Donald Trump is quickly losing his comedic value, Stephen Colbert suggested on Monday's Late Show. Sure, "we've all had our fun poking at the big orange Garfield who hates Mexicans instead of Mondays," he said. "But recently Trumps rallies have gotten ugly." In case you don't know what he's talking about, Colbert showed some footage of Trump protesters getting sucker-punched, getting in fights, and, in one instance, rushing the stage. Trump said on Twitter that the guy who tried to rush him had ties to the Islamic State, linking to a video that was pretty obviously a hoax. When NBC's Chuck Todd noted that the video was a fake, Trump replied: "What do I know about it? All I know is what's on the internet."
Colbert let it sink in for a moment that this was an actual thing the likely Republican presidential nominee said. "Trump is America's gullible uncle, just forwarding anything he sees online," he said. "Obviously his first state dinner will be honoring that imprisoned Nigerian prince — and it won't cost us anything, because the prince promises to send us a check." Watch below. Peter Weber
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