Late-night comedy show hosts have been making jokes about Donald Trump since he declared he was running for president, but now that Trump is the actual POTUS, the monologues of Stephen Colbert, Seth Myers, Trevor Noah and others have been pretty much an all-Trump, all-the-time-zone.

Tuesday, late-night shows laid into Trump even more than usual, in the wake of yesterday's controversial press conference, in which Trump once again declared that "there is blame on both sides" for the violence that broke out during the Charlottesville, Virginia, events in which white supremacist groups clashed with counter-protesters. Heather Heyer was killed when a man drove his car into a crowd of counter-protesters.

Trump's remarks, which came unexpectedly at an event that was planned to address infrastructure, caused another strong reaction, with Democrats again criticizing Trump, and former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke praising the president, with a tweet saying, "Thank you President Trump for your honesty & courage to tell the truth."

Among the late-night show hosts who took aim at Trump Tuesday, the most pointed remarks came from Jimmy Kimmel. In his "Jimmy Kimmel Live" monologue, the host said he hadn't intended to talk about Trump again, but after the press conference, Kimmel said he felt he couldn't ignore it.

Kimmel joked that, after watching Trump's press conference, "I would feel more comfortable if Cersei Lannister was running this country," referring to the power-hungry queen on "Game of Thrones."

Kimmel went on at length, offering the opinion that the president is "completely unhinged." Then the host shifted into a detailed recounting of Trump comments and actions since he became president.

Finally, Kimmel made a direct appeal to those who voted for Trump.

While he understands why Trump may have looked like a reasonable alternative to business as usual, Kimmel said, the president is "a total disaster."

Continuing, Kimmel said Trump "doesn't want to be president," and then he offered a solution: instead of president, "we make Trump king."

Kimmel wasn't alone in responding to the Trump press conference Tuesday.

On "Late Night With Seth Meyers," the host did a "Breaking Crazy" segment about Trump's remarks, which he called "clinically insane."

Stephen Colbert, who has made Trump his target most nights on "The Late Show," also weighed in on the press conference -- which he said must have originated from the "seventh circle of hell" -- in his Tuesday show.

-- Kristi Turnquist



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