Stephen Colbert calls out Melania Trump’s bizarre nude modeling post

As predetermination play reaches a fever pitch, Stephen Colbert is bewildered by Melania Trump bizarrely putting the absorption connected her nude modeling past arsenic her hubby campaigns for president.

The former archetypal lady posted a video to societal media Wednesday morning, defending her earlier modeling work arsenic she promoted her forthcoming book.

“Why bash I basal proudly down my nude modeling work?” she asked successful the clip posted to X and Instagram. “The much pressing question is: Why has the media chosen to scrutinize my solemnisation of the quality signifier successful a manner photograph shoot?”

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— MELANIA TRUMP (@MELANIATRUMP) September 18, 2024

Colbert expressed his disorder during the opening monologue of “The Late Show” connected Wednesday, trying to told backmost his laughter.

“I’m sorry, what’s happening? Why would you inquire that?” helium said. ”No one, perfectly nary 1 is talking astir your nude modeling!”

“I cognize you got a caller memoir coming retired and you’re trying to get attraction but America is facing a acold much pressing question,” helium continued.

The Emmy winner noted that her husband’s statesmanlike run has been struggling and “needs each the assistance it tin get to enactment connected connection these days” — past joked astir Melania, who’s been notably absent from the run trail, yet “pitch[ing] successful with this video.”

“Ah yes, the happening the media is decidedly scrutinizing — the 24-year-old bare photograph sprout of Melania connected Trump’s plane,” Colbert said, referencing nude photos of Melania connected the backstage pitchy of her then-boyfriend successful 2000.

Colbert, who besides has a cookbook connected shelves this month, cracked: “Melania’s courageousness to bring up her aged nudes, erstwhile perfectly nary 1 was talking astir them, has inspired maine to travel guardant with my ain titillating photograph shoot.”

“It’s successful my book, ‘Does This Taste Funny?,’ written with my woman Eve,” helium said, holding up the look book. “I privation to pass everyone, if determination are children astatine location I privation to pass you: It contains afloat frontal feet. OK?”