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Cartoon satire of President Trump to get full series

Short satirical cartoons of President Trump have been running on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Short satirical cartoons of President Trump have been running on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

US President Donald Trump is returning to television - this time as a cartoon character in a Showtime series produced by talk show host Stephen Colbert.

Reuters reports that the yet-to-be-titled 10-episode series will make its debut this Autumn.

It will follow a cartoon version of Trump, who was host of the reality TV show The Apprentice before running for president, and his administration in situations based on White House events.

Colbert, the host of CBS's The Late Show, will be a co-executive producer of the series. He has been a scathing critic of Trump and has featured an animated Trump in segments on his show since last year.
           
"I know a lot of people wanted to do this and I'm honoured that the Cartoon President invited our documentary crew into his private world." Colbert joked in a statement.
           
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has seen ratings soar on CBS this year since the host stepped up his scathing nightly attacks on Trump. 
           
In May, Colbert defended his decision to make a crude sex joke in his monologue about Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin that prompted calls for the comedian to be fired.

As well as being the butt of jokes by many newspaper cartoonists worldwide, the US president has appeared in cartoon form on television before. The Simpsons have satirised Trump many times over the years, both before and after he entered office. 

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