Melania Trump Resurfaces To Defend Her Nude Pics, And Stephen Colbert Is Totally Baffled

“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert was puzzled by Melania Trump’s decision to return to the spotlight this week with an unexpected video defending her decades-old nude photos.

“Why do I stand proudly behind my nude modeling work?” the wife of GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump asked in the video promoting her upcoming memoir.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry what’s happening?” Colbert replied. “Why would you ask that? Absolutely no one is talking about your nude modeling work!”

Colbert said the nation is facing a “more pressing question” with the approach of the election and then returned to the video in which Melania Trump states: “The more pressing question is why has the media chosen to scrutinize my celebration of the human form in a fashion photo shoot?”

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