--- title: Trump Hamilton Feud Inspired A Hip Hop Musical on Colbert description: Colbert promised that future generations of Americans would learn about Donald Trump's duel with Hamilton in his hip-hop musical canonical: https://time.com/4579861/donald-trump-hamilton-stephen-colbert/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-11-22T15:40:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:38:54.226Z og:title: Donald Trump’s Duel With 'Hamilton' Inspired a Stephen Colbert Hip Hop Musical og:description: "Men, to the tweets!" sang Colbert as Trump og:url: https://time.com/4579861/donald-trump-hamilton-stephen-colbert/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d6bd9712b660051/6988af5d428a9e80fbcd5153/hamilton-colbert.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: hamilton-colbert og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Donald Trump’s Duel With 'Hamilton' Inspired a Stephen Colbert Hip Hop Musical twitter:description: "Men, to the tweets!" sang Colbert as Trump twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0d6bd9712b660051/6988af5d428a9e80fbcd5153/hamilton-colbert.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Donald Trump’s Duel With _Hamilton_ Inspired a Hip Hop Musical on Colbert's _The Late Show_ by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Nov 22, 2016 3:40 PM UTC  CBS by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Nov 22, 2016 3:40 PM UTC The [feud](http://time.com/4577957/ivanka-trump-donald-trump-hamilton/?iid=sr-link1) between President-elect Donald Trump and _Hamilton_ inspired a hip-hop musical on _The Late Show_ on Monday night. The soon-to-be president’s spat with _Hamilton_ started when [the cast addressed](http://time.com/4577744/hamilton-actors-react-mike-pence-donald-trump/?iid=sr-link2) Vice President-elect Mike Pence when he [attended the show](http://time.com/4577710/hamilton-cast-mike-pence/?iid=sr-link3) last Friday. Trump took to Twitter on Saturday to demand [an apology](http://time.com/4578311/donald-trump-hamilton-brandon-victor-dixon/?iid=sr-link6) from the cast of the hit Broadway musical, saying the theater should be a safe space. “First of all, Mr. Trump, the only president who gets to complain about the theater is Lincoln,” said Stephen Colbert. Colbert noted that the online feud between the cast of a Broadway show and a president-elect would go down in the history books with Colbert doing his part to ensure it. “Future generations of Americans will learn all about in the form of a hip-hop musical,” he said, before donning a hat and wig. “I always thought the theater was a safe and special place,” sang Colbert as Trump. “But when the vice president’s in residence some thugs get in his face.” He continued: “The cast casting aspersions before Pence can hit ’em back with some gay conversions,” rapped Colbert. “He got a lecture, got hectored in his tiny little seat, I won’t let my Veep go down like that. 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