“Daily Show” correspondent Desi Lydic thinks she caught President Donald Trump letting his guard down as he met with French President Emmanuel Macron this week.
As Macron spoke, Trump gushed over his accent.
“I have no idea what he’s saying but that is the most elegant, beautiful language,” Trump said.
Lydic said Macron seems to have a very special power over Trump.
“Macron’s accent gives him a lot of leeway to gently correct Trump every time he spews bullshit,” she said, then played footage of Macron doing just that as Trump sat and smiled.
“Look at him! Look at that smile! The guy is smitten,” she said, pointing to Trump. “He’s letting Macron do whatever he wants. I think a sexy accent is his kryptonite. I assumed it was vegetables, but…”
See more in her Tuesday monologue.