Stephen Colbert took his flip commenting on the Donald Trump aide making headlines because the “human printer” throughout his Thursday night time monologue. It started with him noting that the marketing campaign had taken down a video with a headline a few “unified reich” underneath Trump, which that they had mentioned was posted by a junior staffer.
The New York Occasions reported this week that Natalie Harp is the individual accountable, each serving to to run his Reality Social social media account and supplying Trump with printouts containing “mood-boosting information” the previous president is usually seen studying from. Colbert famous that Harp carries a transportable printer that lets her rapidly produce exhausting copies of articles for Trump.
“When she actually wants his consideration, she prints these optimistic information [stories] proper on a slice of bologna,” Colbert joked, earlier than miming Trump studying the information, sniffing it and licking it. He additionally continued a run of meat-related jokes that started earlier within the monologue, dropping extra scorching canine references to the enjoyment of the group.
Colbert mentioned it’s pathetic that it’s somebody’s whole job simply to print out compliments for his or her boss, claiming he’d by no means be caught debasing an worker only for an ego enhance.
“Fortunately I’m the type of safe, assured boss who doesn’t want that — at the least that’s what they’re saying in all my printouts,” Colbert mentioned earlier than summoning his personal staffer pulling a wagon of printouts.
“Come on, look sharp, look sharp Maya. Daddy wants his completely happy web page,” Colbert mentioned as Maya handed him a sheet of paper. “Ah sure, one other piece of nice information about me. ‘Stephen Colbert is pre-approved for the Amtrak Visitor Rewards Most popular Mastercard.’”
Harp has been throughout headlines all through Trump’s hush cash trial. MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes famous that the previous president usually used these printouts and different units to assist preserve him awake and energetic in the course of the trial – “very similar to a baby with an iPad at a restaurant.”
“The ex-president must be entertained in the course of the much less salacious parts of his trial,” Hayes mentioned.
Watch the complete Stephen Colbert monologue above.
