--- title: Stephen Colbert on Kellyanne Conway Microwave Wiretapping description: Stephen Colbert mocked Kellyanne Conway's explanation of the lack of evidence supporting President Donald Trump's wiretapping claims. canonical: https://time.com/4700778/stephen-colbert-kellyanne-conway-microwave/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-14T15:21:09.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:02:54.066Z og:title: Stephen Colbert Roasts Kellyanne Conway on Microwave Cameras og:description: "You need a shaky grasp of reality and zero regard for the truth" og:url: https://time.com/4700778/stephen-colbert-kellyanne-conway-microwave/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Stephen Colbert Roasts Kellyanne Conway on Microwave Cameras twitter:description: "You need a shaky grasp of reality and zero regard for the truth" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Stephen Colbert Roast Kellyanne Conway's Microwave Claim ## Video: Kellyanne Conway Says 'I Don't Have Any Evidence' of Trump's Wiretap Claim [Watch (HLS stream): Kellyanne Conway Says 'I Don't Have Any Evidence' of Trump's Wiretap Claim](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/1r9CBohb.m3u8) (0:54)  _Published 2017-03-13. Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Donald Trump, said Monday that she has no evidence to back up unsubstantiated claims Trump made that his predecessor wiretapped him during the 2016 presidential campaign._  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 14, 2017 3:21 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 14, 2017 3:21 PM UTC Stephen Colbert was clearly not surprised when the Justice Department asked Congress for [more time](http://time.com/4699977/donald-trump-wiretapping-evidence-deadline/) to provide evidence backing up [President Donald Trump’s](http://time.com/4700456/donald-trump-healthcare-obamacare-complaints/) unsubstantiated claim that Barack Obama [wiretapped](http://time.com/4691279/white-house-trump-obama-wire-tap/) Trump Tower during the 2016 election. During the opening monologue of Monday’s episode of _The Late Show_, the host mocked the allegations POTUS made via Twitter. “Now, to believe Trump’s claims, you need a shaky grasp of reality and zero regard for the truth,” he said. Colbert also touched on White House counselor Kellyanne Conway’s remarks on the lack of evidence, ridiculing her suggestion that [microwaves can turn into cameras](http://time.com/4699365/kellyanne-conway-donald-trump-obama-wiretap/) for surveillance purposes. “Trump adviser and stepmom who is trying to replace your mother Kellyanne Conway explained yesterday that just because there’s no evidence that his phone was wiretapped, doesn’t mean Trump is wrong,” he said. After he played a clip of her claim during an interview, Colbert gave viewers a glimpse of a _Late Show_ crew member operating a microwave camera of his own. “It’s true, it’s true. Microwaves that turn into cameras. 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