President Donald Trump recently shared a digitally altered video leveraging artificial intelligence, depicting him tossing comedian Stephen Colbert into a dumpster, in what appears to be a parting shot as Colbert wraps up his late-night show.
The ongoing rivalry between Trump and the television host has been well-publicized, and this video seems to be Trump’s final word on the matter—or perhaps his final act of mockery, given the dumpster theme.
In a 22-second clip shared by the official White House account, Colbert is seen starting his opening monologue when Trump approaches from behind.
The video then shows a 79-year-old Trump grabbing Colbert by the collar and flinging him into a nearby dumpster, slamming the lid shut just as the iconic tune “YMCA” begins to play.
The clip ends with Trump performing his well-known dance moves to the classic 1978 hit.
The White House captioned the video: ‘Bye-bye.’
Prior to posting the video, Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, to comment on the show’s conclusion, claiming that Colbert has “no talent, no ratings, no life.”
‘He was like a dead person,’ Trump wrote. ‘You could take any person off the street and they would be better than this total jerk. Thank goodness he’s finally gone!
‘Amazing that he lasted so long!’
Donald Trump celebrated Stephen Colbert’s final late-night show by posting an AI video of him assaulting the comedian
In the video, he threw Colbert into a dumpster on the set of the comedian’s show
Colbert shockingly announced last year that Paramount/CBS would not be renewing his contract after 11 years on the air, ending the late-night program after 44 years on air.
At the time, the network claimed it was ‘purely a financial decision,’ but the cancellation came days after the Northwestern University grad called Paramount/CBS’ $16 million lawsuit settlement with President Trump ‘a big fat bribe.’
Paramount was also in the midst of a multibillion-dollar merger with the movie studio Skydance, which requires the government approval of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
As Colbert ended the show, he took a few jabs at his now former bosses at CBS and Paramount.
During his Meanwhile segment, in which the now former late-night host discussed lesser-known news stories, Colbert shared a recent headline about how the owner of the music used in Peanuts animated specials filed several lawsuits against those who played the song Linus and Lucy without permission.
‘Now, Peanuts is a powerful brand and corporation in and of itself,’ Colbert noted. ‘Anyone illegally using that music is going to have to pay through the nose.’
At that point, his band started playing the tune.
‘Louis, is the band right now playing the same Peanuts music that I just said people were being sued for using without permission?’ he asked singer Louis Cato, who proceeded to nod.
The White House captioned the video: ‘Bye-bye!’ Trump is seen attacking Colbert in the clip
At the end of the 22-second clip, Trump began to do his famous shimmy to YMCA
‘Oh no, I hope this doesn’t cost CBS any money,’ Colbert said sarcastically.
Later, in a pre-taped bit as the star-studded final episode came to an end, Colbert went to investigate what had been causing ‘technical difficulties’ during his show – only to find a swirling green vortex.
Famed astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson, then explained that it was an ‘interdimensional wormhole’ that was caused when his show was canceled despite it being ‘number one on late night.’
The dichotomy, he said, ‘created a rift in the comedy-variety-talk continuum’ that threatened to destroy ‘all of late night television.’
Colbert has since secured a post-cancellation gig penning a new Lord of the Rings film for Warner Bros with his 27-year-old son Peter McGee and Philippa Boyens, which was announced on Tolkien Reading Day on March 25.
As for Trump, he has been on an AI-generated spree, having only an hour before posting an edited photo of him peeking over the mountains of Greenland with the caption: ‘Hello, Greenland!’
It came just hours after the US’ special envoy to Greenland was met with furious protesters when he arrived to open a new American consulate on the island.
Earlier, Trump had taken to Truth Social to criticize Colbert, saying he had ‘no talent, no ratings, no life’
Trump has been on a spree of uploading AI images involving current events
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry received a frosty reception in downtown Nuuk on Thursday, as more than 500 Greenlanders marched through the capital Nuuk waving red-and-white Greenlandic flags and holding signs reading ‘Go Home USA,’ ‘Make America Go Away!’ and ‘We are not for sale.’
‘Greenland belongs to us. It’s our country. It doesn’t belong to Denmark or the United States. We are a people and we live here,’ Greenland resident Grethe Kramer Berthelsen told the AFP during the rally.
He also posted an AI photo showing a ‘golden dome’ over the White House to keep it protected from any future attacks.
The Golden Dome is Trump’s version of Israel’s Iron Dome, a military defense mechanism.
Trump also posted an AI photo of Chinese citizens smiling happily and waving Chinese and American flags with the words: China Loves Trump.
