Colbert loses him during a false segment of Melania Trump: "I have not touched the privileges of my husband for years"

In the midst of rumors that Melania Trump would still hold more power in the White House, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS enjoyed the chance to make fun of the first lady.

During her recent trip to Africa, she reportedly ran into Assistant National Security Adviser Mira Ricardel, who was forced to withdraw.

Trump's spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, said in a statement: "The First Lady's office has a position not to deserve the honor of serving in the White House."

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump host a Fraser Fir Christmas tree grown in North Carolina at the White House on November 19, 2018 in Washington, DC. Stephen Colbert, of The Late Show, interviewed an actress in the role of Melania Trump. Mark Wilson / Getty Images

S & # 39; s attacking this new finding of the actions of the first lady, The show late Host Stephen Colbert conducted a fake interview with actress Laura Benanti, who played the role of Melania Trump.

He began by wishing him a happy Thanksgiving, and Benanti joked that annual turkey forgiveness would be the only resident of the White House "not to go to jail."

When asked why Ricardel was fired, the fake Melania said, "She's lying, she's vindictive and we've pretty much covered everything up."

Colbert asked if the press release referring Ricardel was "a little insensitive". During a recent election campaign of the first lady, I said to myself, "All I want is to stop the intimidation and if you do not agree with that, I will crush you like a little insect under my pen. "

Colbert struggled to remain supportive after asking if this should be something that she should have dealt with her husband Donald Trump "privately," which she joked about: "Oh, sure he Please, Stephen, I have not handled my husband's deprivations for years. "

The Sunday Times have recounted how the clashes between Ricardel and the first lady had gained momentum when the planes intended for Africa that Ricardel had requested for herself and another member of the National Security Council had been given to journalists. Ricardel then threatened to "withhold resources for the trip".

CNN reported that Ricardel had made a number of enemies during her seven months in the White House and that she was known to have shouted at subordinates, conspiring against House officials -Blanche that she did not like and have leaked to the press information about her opponents to the government.