“Late Present” host Stephen Colbert was puzzled by President Donald Trump’s incapacity to reply a easy query in regards to the musical “Les Misérables.”
“I’ve seen it, we’ve seen it a variety of instances,” Trump stated earlier than a efficiency on the Kennedy Middle this week. “It’s improbable.”
However when requested if he identifies extra with Jean Valjean or Javert, the president fumbled.
“That’s a troublesome one. The final a part of that query, that’s powerful, I feel,” he stated, then turned to first girl Melania Trump: “You higher reply that one, honey, I don’t know.”
“What do you imply you don’t know? Javert is the dangerous man!” Colbert stated. “You simply stated you’ve seen the present a variety of instances. Is that quantity zero?”
However Colbert stated there may be one other clarification for the president’s incapacity to reply.
“It’s doable Trump doesn’t bear in mind who the characters are as a result of his mind is moist bread,” Colbert stated.
He broke out his impression of Trump making an attempt to reply the query.
“The character I establish most with is Les,” he stated. “Lester Miserables, huge powerful man.”
See extra in his Thursday night time monologue: