Stephen Colbert Trolls Trump’s ‘Perfect’ MRI With a Mock Discovery: ‘I Knew It!’
David Gilmour Oct 29th, 2025, 7:58 am
host Stephen Colbert poked fun at President Donald Trump’s “perfect” MRI health boast with a mock-up scan that revealed an unexpected discovery in the president’s stomach.
Speaking to reporters on board Air Force One on Monday during his week-long trip through Asia, Trump revealed he had an MRI scan during a visit to Walter Reed Medical Center earlier this month and insisted that his results were “perfect.”
During Tuesday night’s opening monologue, the comedian seized on the news, claiming he had exclusively gotten hold of the scans.
“In fact, we here at were able to acquire a copy of Trump’s MRI,” Colbert said, sharing a mock scan of the president. “And it l

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