Hasan Minhaj uses a ‘Harry Potter’ reference to explain why he won’t say the name Trump

On Hasan Minhaj’s Netflix comedy show Patriot Act, President Trump goes by the names “DJ T 45,” or, jokingly, “Mr. Two-Terms.”  

Minhaj explained to Stephen Colbert on The Late Show why he made the decision to not to say the president’s name, and in true millennial fashion, he used a Harry Potter reference. 

“There are characters in the Harry Potter books […] a lot of them don’t mention Voldemort,” Minhaj told Colbert. 

“For me, [Trump] is the man that shall not be named,” Minhaj explained. “I know he exists, but I just don’t want to give him the attention.”

You know Dumbledore would not approve of that, Minhaj.  Read more…

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