Amidst the ongoing dispute between Iran and the United States, Stephen Colbert has called out President Donald Trump’s stance on the whole ordeal. Colbert, during the monologue on his show, pointed out how the Trump administration has not termed it a “war,” but there have been numerous instances of conflicting statements from both the President and others in his party.
Stephen Colbert jokes about Donald Trump and ‘War’ in monologue
Stephen Colbert, the veteran talk show host known for his vocal stance against Donald Trump and his party, tore into the President and the right wing over the ongoing conflict with Iran, which has already seen many casualties.
“I really didn’t want to start the monologue by talking about the war, but in honor of this administration, I went into this without a plan,” Colbert began on his show. “I say ‘war’ because it sure looks like a war, and Trump keeps calling it a war, but Congress never declared it a war, and MAGA was promised no new wars,” the host added.
Colbert went ahead and pointed out that President Trump and his administration are refusing to call it a ‘war.’ Republicans have instead termed it “targeted, major combat operations.”
Colbert said about this, “So it’s worse than a war. It’s a war that got a thesaurus for Christmas.”
The host went on to show multiple clips of Donald Trump calling it a ‘war.’ He compared Trump’s use of the word to seeing a pimple on your boss’s nose. “You know you’re not supposed to say it, but that just puts the word in your brain. It’s like when your boss has a huge pimple on his nose, and you’re like, ‘Don’t talk about the pimple.’ But as soon as he walks in, you go, ‘Hi, Mr. Pimple.’”
House Speaker Mike Johnson also garnered scrutiny after he said It is a war, but it’s not our war.” Colbert joked about this, “We’re not at war right now, folks. I totally buy it. ‘Babe. She declared sex on me. I simply reciprocated with a targeted heat-seeking moisture missile.'”
The country remains divided over the ongoing conflict.
