Trump Spectacularly Self-Owns With 'One-Sided Hatred' Rant About Late-Night TV

Updated Wed, March 13, 2019 at 9:12 AM UTC

Notoriously thin-skinned President Donald Trump used Twitter to complain about the “one-sided hatred” of late-night comedy television shows against him on Wednesday morning.

But he cited a segment from “Fox & Friends” to make his point and, as some Twitter users subsequently noted, the Fox News morning show is hardly known for its impartiality with its decidedly pro-Trump stance.

Trump followed up by describing late-night comedy shows as “unwatchable.”

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“But remember, WE are number one - President,” he added.

The tweet came following a segment centered on former “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno’s Tuesday interview on NBC’s “Third Hour of TODAY,” in which the comedian bemoaned the fact that “everyone has to know your politics” now.

Leno said he didn’t miss hosting the late-night show and added:

“I’d just like to see a bit of civility come back to it, you know? People say, ‘Oh, it must be easy to do jokes with Trump.’ No, it’s actually harder because the punch line of the joke used to be ‘That’s like the president with a porn star.’ Well, now the president is with a porn star. Where do you go with that? How do you get more outrageous than that?”

Check out Leno’s interview here:

Late-night comedians including “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers of “Late Night,” Jimmy Fallon of “The Tonight Show,” “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert, Samantha Bee of “Full Frontal” and James Corden of “The Late Late Show” regularly take aim at Trump with their monologues and skits.

None immediately responded to the president’s tweet.

But POTUS did face a barrage of criticism from other users, who also reminded him that the country was still in the midst of his national emergency (to fund his proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall) and that previous presidents such as Bill Clinton and George W. Bush were also repeatedly mocked on TV.

Trump has previously used his favorite social media platform to rage about actor Alec Baldwin’s portrayal of him on “Saturday Night Live.”

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In February, Baldwin asked whether Trump’s latest attack on his role could constitute “a threat to my safety and that of my family.”

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That giving your wife "negotiable assets" is a terrible mistake.

“I would never buy Ivana any decent jewels or pictures. Why give her negotiable assets?” Trump is quoted as saying of his then-wife in a <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2015/07/donald-ivana-trump-divorce-prenup-marie-brenner" target="_blank">1990 Vanity Fair piece</a>. — “I would never buy Ivana any decent jewels or pictures. Why give her negotiable assets?” Trump is quoted as saying of his then-wife in a 1990 Vanity Fair piece.

That women are essentially aesthetically-pleasing objects.

In his 2006 book <em>Trump 101: The Way to Success</em>, Trump wrote: "Beauty and elegance, whether in a woman, a building, or a work of art, is not just superficial or something pretty to see." — In his 2006 book *Trump 101: The Way to Success*, Trump wrote: "Beauty and elegance, whether in a woman, a building, or a work of art, is not just superficial or something pretty to see."

That women on The Apprentice need to rely on sex appeal.

"It's certainly not groundbreaking news that the early victories by the women on 'The Apprentice' were, to a very large extent, dependent on their sex appeal." -- <em>How To Get Rich</em>, 2004 — "It's certainly not groundbreaking news that the early victories by the women on 'The Apprentice' were, to a very large extent, dependent on their sex appeal." -- *How To Get Rich*, 2004

That bad press doesn't matter as long as you have a sexy girlfriend.

"You know, it doesn't really matter what [the media] write as long as you've got a young and beautiful piece of ass." -- from an interview with Esquire, 1991

That pumping breast milk is "disgusting."

When a lawyer facing Trump in 2011 asked for a break to pump breastmilk for her infant daughter, The Donald reacted very poorly. "He got up, his face got red, he shook his finger at me and he screamed, 'You're disgusting, you're disgusting,' and he ran out of there," attorney <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/29/politics/trump-breast-pump-statement/" target="_blank">Elizabeth Beck told CNN</a>. Trump's attorney does not dispute that his client called Beck "disgusting." — When a lawyer facing Trump in 2011 asked for a break to pump breastmilk for her infant daughter, The Donald reacted very poorly. "He got up, his face got red, he shook his finger at me and he screamed, 'You're disgusting, you're disgusting,' and he ran out of there," attorney Elizabeth Beck told CNN. Trump's attorney does not dispute that his client called Beck "disgusting."

That all women hate prenups, because they are gold diggers.

