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# 'Late Night Lowlifes' Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Conan O'Brien Have a Message for President Trump

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## Ashley Hoffman


Jun 27, 2018 12:47 PM UTC

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## Ashley Hoffman


Jun 27, 2018 12:47 PM UTC

[President Donald Trump](http://time.com/5322064/donald-trump-jimmy-fallon-stephen-colbert-rally/) took a swing at late night hosts, and they are not taking this one lying down.

Stephen Colbert, [Jimmy Fallon](http://time.com/5322026/jimmy-fallon-responds-to-donald-trump-tonight-show-monologue/) and Conan O’Brien presented a united front on Tuesday night to have some fun on a video conference following Trump’s insults at a South Carolina rally on Monday.

While Trump has targeted quite a few famous people since he entered politics, he’s taken particular issue with the late night shows he’s appeared on, like Colbert’s [_The Late Show_](http://time.com/4775633/donald-trump-stephen-colbert-cnn-msnbc-chris-cuomo/).

And after Fallon apologized this week in an interview with _The Hollywood Reporter_ for his polarizing 2016 episode with the then Republican candidate, Trump made time during the rally to make his feelings known. Not only did he call Fallon a “lost soul,” he added that Colbert was a “lowlife,” and that Jimmy Kimmel was “terrible.”

The remarks were not lost on funny men of late night, who joined forces in a cold open sketch that kicked off both _The Late Show_ and _The Tonight Show_.

“He said some pretty bad stuff about us,” Fallon said offering a loose recap in the cold open clip. “I heard he said we’re all no talent, lowlife, lost souls…” Colbert thought POTUS could only be talking about one man: Conan O’Brien who was in total disbelief that “the real estate guy who sells steaks” made it to the White House.

Watch the full clip below.

> [](https://twitter.com/colbertlateshow/status/1011755543218671616)


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