During her Monday night sit-down with CBS’s Stephen Colbert, radical left-wing comedienne Wanda Sykes didn’t hold her emotions back—blasting President Donald Trump and aiming her fire straight at white Americans.
When Colbert asked about the media frenzy surrounding Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal (which Sykes falsely claimed he used to “text war plans”), the actress launched into a full-on tirade.
“The whole administration is just embarrassing— incompetent, corrupt,” Sykes said, raising her voice.
Then she went straight for the gut: “I have to say to white people, y’all really should be embarrassed by this. Y’all really need to do something, seriously.”
Sykes gave Black Americans a pass, joking, “We’re busy—we’re doing dances.” Her message to white folks? It’s our ‘responsibility” to step up and take Trump down.
Despite the jabs, she admitted she’s seen some hope: “I see you out there protesting. Keep up the good work. But you’ve got to amp it up.”
Of course, what Sykes didn’t mention is that Trump’s support among Black and Latino voters hit historic highs in 2024. Exit polls showed a major surge—especially among Black and Latino men.
Even CNN’s Harry Enten was floored: “The breadth of the improvement Donald Trump had… holy Toledo!” he said last November. “These are the types of groups you would never have thought Donald Trump would gain support from back in 2016.”
So while Sykes called on white Americans to “do something,” the data suggests Trump’s appeal is growing in places the media didn’t expect.