Late-night comedians were rendered nearly speechless Thursday night after the president’s morning appearance on Fox and Friends, during which he admitted he didn’t buy First Lady Melania anything for her birthday — but said that he did get her a “beautiful card,” and decided to come on the show Thursday because it fell on the “special day.”
“Why did Trump say he called into Fox and Friends because it was Melania’s birthday?” The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah wondered. “What does that mean?” He’s like, ‘Honey, I’ve got a great celebration planned for us today: I’m going to talk to some TV people while sitting on the toilet.’ ‘Oh, thank you, Donald. My life is a beautiful dream.’”
Stephen Colbert was more pointed, saying: “You’re a billionaire! You got your wife a card? Do you know what she puts up with?” Colbert asked, incredulous. “I think she’s earned a shopping spree — I’m going to say around $130,000 worth.”
“This is the question you don’t lie about?” Comedian James Corden mused. “He said he’s too busy to give a birthday present to his wife. I mean, how much effort does it take to just leave the back door open and say, ‘You’re free, Melania. I let you go.’”
Take a look at the clips, starting with the president’s appearance, below.
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