Comics, including Samantha Bee and Seth Meyers, discuss Donald Trump’s close relationship with the network and his daughter Ivanka’s role in the White House

This article titled “Late-night hosts on Fox News: ‘The closest we have to state TV'” was written by Guardian staff, for theguardian.com on Thursday 6th April 2017 15.58 UTC

Late-night hosts took aim at Trump’s close relationship with Bill O’Reilly and discussed his daughter Ivanka’s role in the White House.

On The Late Show, Stephen Colbert talked about how the president had “stuck his finger into O’Reilly’s sticky situation”, referring to the Fox News pundit’s sexual harassment suits that the network settled to the tune of m.

   <figure class="element element-video">  </figure>   <p>When asked about O’Reilly, Trump claimed he wasn’t guilty. Colbert joked: “What happened to innocent until proven to have m?”<br /></p> <p>He continued: “The m might be the tip of the iceberg, although the tip is the most sensitive part of the iceberg.”</p> <p>He went on to address Trump: “You just declared April ‘Sexual Assault Awareness Month’, and there are two accusations of sexual assault that I’m aware of: Bill O’Reilly’s and yours.”</p> <p>Colbert also found time to discuss Ivanka Trump’s recent interview in which she addressed her influence on her father’s policies, stating that she hadn’t been elected...