“The most difficult aspect of the prenuptial agreement is informing your future wife (or husband): I love you very much, but just in case things don’t work out, this is what you will get in the divorce. There are basically three types of women and reactions. One is the good woman who very much loves her future husband, solely for himself, but refuses to sign the agreement on principle. I fully understand this, but the man should take a pass anyway and find someone else. The other is the calculating woman who refuses to sign the prenuptial agreement because she is expecting to take advantage of the poor, unsuspecting sucker she’s got in her grasp. There is also the woman who will openly and quickly sign a prenuptial agreement in order to make a quick hit and take the money given to her.” --<em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Trump-The-Comeback-Donald-J/dp/0812929640" target="_blank">Trump: The Art of the Comeback</a></em>, 1997 — “The most difficult aspect of the prenuptial agreement is informing your future wife (or husband): I love you very much, but just in case things don’t work out, this is what you will get in the divorce. There are basically three types of women and reactions. One is the good woman who very much loves her future husband, solely for himself, but refuses to sign the agreement on principle. I fully understand this, but the man should take a pass anyway and find someone else. The other is the calculating woman who refuses to sign the prenuptial agreement because she is expecting to take advantage of the poor, unsuspecting sucker she’s got in her grasp. There is also the woman who will openly and quickly sign a prenuptial agreement in order to make a quick hit and take the money given to her.” --*Trump: The Art of the Comeback*, 1997

That women have a "great act" going on to trick men.

“Women have one of the great acts of all time. The smart ones act very feminine and needy, but inside they are real killers. The person who came up with the expression ‘the weaker sex’ was either very naive or had to be kidding. I have seen women manipulate men with just a twitch of their eye — or perhaps another body part.” -- <em>Trump: The Art of the Comeback</em>, 1997 — “Women have one of the great acts of all time. The smart ones act very feminine and needy, but inside they are real killers. The person who came up with the expression ‘the weaker sex’ was either very naive or had to be kidding. I have seen women manipulate men with just a twitch of their eye — or perhaps another body part.” -- *Trump: The Art of the Comeback*, 1997

That Hillary would be a bad president because her husband cheated on her.

That Angelina Jolie has dated too many guys to be attractive.

“[Angelina Jolie’s] been with so many guys she makes me look like a baby... And, I just don’t even find her attractive," he said <a href="https://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0610/09/lkl.01.html" target="_blank">in an interview with Larry King</a> in 2006. — “[Angelina Jolie’s] been with so many guys she makes me look like a baby... And, I just don’t even find her attractive," he said in an interview with Larry King in 2006.

That the best line in any movie is this beautiful gem.

“My favorite part [of 'Pulp Fiction'] is when Sam has his gun out in the diner and he tells the guy to tell his girlfriend to shut up. Tell that bitch to be cool. Say: 'Bitch be cool.' I love those lines.” -- <em>TrumpNation: The Art of Being The Donald</em>, 2005 — “My favorite part [of 'Pulp Fiction'] is when Sam has his gun out in the diner and he tells the guy to tell his girlfriend to shut up. Tell that bitch to be cool. Say: 'Bitch be cool.' I love those lines.” -- *TrumpNation: The Art of Being The Donald*, 2005

That a journalist who offended him had an ugly face.

New York Times columnist <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/02/opinion/02collins.html?_r=0" target="_blank">Gail Collins recalled</a>: "During one down period, I referred to him in print as a 'financially embattled thousandaire' and he sent me a copy of the column with my picture circled and 'The Face of a Dog!' written over it." — New York Times columnist Gail Collins recalled: "During one down period, I referred to him in print as a 'financially embattled thousandaire' and he sent me a copy of the column with my picture circled and 'The Face of a Dog!' written over it."

That women fawn all over him because he is rich and powerful.

"Love him or hate him, Donald Trump is a man who is certain about what he wants and sets out to get it, no holds barred," <a href="https://boingboing.net/2014/09/09/trump.html" target="_blank">Trump said about himself</a> one time. "Women find his power almost as much of a turn-on as his money." — "Love him or hate him, Donald Trump is a man who is certain about what he wants and sets out to get it, no holds barred," Trump said about himself one time. "Women find his power almost as much of a turn-on as his money."

That the ladies on 'The Apprentice' are all super in to him.

"All of the women on 'The Apprentice' flirted with me -- consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected." -- <em>How To Get Rich</em>, 2004 — "All of the women on 'The Apprentice' flirted with me -- consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected." -- *How To Get Rich*, 2004

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