--- description: Stephen Colbert reveals the new nickname that Washington officials have for Donald Trump following the Stormy Daniels interview. title: Nothing Thrills Stephen Colbert More Than a New Trump Nickname image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Nothing Thrills Stephen Colbert More Than a New Trump Nickname ## Video: Stormy Daniels Files New Lawsuit Claiming Her Ex-Lawyer Was a 'Puppet' for President Trump [Watch (HLS stream): Stormy Daniels Files New Lawsuit Claiming Her Ex-Lawyer Was a 'Puppet' for President Trump](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/sYIKrSNN.m3u8) (1:40)  _Published 2018-03-07. Porn actress Stormy Daniels says her former lawyer was a “puppet” for President Donald Trump and worked with the president’s personal attorney to get her to appear on Fox News and falsely deny a sexual tryst with Trump, according to a new lawsuit_  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 28, 2018 3:35 PM CUT  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 28, 2018 3:35 PM CUT While [Donald Trump](http://time.com/5098069/donald-trump-time-magazine-covers/ "undefined") has given out a number of [offensive nicknames](http://time.com/4213231/donald-trump-ted-cruz-offensive-name/ "undefined") to others during his time in politics, it appears that the president has gotten a taste of his own medicine, something that has brought nothing but joy to [Stephen Colbert](http://time.com/4011585/stephen-colbert-interview-transcripts/ "undefined"). During the Tuesday night episode of _The Late Show with Stephen Colbert_, the late night funnyman luxuriating in an embarrassing nickname some Washington officials say Trump has gotten following [allegations that he had an affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels](http://time.com/5215421/stormy-daniels-60-minutes-ratings/ "undefined"). Colbert aired a clip from _CNN_ that shows [Richard Ben-Veniste](http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv/tv-guy/os-et-stormy-daniels-march-gives-way-to-james-comey-april-20180328-story.html "undefined"), a former Watergate special prosecutor, claiming that “people are referring to him here in Washington by a new nickname…he’s now known as ‘Spanky and that’s not a good thing.” Colbert’s response? “I think that’s a wonderful thing,” he said. “This may be the best news I’ve heard all day.” Colbert then encouraged his viewers to show some respect while using the new nickname for Trump, cracking that they shouldn’t address him as “Spanky,” but as “President Spanky.” Watch the full clip below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5218617/stephen-colbert-on-donald-trumps-new-nickname-stormy-daniels/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5218617/stephen-colbert-on-donald-trumps-new-nickname-stormy-daniels/"},"headline":"Nothing Thrills Stephen Colbert More Than a New Trump Nickname","datePublished":"2018-03-28T15:35:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:51:41.182Z","description":"Meet President \"Spanky\"","url":"https://time.com/5218617/stephen-colbert-on-donald-trumps-new-nickname-stormy-daniels/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Late Night Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5218617/stephen-colbert-on-donald-trumps-new-nickname-stormy-daniels/","name":"Nothing Thrills Stephen Colbert More Than a New Trump Nickname"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Stormy Daniels Files New Lawsuit Claiming Her Ex-Lawyer Was a 'Puppet' for President Trump","description":"Porn actress Stormy Daniels says her former lawyer was a “puppet” for President Donald Trump and worked with the president’s personal attorney to get her to appear on Fox News and falsely deny a sexual tryst with Trump, according to a new lawsuit","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/sYIKrSNN/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2018-03-07T03:49:19.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/sYIKrSNN.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5218617/stephen-colbert-on-donald-trumps-new-nickname-stormy-daniels/","duration":"PT1M40S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5218617/stephen-colbert-on-donald-trumps-new-nickname-stormy-daniels/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```