Stephen Colbert found out where Melania Trump was hiding on Tuesday with the help of Laura Benanti’s impression of the former first lady.
“Her complete absence from the campaign trail has a lot of people wondering: Where is Melania?” the “Late Show” host said.
In character as Melania Trump, Benanti, standing in front of a Democratic National Convention background, greeted viewers, “Hello, Chicago!”
“Because this week, there is no chance my husband will be here,” she said. The DNC is taking place at the city’s United Center until Thursday.
“Why are you there?” Colbert asked.
“Oh, Stephen,” Benanti replied. “I am trying to uncover the secrets behind the Kamalanomenon. Like her plot to attract voters by making them — ah, what is this word — happy?”
“And what is this thing she does where she opens her face and it goes ‘ha ha ha ha ha’?” she added.
Former President Donald Trump has taken issue with Vice President Kamala Harris’ laugh, bizarrely attempting to mock her by calling her “Laughing Kamala.”
The former first lady has largely stayed out of the public eye during her husband’s 2024 campaign, and last month broke decades of tradition when, as the spouse of the nominee, she attended but did not speak at the Republican National Convention.
Watch Benanti’s Melania Trump bit, and Colbert’s monologue, below.
