--- ---  # Stephen Colbert Blasts Trump for 'Disaster' of Puerto Rico Visit  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Oct 4, 2017 2:45 PM UTC  CBS  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Oct 4, 2017 2:45 PM UTC [Stephen Colbert](http://time.com/4957195/stephen-colbert-donald-trump-presidency-nfl-protests-race/) was apparently less than impressed with [President Donald Trump’s](http://time.com/4968074/donald-trump-paper-towels-puerto-rico/) visit to [Puerto Rico](http://time.com/4968591/trump-approval-ratings-puerto-rico/) in the wake of the destruction [Hurricane Maria](http://time.com/4951160/puerto-rico-hurricane-maria-aftermath/) wrought on the U.S. territory in September. “Today — it’s 13 days after Hurricane Maria — yet another disaster struck Puerto Rico,” the _Late Show_ host said during the opening monologue of Tuesday’s episode. “Donald Trump visited the island.” Colbert proceeded to slam Trump for his behavior while interacting with the people of Puerto Rico, airing a clip in which the president parted ways with a victim of the storm by telling him to, “Have a good time.” “You’re at a disaster site, you’re not working the floor at your casino,” he said, adding his own take on Trump’s commentary. “‘You guys having fun here? Listen, I’m gonna comp you half a gallon of drinking water. Enjoy your hurricane, everybody, don’t forget to tip your FEMA worker.'” Watch the full clip below. Stephen Colbert Blasts Trump for Puerto Rico Visit ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4968721/stephen-colbert-blasts-donald-trump-on-puerto-rico/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4968721/stephen-colbert-blasts-donald-trump-on-puerto-rico/"},"headline":"Stephen Colbert Blasts Trump for 'Disaster' of Puerto Rico Visit","datePublished":"2017-10-04T14:45:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:47:45.399Z","description":"\"You’re at a disaster site, you’re not working the floor at your casino\"","url":"https://time.com/4968721/stephen-colbert-blasts-donald-trump-on-puerto-rico/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","politics","stephen colbert","TV","Puerto Rico","Donald Trump","Late Night Television","the late show with stephen colbert"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1b78a48a75f00588/6988e080cf40a83118c49a9f/screen-shot-2017-10-04-at-10-24-05-am.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1b78a48a75f00588/6988e080cf40a83118c49a9f/screen-shot-2017-10-04-at-10-24-05-am.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Stephen-Colbert-The-Late-Show","caption":"","creditText":"CBS","representativeOfPage":true}],"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/4968721/stephen-colbert-blasts-donald-trump-on-puerto-rico/","name":"Stephen Colbert Blasts Trump for 'Disaster' of Puerto Rico Visit"}}]}] ```