'Melania Trump' appears on Stephen Colbert to discuss Michael Wolff’s Fire And Fury
'It is fake book, pure fiction, every single word is lie'
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Your support makes all the difference.Many of Donald Trump’s recent thoughts have concerned Michael Wolff’s exposé Fire and Fury, the explosive book that the Internet furiously read, searching for hidden details about the White House administration.
Melania Trump has been relatively quiet on the situation, something Stephen Colbert wanted to right. The comedian, therefore, invited ‘Melania’ (AKA regular impersonator Laura Benanti) onto the show to speak about the book’s various revelations.
Colbert begins by welcoming the ‘First Lady’ — who happens to have a metallic spoon from “definitely not digging” — and asking whether anything in the book is true.
“Absolutely not,” she replied. “It is fake book, pure fiction, every single word is lie.”
Pressed on whether she cried on election night, fake Melania said: “No, that is absolutely true. But they were tears of happiness. Like you do at your wedding, or every morning in front of your mirror.”
Colbert then remarks that everybody who knows Trump calls him an idiot, to which she quips: “Not everybody. One of the Grandchildren can’t talk yet!” Watch the clip below.
The Late Show host recently spoke about Wolff’s book while promoting the new animated show Our Cartoon President, quipping: “The great thing about the Trump administration is, everything you imagine? You’re right!” Read his comments here.
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