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Jon Stewart appears on Stephen Colbert's show to deliver a message to the media about Donald Trump

'It is time to get your groove back, media'

Jack Shepherd
Tuesday 28 February 2017 10:35 GMT
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Jon Stewart appears on Stephen Colbert's show to deliver a message to the media about Donald Trump

While late night hosts mainly stuck to jabs at the Oscars thanks to that phenomenal La La Land/Moonlight mix-up, Stephen Colbert continued to bash his greatest nemesis: President Donald Trump.

Talking to the audience, the Late Show host addressed how Trump recently banned various publications - including CNN, the BBC, and The New York Times - from attending an off-camera White House “gaggle”.

Colbert wasn’t on his own, though. Jon Stewart popped up from beneath Colbert’s desk mid-way through the address.

"I've spent the whole day yelling about trump to the animals!" he told the audience, before laying into the current President.

"I can't believe the guy's got the balls to get away with that,” Stewart told Colbert. "Trump lies more in one press conference than CNN does in a year, and this is coming from a guy who hates CNN.”

The duo then played a clip from Trump’s press conference in which the Republican claims he had the "best electoral college win since Reagan.”

Stewart commented: “It’s the biggest win since Reagan, if you count everyone since Reagan.”

After playing two more clips, Stewart concludes: “He’s lying on purpose. You can tell because he uses the phrase ‘believe me.’ Nobody says 'believe me,' unless they are lying.”

The ex-Comedy Central host then proceeded to address the media directly: “Hey guys, hey media. So I heard Donald Trump broke up with you. Stings a little doesn’t it.

“Finally thought you had met your match… Kick him to the curb. It is time to get your groove back, media.”

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He continued: “It didn't work out, did it? Because 70-year-old men don't get less cranky or racist as time goes by. Unless they are visited at night by three spirits.” Watch the clip below.

Meanwhile, Colbert recently joked about Trump’s media bashing, talking primarily about The Washington Post and their recent change of slogan.

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