--- title: Stephen Colbert Debuts His Melania Trump Impression description: Although he's been impersonating Trump since before he was even president, Stephen Colbert had yet to break out his impression of Melania. canonical: https://time.com/5471114/stephen-colbert-melania-trump-impression/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-12-05T16:33:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:56:18.753Z og:title: Stephen Colbert Debuts His Melania Trump Impression og:description: Colbert's takes a stab at his best first lady og:url: https://time.com/5471114/stephen-colbert-melania-trump-impression/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt21848974d888d126/69894099bc6cfc052a3e79c7/screen-shot-2018-12-05-at-10-21-34-am.png?branch=production&width=1103&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1103 og:image:height: 620 og:image:alt: Stephen-Colbert-Melania-Trump-Impression og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Stephen Colbert Debuts His Melania Trump Impression twitter:description: Colbert's takes a stab at his best first lady twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt21848974d888d126/69894099bc6cfc052a3e79c7/screen-shot-2018-12-05-at-10-21-34-am.png?branch=production&width=1103&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Stephen Colbert Busts Out His Melania Trump Impression > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 5, 2018 4:33 PM UTC  CBS/The Late Show With Stephen Colbert  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 5, 2018 4:33 PM UTC Although he’s been impersonating [President Donald Trump](http://time.com/5470935/michael-flynn-robert-mueller-donald-trump-russia/) since before Trump was even president, [Stephen Colbert](http://time.com/5466802/colbert-on-mueller/) had yet to break out his impression of [First Lady Melania Trump](http://time.com/5470429/melania-trump-laura-bush-tour-white-house-christmas-decorations/) — that is, until Tuesday night’s episode of _The Late Show_. Following a bit in which Colbert discussed former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s failure to secure a guarantee that he’d get clemency before pleading guilty, the late-night host debuted his Melania impression to raucous laughter from the audience. “Reportedly, Cohen wanted to speed up the legal process in part because he ‘has concluded that his life has been utterly destroyed by his relationship with Mr. Trump.’ To which Melania replied, ‘Get in line,'” Colbert said, referencing a [_New York Times_ report.](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/nyregion/michael-cohen-trump-strategy.html) He then proceeded to whip off and his glasses and begin imitating her facial expressions. 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