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Stephen Colbert Pokes Fun at Trump for Obsession With Ratings | THR News
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"That's right. We had the second worst ratings of all time," Colbert said. "In your face."
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I swear I heard someone say at the Emmys that they were the highest rated ever.
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Stephen Colbert won't tolerate any fake news from President Donald Trump.
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He corrected the president's Emmy ratings tweet on the late show Wednesday night.
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This particular Colbert-Trump showdown kicked off when Colbert hosted the awards show on Sunday
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and joked about Trump's obsession with ratings.
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What really matters to Donald Trump is ratings.
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Trump dropped his Emmys thoughts on Twitter Tuesday and, no surprise, his post was all about the ratings.
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He tweeted,
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"...I was saddened to see how bad the ratings were on the Emmys last night. The worst ever.
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Smartest people of them all are the deplorables."
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Colbert set the record straight on Wednesday's late show and referenced Sean Spicer's controversial cameo,
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where the former press secretary claimed,
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"...this will be the largest audience to witness an Emmys, period."
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Colbert told his viewers of Trump's post,
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"...I do want to point out that every single part of that tweet was factually incorrect.
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First of all, the Emmys weren't on Monday night, as Trump's tweet suggested, but on Sunday night.
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Colbert joked,
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"...I checked the TV schedule and he must have been watching NCIS New Orleans."
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The late-night host then fact-checked Trump's claims that the 2017 Emmys were the worst rated.
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According to the Nielsen ratings, this year's Emmys had 11.4 million viewers,
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which is 100,000 more than the lowest rated Emmys of all time in 2016.
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"...That's right. We had the second worst ratings of all time in your face."
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The segment ended with Colbert and his audience chanting,
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"...we suck less."
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As for Spicer, the former press secretary addressed his Emmys appearance and the backlash it received
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on Thursday's Good Morning America.
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According to Spicer, Trump thought this of his cameo.
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"...He was very supportive. He thought I did a great job."
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For more on this story and the full clips from The Late Show and Spicer's GMA interview,
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check out THR.com.
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And be sure to let us know your thoughts in the comments.
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I'm Tiffany Taylor for The Hollywood Reporter News.
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