--- title: Stephen Colbert Audience Boos Trump After Biggest Boo Claim description: Stephen Colbert's The Late Show audience boos Trump after his biggest boo ever claim. canonical: https://time.com/4959064/stephen-colbert-on-trump-nfl/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-09-27T16:24:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:47:37.582Z og:title: Colbert Gets Everyone to Challenge Trump's Loud Boo Claim og:description: "Really? 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(Photo by Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images) CBS Photo Archive—CBS via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Sep 27, 2017 4:24 PM UTC Although Stephen Colbert had [plenty to sound off on when it came to President Donald Trump’s stance on the NFL protests yesterday](http://time.com/4957195/stephen-colbert-donald-trump-presidency-nfl-protests-race/), it appears that the _Late Night_ host still had more to say about [Trump’s continued criticisms of NFL players who are kneeling to protest racial inequality in the U.S.](http://time.com/4955544/trump-nfl-kneeling-anthem/) On Tuesday night’s show, Colbert took Trump to task for saying he had “plenty of time on his hands, all I do is work” during a press conference in response to a question about his focus on the NFL [in the wake of other issues](http://time.com/4957891/donald-trump-nfl-puerto-rico/). “Which one is it?” Colbert said. “Do you have a lot of time on your hands or are you always working? Because I can’t decide what scares me more.” Colbert then addressed [the president’s tweetstorm regarding the Dallas Cowboys’ whole team kneeling before the anthem](http://time.com/4956922/trump-twitter-dallas-cowboys-nfl-kneeling/), which included a tweet that read: ” The booing at the NFL football game last night, when the entire Dallas team dropped to its knees, was the loudest I have ever heard.” > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/912626731357540353) “Really? That’s the loudest booing you ever heard?” Colbert said before telling the studio audience that “Donald Trump is president” which elicited a cacophony of boos. “Thank you! I think I have my new ringtone,” Colbert said. 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