.
“It is the greatest achievement for African Americans since about four weeks ago, when we had a black president,” Colbert joked. He also photoshopped Carson’s face on to the front of a Dr Seuss book, called How the Grinch Stole Housing.
Trump’s visit also allowed for yet more bragging about his win in certain states, although Colbert used this as a reminder that he did fail to obtain the popular vote. “He’s still president, he’s just a loser president,” he said.
He went on to talk about last week’s “day without immigrants”, during which many immigrants protested by refusing to go to work. “I thought that’s what Trump called it when Melania stays in New York,” he said.
The issue of Trump’s obsession with playing golf also came up. “Six times in 30 days?” he said. “That does explain the bumper sticker on Air Force One: I’d rather be golfing and there’s a 20% chance that I am.”
His aides have claimed that he could in fact be on the course for something other than golf. “He could be on the course for any reason,” Colbert agreed. “We know he loves making fun of people’s handicaps.”
On Late Night with Seth Meyers, the host joked about a report that Trump and Pence shared a dinner in the White House. “Pence said grace and Trump said: ‘There were 1.5 million people at my inauguration,’” he said.
He also said that Trump’s visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture was “part of his ongoing quest to find Barack Obama’s birth certificate”.
During his visit, Trump was asked about a rise in attacks against Jewish people. “He denounces antisemitism with the same energy you use to thank your aunt when she gives you socks for Christmas,” he said.
He then referenced a mistake that saw Pence speak in front of an American flag that had one extra star “in honor of the new 51st state: panic”.
On The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon dressed up as Trump again and talked about his busy weekend: “I shot four under par.”
In character, he claimed that it was “time for me to take matters into my own abnormally gigantic hands” and launched TNN: Trump News Network.
He called it: “The only news network that is 100% fair and 112% factual.”
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