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Trump posts AI video depicting him throwing Colbert in a dumpster and dancing
Key takeaways
- Trump closes the lid to the dumpster and starts dancing to the Village People s YMCA.
- The official White House account on the social platform X also shared the video, with the caption, Bye-bye.
- The president had already celebrated the end of The Late Show, which concluded Thursday night after he previously championed Paramount Skydance s decision to fire the comedian.
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The video, posted to Truth Social, shows Colbert onstage for the taping of the last episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert before Trump walks up behind him, grabs him by his shoulders and tosses him into a dumpster. Trump closes the lid to the dumpster and starts dancing to the Village People s YMCA.
The official White House account on the social platform X also shared the video, with the caption, Bye-bye.
The president had already celebrated the end of The Late Show, which concluded Thursday night after he previously championed Paramount Skydance s decision to fire the comedian.
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