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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDavid Letterman weighs in on 'Trumpy' (calls him a stupid son of a bitch)
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/322451-david-letterman-weighs-in-on-trumpyDavid Letterman weighs in on 'Trumpy'
By Olivia Beavers - 03/06/17 08:37 AM EST
David Letterman weighs in on 'Trumpy'
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David Letterman in a new Vulture interview weighs in on President Trump and the jokes he couldve made about "Trumpy" if he still had his late-night comedy show.
When asked how he feels about the late-night shows becoming social media sensations, Letterman called them useful while adding he didnt know how to do it.
But the idea of Twitter: Trumpy my son, Harry, and I call him 'Trumpy' has really got something with it. Rather than a laughable expression of ego run amok, it could be a useful tool, Letterman said.
If we get a president sometime soon who does not have a mental disorder, Twitter will be useful, Letterman added.
Letterman also said Trumps feud with civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) broke his heart.
Hes ignorant in a way thats insulting to the office, insulting to America, insulting to human rights, insulting to civil rights, insulting to John Lewis. Trump saying that broke my heart. I thought, You stupid son of a bitch. You ought to have known better than that, Letterman said.
Lewis received a skull fracture after marching in a peaceful protest across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in 1965, a day that is remembered as Bloody Sunday.
Lewis goes down there and gets a goddamned skull fracture. I mean, Trumpy will never have to worry about a skull fracture because of the hair, Letterman said.
How do you know if Donald Trump is lying? His lips are moving, Letterman added.
Letterman also joked that if he still had a show, his team wouldve had to drag him off stage because hed have so many things to say about Trump.
[P]eople would have to come and take me off the stage. Dave, thats enough about Trump. Weve run out of tape, Letterman said.
Letterman hosted the David Letterman Show for 33 years.
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David Letterman weighs in on 'Trumpy' (calls him a stupid son of a bitch) (Original Post)
babylonsister
Mar 2017
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BumRushDaShow
(129,279 posts)1. Love Dave!
BSdetect
(8,998 posts)2. Dave, when does your ship sail for the whaling fields?
shenmue
(38,506 posts)4. He looks like Santa
spanone
(135,857 posts)3. K&R...
lpbk2713
(42,764 posts)5. You go Dave.
SHRED
(28,136 posts)6. Sal from 'Homeland'? :-)