Colbert Fires Back at Trump: Making Jokes About You Has Been Good for My Ratings

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COLBERT: "The president of the United States has personally come after me and my show. There's only one thing to say -- Mr. Trump, there's a lot you don't understand, but I never thought one of those things would be show business. Don't you know I've been trying for a year to get you to say my name? And you were very restrained, but now you did it... And it's true-- the night you appeared on was very highly rated. In fact, the only episode that got better ratings was the night I had Jeb Bush on. That's right. You got beat by low-energy Jeb Bush. But don't worry, you won the ratings "College." And making jokes about you has been good for ratings. It's almost as if the majority of Americans didn't want you to be president. But you know who's got really bad ratings these days? You. Terrible approval numbers. I hear they're thinking about switching your time slot with Mike Pence. But since all of my success is based on talking about you, if you really want to take me down, there's an obvious way-- resign. I mean, that's it, right? Sir, if you did that, what would I talk about then? Except your resignation. Because that would be fun. A president going after someone over jokes is unprecedented. That would be like Nixon going after Alfred E. Newman. And if I may, Mr. President, I'd like to quote that great man: "What, me worry?"