Late-night hosts discussed the president’s decision to fire the head of the FBI, comparing Donald Trump to a dictator.

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On The Daily Show, Trevor Noah expressed shock at Donald Trump’s removal of James Comey, saying: “You can’t just fire the FBI director. Like, if he’s gone, who’s going to investigate Russia’s ties to .... oh.”

The alleged reason for the firing is that Comey didn’t handle the Hillary Clinton email investigation correctly. “That is the most gangster excuse I’ve ever come across,” Noah said.

He then spoke about the Sally Yates hearings, and repeated warnings that Trump ignored over Michael Flynn’s ties to Russia. “I’m just going to put it out there and say you don’t want anything compromised by the Russians, right?” he said. “No one wants to add the Russians to anything. There’s no situation where anyone ever says ‘You know what this birthday party needs? Russian influence.’”

He added: “You would never want your national security adviser compromised by the Russians, unless your name is Donald J Trump.”

It reportedly took Trump two weeks to fire Flynn after the last warning of potential collusion. “Part of me thinks the reason Trump took so long to fire Flynn is because he spends so little time in the White House, he didn’t know which room he’s in,” he said.

Flynn was removed after a Washington Post story uncovered his ties to Russia. “Trump doesn’t care about national security for shit but he will not tolerate a PR problem,” he said.

Yates wasn’t the only person who warned Trump about Flynn, with Barack Obama also expressing his concern. “I’m not surprised that Trump doesn’t listen to women or black people,” Noah said.

On Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the host said: “It’s kind of like OJ firing Judge Ito halfway through the trial.”

Kimmel was also surprised by the news, although he made an observation about how it fits into Trump’s past. “This is the kind of thing dictators do,” he said. “This is the kind of thing reality TV hosts do – they fire someone every week. Maybe that’s what happened. He thinks he’s still on the Celebrity Apprentice.”

He was also amused by Trump claiming Comey was fired because of how poorly he handled the Clinton case. “That would mean Trump fired James Comey for making him president,” he said.

On Late Night with Seth Meyers, the host spoke about the ongoing investigation into Trump’s business ties. “If you’re looking into Trump’s business ties, I’d suggest starting somewhere around his thighs,” he joked.

Sean Spicer has alleged that Trump hasn’t openly criticized Michael Flynn because he doesn’t want to be openly derogatory about a good man.

“Dude, you made Barack Obama show two birth certificates and you called the pope disgraceful, but you’re going to reserve judgment on this guy who looks like the tow-truck driver from a horror movie?” he said.