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COLBERT: “Case in point: Yesterday, as part of his White House ballroom project, he sent out a backhoe to rip off a chunk of the East Wing.
(Audience boos)
That is it, we are not giving him the security deposit back. Yvonne, can we see that picture again? That is deeply —
(Audience boos)
That is so deeply unsettling. It’s like being a kid and seeing your teacher at the grocery store... for sale... in the meat department. As I say, we’re just nine months into Trump’s term and he’s going ‘Hulk Smash’ on the White House. Last time it took him at least four years to bring a demo crew to the Capitol.
(Audience boos)
This is happening after Trump specifically promised his ballroom construction wouldn’t touch the existing White House. Here he is talking about it this summer."