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Stephen Colbert is only here to help!

Related: Melania Trump Just Curved Donald AGAIN

The Late Show host is as eager as White House aides to get Donald Trump to stop using Twitter. He even wrote an open letter to the tweeting fanatic on Tuesday night's show, urging him to take on other hobbies, like drinking, for example.

The comedian said:

"Dear President Trump, your tweeting has affected me in the following ways: My ratings are up. But, President Trump, some nights half my monologue is just about things you've tweeted. You're squeezing out other fun news stories. Did you know that San Francisco is opening a rat cafe? They are. That's real. You took that away from me."

Yep, the Rat Cafe really is real! Think of the jokes we could've had!

Colbert continued:

Tags: donald trump, politik, stephen colbert, twitter

Pope Francis has been one of Donald Trump's most vocal critics, so it's no shock their first face-to-face meeting was a bit cold.

The Pope and POTUS had a 30-minute conversation at the Vatican on Wednesday, in which Francis reportedly "did not smile" as he asked Trump to bring peace to the world.

The Leader of the Catholic Church, who has condemned Trump's agenda for being un-Christian, offered the President some subtly-shady parting gifts: copies of his published works on climate change, nonviolence, and progressive economics.

Video: Melania Dips Out Of Holding Hands With Donald AGAIN!

Ha! It's gonna take more than a miracle to get Trump to do summer reading!

The entire stone cold sit down was best summed up by a photo (above) now circulating the internet.

Twitter couldn't get enough of the Pope's "lord, help me" look while standing next to the grinning doofus — not to mention, Melania Trump and Ivanka Trump, who were appropriately dressed for the occasion as the angels of death.

See some funny reactions to the awkward photo (below)!

Tags: donald trump, gotta have faith, ivanka trump, melania trump, politik, pope francis, twitter, viral: news

Well, shit.

If the investigation into Donald Trump does yield new corruption (you know, in addition to all the obstruction of justice), it won't be from the testimony of Michael Flynn.

The short-term national security adviser who lied about his communications with Russia during Trump's transition has just stalled his own investigation by announcing he will plead the fifth amendment.

Video: John Oliver Devotes His Entire Show To Recapping Trump's INSANE Week Of Scandals!

Flynn's attorneys wrote a letter to the Senate intelligence committee that seems to claim the move is justified not because he's guilty but because he's worried about being prosecuted anyway amid the "escalating public frenzy against him."

So nothing in his documents is evidence of any crime, but it all makes him look more guilty? Hmm…

They wrote:

Tags: donald trump, fifth amendment, legal matters, michael flynn, politik, russia

Tomi Lahren's 15 minutes went by so fast!

After losing her gig at TheBlaze, we thought for sure the conservative commentator would use her notoriety from combative TV appearances to get herself a gig on Fox News or something.

Related: Tomi Settles Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Against Glenn Beck

But her new gig is just sad — which makes the timing of her tweet about "snowflakes" not being able to handle the real world so much more hilarious.

In case you don't follow her on Twitter (and we cannot stress how much we do not blame you), Tomi had a characteristically snarky take on Notre Dame students walking out of Vice President Mike Pence's speech on Sunday:

Tags: business blitz, donald trump, great america alliance, politik, tomi lahren, twitter

John Oliver usually tackles a bigger window of time than just the last week on Last Week Tonight, but this past week was too crazy!

First, it was revealed Donald Trump spilled top secret info to the Russians — because he was bragging. Then THAT scandal was replaced by James Comey's memo reporting the POTUS actually asked him to stop the FBI's investigation.

Related: Trump Told Russian Officials He Fired 'Nut Job' James Comey To Relieve 'Pressure' With Russia!

Oh, and did we mention Trump's national security team said he won't read anything without his name being mentioned every couple sentences??

But the most amazing thing, the punchline to all of this, what you absolutely HAVE to see is Oliver's reminder of the scandal Barack Obama was facing at about the same time during his presidency.

Ch-ch-check that out at 23:05 or watch the entire ridiculous recap (below)!

Tags: barack obama, donald trump, fbi, john oliver, last week tonight, politik, russia, tv news, watergate

It's an exhausting task just to keep up with our very "active" president.

So, it's no big shock that months of golfing, deflecting blame, and high-energy rants are starting to catch up with Donald Trump.

POTUS mixed up some crucial wording during his highly anticipated speech in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, a flub White House officials attributed to him being "exhausted."

While Trump was speaking to leaders of over 50 Muslim majority nations, he slipped when mentioning "Islamic extremism" — which is much different than what he was supposed to say: "Islamist extremism."

Related: Billy Bush Breaks Silence On Trump Leaks!

This flub might go unnoticed to the average U.S. listener, but the terminology could mean the difference between offending Middle Eastern allies and not.

"Islamic" is a reference to the religion, while "Islamist" refers to political movements that seek to implement Islamic law and theology, making the former much more offensive to pair with talk of terrorism.

Of course, we wouldn't expect Trump to care about that stuff, seeing as how he repeated the more controversial phrase "radical Islamic terrorism" on the campaign trail to criticize

Tags: barack obama, donald trump, hillary clinton, politik, twitter

Speaking out.

As you surely know, Billy Bush has been relatively MIA from the spotlight following his ousting from the Today show for his involvement in a lewd conversation with (now president) Donald Trump. Specifically, in footage leaked from a 2005 Access Hollywood interview, the TV personality and the Celebrity Apprentice alum were heard making misogynistic comments about women. Smh.

Related: Students Walk Out On Pence During Speech At Graduation

While the Trumpster walked away pretty unscathed from this scandal, the 45-year-old broadcaster's professional reputation appeared to be seemingly irreparable. Nonetheless, Bush has since issued a mea culpa and is owning up to his part in this international scandal. During a candid chat with The Hollywood Reporter, the TV host addressed his fall from grace and revealed how he told his daughters about the p*ssy-grabbing controversy.

Bush noted:

Tags: billy bush, controversy, donald trump, icky icky poo, politik, tv news