Stephen Colbert slammed President Donald Trump for his comments about Nordstrom after the department store dropped Ivanka Trump's clothing line last month due to declining sales.
Stephen Colbert says Trump's war with Nordstrom is 'insane'
CBS's "Late Show" host says President Donald Trump's response after Nordstrom dropped his daughter Ivanka Trump's clothing line is an abuse of power.
"Evidently, not a lot of women wanted to buy clothes that made them attractive to their fathers," CBS's "Late Show" host said on Wednesday's episode.
"Dropping an underperforming brand is a decision any businessman would understand, except one, " he added.
Though Nordstrom defends its decision to drop Ivanka's line as a typical business move, the president took it personally. First, he slammed the retailer on Twitter, writing "
Then on Wednesday, White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters that Nordstrom's move was an attack on the president and his policies.
Colbert believes that President Trump's strike against Nordstrom is tremendously unethical.