Stephen Colbert doesn't think much of Trump's 'natural instinct for science'

"Why did you bring up your science uncle if you've never talked to him about science?"
By Johnny Lieu  on 
Stephen Colbert doesn't think much of Trump's 'natural instinct for science'
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Despite his resistance to believing climate change is manmade, which is in opposition to his scientists' beliefs, Donald Trump told the Associated Press yesterday that he has a "natural instinct for science."

It's because of the president's uncle, MIT professor Dr. John Trump, who it turns out he didn't talk to "about this particular subject."

"Why did you bring up your science uncle if you've never talked to him about science?" Colbert asked on The Late Show Wednesday night.

"And second, you have a natural instinct for science? That's not how knowledge works. You don't inherit it from your uncle. The most you get from your uncle is your own nose back," he joked.

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Johnny Lieu

Mashable Australia's Web Culture Reporter.Reach out to me on Twitter at @Johnny_Lieu or via email at jlieu [at] mashable.com


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