Earlier this month, Mr. Trump helped persuade the Chinese government to release three U.C.L.A. LaVar Ball, the father of one of the players, has repeatedly expressed skepticism about how important Mr. Trump’s role was in getting his son released — something that appears to have left Mr. Trump incensed. On “The Late Show,” Stephen Colbert revisited a tweet Mr. Trump sent last week, immediately after the players’ release had been secured. I’ll start.’ ” — STEPHEN COLBERTThen Mr. Colbert jumped to Mr. Trump’s tweet from earlier today responding to Mr. Ball’s comments. The “Late Show” host turned the tables on Mr. Trump with a sidelong reference to the continuing Russia scandal.

Source: New York Times November 21, 2017 09:33 UTC