Stephen Colbert reveals bewilderment at Melania Trump bringing up nude modeling photos

Stephen Colbert made his bewilderment clear to audience members and viewers on the latest episode of his talk show after Melania Trump posted a video bizarrely highlighting her nude photos from her modeling days.

“Trump’s struggling campaign needs all the help it can get to stay on message these days,” explained The Late Show with Stephen Colbert host on Wednesday.

“Thankfully, Melania Trump — who has beennotably absent from her husband’s side — pitched in with this video,” he added, before playing a segment of a clip posted by the former first lady to X on Wednesday.

With a background of dramatic string music, the former model asked, “Why do I stand proudly behind my nude modeling work?”

“I’m sorry?” Colbert asked while trying not to laugh. “I’m sorry, what’s happening? Why would you ask that?”

”No one- absolutely no one is talking about your nude modeling!” he exclaimed.

Making reference to her self-titled book set to hit shelves on September 24, he added “I know you got a new memoir coming out and you’re trying to get attention but America is facing a far more pressing question!”

Cutting back to the video, Melania continues:

“The more pressing question is why has the media chosen to scrutinize my celebration of the human form in a fashion photo shoot?”

“Ah yes,” Colbert said as his audience laughed, “the thing the media is definitely scrutinizing — the 24-year-old naked photo shoot of Melania on Trump’s plane.”

After cracking a play-on-words about her “Be Best” campaign when her husband, Donald Trump, was president, Colbert says, “Melania’s courage to bring up her old nudes, when absolutely no one was talking about them has inspired me to come forward with my own titillating photoshoot.”

Holding up his recipe book,