WASHINGTON – Once again, Donald Trump has managed to leave the entire nation “in awe” of his creativity… or rather, his unbelievable stupidity. In a recent, headline-grabbing stunt, the President revealed a “genius strategy” to “crush” the media, leaving the country both shocked and laughing uncontrollably.
The first person to expose this ridiculous plan? None other than comedian Stephen Colbert, who fell into fits of hysterical laughter while describing Trump’s idea as a circus of legal blunders.
During a live press interview, Trump announced that he was considering revoking broadcast licenses of networks that reported negatively on him “almost 100% of the time.” Instantly, this proposal became a magnet for ridicule across media outlets, social networks, and especially on Colbert’s
The Late Show.
With his sharp satirical wit, Stephen Colbert couldn’t contain his laughter: “Can you imagine it? The President of the United States storming the FCC with a giant hammer to cancel network licenses just because they report things he doesn’t like. Truly ‘brilliant’… if you live in a comedy movie!”
This stunt is more than just funny; it has drawn fierce criticism from legal experts. Constitutional scholars emphasized that revoking broadcast licenses based on political viewpoints is completely unconstitutional, violating the First Amendment’s protection of free press. They assert that if Trump actually tried this, courts would quickly “toss it straight into the trash” without a second thought.
The public hasn’t held back either. On Twitter, the hashtag #TrumpMediaBan went viral, sparking countless memes and parody clips of Trump’s “brilliant plan.” Many users imagined Trump roaming network studios with a massive hammer, “smashing” every broadcast, leaving the world in stitches.
Political analysts see this move as a reflection of Trump’s growing frustration with the media. “When he can’t control how he is portrayed, his natural reaction is… using power to silence people. But this is America, not a dictatorship,” one analyst remarked.
Meanwhile, Colbert didn’t stop at mocking. He staged a “fictional forum” where famous TV personalities, from CNN to MSNBC, voiced their outrage at Trump—all through a humorous lens. These clips quickly spread, becoming a symbol of
creative and entertaining media pushback against authority.
Ironically, Trump has often turned himself into the centerpiece of satire. With his public statements full of contradictions, he makes the nation both gasp and laugh at his “unimaginable” plans. While he may have thought that revoking licenses would “teach the media a lesson,” the reality is that it
undermined his own legal credibility and left the public and experts helplessly laughing.
This stunt also recalls previous incidents where Trump mocked press agencies and threatened lawsuits or budget cuts for unfavorable coverage. However, openly proposing to revoke broadcast licenses crosses the legal line, turning any effort to “control information” into a
bizarre and dangerous comedy act.
In the end, Trump’s actions delivered an unforgettable performance on the American political stage. While he may see this as a strategic move to control media coverage, Americans saw a political farce of unprecedented absurdity.
And Stephen Colbert, with his incisive satire, brilliantly transformed a “media crackdown” plan into a nationwide laughter riot.
This story serves as a reminder: in American politics, sometimes what is called a “brilliant plan” is simply a joke, enough to make the whole nation both stunned and amused.
And once again, Stephen Colbert proves that laughter remains the most powerful weapon against political absurdity.