Comedian and human-rights activist Conan O’ Brien captures a certain dry humor in this Thursday morning clip from CNN, and that’s not easy for a man who is facing-down the President of the United States.

On his way to a surprise goodwill-trip to Haiti, a journey made in direct response to President Trump’s condemnation of the country as a “s***hole,” Conan hits the nail on the head. “Attitude,” says the 54-year-old icon, dismissing the debate over what exactly Trump said in the White House. “It’s the attitude behind it, which is to dismiss giant swaths of the globe we all live on.”