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Trump Can Hear Putin Smiling

President Trump called Vladimir Putin on Friday, and they talked for an hour and a half. Trump told the news media that they discussed, among other things, Robert Mueller’s findings on Russia’s interference with the 2016 election and the allegations that it conspired with the Trump campaign. To Seth Meyers and Stephen Colbert, it seemed like a bizarre call to make.

“So as soon as he thinks he’s cleared the witch hunt, the first thing he does? Call the witch.” — STEPHEN COLBERT "Man, this isn’t even like buying a Ferrari a week after you rob the bank. This is like robbing a bank and then trying to open a new account during the robbery.” — SETH MEYERS

Meyers and Colbert also found it funny that Trump said Putin had been “smiling” during their call, when presumably he wasn’t able to see his face.

“Putin doesn’t seem like the kind of guy who would FaceTime unless he’s beaming into the U.N. on a giant screen demanding a billion dollars or he’ll kill James Bond.” — SETH MEYERS “The White House explains the smiling — he was openly laughing at us. [As Putin:] ‘Russian hoax! Good one, Donald. Ha ha ha, Boris! Get over here. You got to hear this. He thinks it’s a hoax! You are a funny guy! You are a funny guy! You make me slap someone else’s knee.’” — STEPHEN COLBERT

There’s One on Every Corner of the Seven Kingdoms

Late-night hosts leaned into the most talked-about gaffe from Sunday night’s “Game of Thrones”: a visible Starbucks cup on the table during a tense conversation between Daenerys Targaryen and Jon Snow. “The Late Show” opened by imagining Daenerys waiting for her low-foam triple-shot hazelnut latte.