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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Bernadette B. Tixon

BIZARRE: Trump posts ai video throwing colbert into a dumpster and dancing to ymca after late show finale - You Need To See This

A screenshot of the AI-generated video posted to Donald Trump's official Instagram account on 22 May 2026, depicting an AI version of Stephen Colbert being thrown into a green dumpster on The Late Show set. (Credit: Screenshot from TruthSocial/@realDonaldTrump)

US President Donald Trump wasted no time marking the end of 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.' Just one day after Colbert's emotional 11-season farewell aired on CBS, Trump posted an AI-generated video to his personal Instagram, Truth Social, and X accounts depicting himself throwing an AI-rendered version of the host into a green dumpster — then dancing.

In the clip, which also appeared on the official White House account on X with the caption 'Bye-bye 👋,' a digitally recreated Trump walks up behind Colbert mid-monologue on The Late Show stage, lifts him by the shoulders, and tosses him into the bin before slamming the lid shut and breaking into his signature fist-dance to the Village People's 'YMCA.'

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