Unlike the real thing Melania TrumpLaura Benanti’s fake Melania knows how to get to the point with just a few very funny words.

On Wednesday’s episode of “The Late Show,” host Stephen Colbert played a clip of the royal first lady trying to explain what her new documentary, titled simply “Melania,” is about at its premiere in Washington, DC last week.

First Lady Melania Trump speaks during the world premiere of Amazon MGM Studios
First lady Melania Trump speaks during the world premiere of Amazon MGM Studios’ “Melania” at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on January 29.

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“Some have called this a documentary,” Trump says in the clip. “It is not. My film is a very deliberate act of authorship, inviting you to witness events and emotions through a window of rich images.”

He added: “It is a created experience that offers perspectives, insights and moments that only a few have seen.”

“…That?” Colbert said of Trump’s word salad.

Needing a little more clarity, Colbert turned to Benanti’s impression of Trump, a character the Broadway veteran played on “The Late Show.” since 2016. Benanti’s version of the first lady told him clearly.

But first, the Tony winner mocked Trump’s purple prose.

Stephen Colbert (left) and Laura Benanti as Melania Trump on “The Late Show” on Wednesday night.
Stephen Colbert (left) and Laura Benanti as Melania Trump on “The Late Show” on Wednesday night.

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“Yes, ‘Melania’: The Lady. The Movie. The Movie,” Benanti began, before mocking the way the first lady pronounces the word “movie.”

“This film It is a deliberate window of tapestries placed on a rich framework of ideas that are so authorial that few have ever seen it and even fewer have wanted to.”

The last part of his joke appears to be a reference to the terrible movie reviews “Melania” has received.

“Wow,” Colbert said. “That’s a lot of words. But can you really tell us what the movie is about?”

“Oh, that’s about $28 million in my pocket,” Benanti responded, referring to the amount Amazon allegedly paid Trump for making the movie. “Cha-ching!” he added.

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Benanti went on to make some pretty brutal jokes about the president and Elon Musk. But one of his funniest quips was directed at one of the president’s sons, Eric Trump.

Colbert set up Benanti by asking her about a moment in the documentary “Melania” in which the first lady sings Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” and calls it her favorite song.

“Why do you love him so much?” Colbert asked Benanti about the 1983 hit.

“Let’s just say it makes me smile every time I look at Eric and think ‘the boy is not my son,’” Benanti said, referring to a line in the song’s chorus before exiting the frame.

Watch the full snippet above.

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