At a CNN town hall event on Tuesday night, Anderson Cooper told Donald Trump he argues like a 5-year-old. Stephen Colbert considered that seriously on Wednesday's Late Show, and didn't disagree. "Yeah, Trump acts like a 5-year-old, but that's why people like him!" he said. "He's not complicated. If he's angry, he shouts; if he's happy, he wears happy hat. He loves building towers, and he thinks girls are kind of yucky." Colbert then turned to the arrest of Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski for allegedly manhandling a female reporter. "This is a shameful act that is sure to derail his campaign — and Trump is up 10 points in the polls," he deadpanned.
Colbert said that The Late Show had invited Trump on to discuss the Lewandowski scandal — maybe — "but he was busy being on every other channel on television. Plus, I think he's turned into a cartoonish version of himself at this point, so instead, we invited a slightly less cartoonish version. Please welcome, Cartoon Donald Trump." And through the magic of television, Colbert got to direct his questions to a cartoon version of Trump. Watch below. Peter Weber
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