Stephen Colbert’s studio viewers couldn’t maintain again their trustworthy response upon studying that the Kennedy Heart was being renamed to incorporate Donald Trump.
Whereas taping his monologue for Thursday’s broadcast for “The Late Present,” Colbert knowledgeable these in attendance that, “simply earlier than taping,” the Kennedy Heart board chosen by the president had “voted unanimously” to approve the change.
“To make everybody overlook how dangerous final evening was [regarding his primetime speech], he did one thing worse at the moment,” the comic famous. “Simply earlier than taping, we realized that Trump’s handpicked Kennedy Heart board voted to rename the Kennedy Heart to the Trump-Kennedy Heart.”
Upon sharing this tidbit, “The Late Present” viewers members started loudly booing and expressing their disapproval over the title change.
“I’ve a sense you simply came upon, too. Yeah, it’s true,” Colbert continued. “The official title is now the Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Heart for the Performing Arts. He can’t have his title on a memorial. He’s alive — or so his docs declare.”
As Colbert went on, he roasted “White Home press gremlin” Karoline Leavitt for her X submit on the replace, particularly, that the Trump official selected to congratulate the deceased President Kennedy over the information.
He joked, “Did she tweet that on her cellphone or a Ouija board?”
Per Colbert, there are already authorized questions concerning the board’s choice, given the title can solely be modified by an act of Congress.
“So, buckle up, America. Earlier than that is over, he’s going to rub his balls on all the things,” the late evening host quipped. “Why not simply substitute the Liberty Bell with Trump? I imply, he’s acquired a much bigger crack.”
Although, in the end, Colbert famous that he thought this was all a ruse to distract the general public from the Epstein information, that are anticipated to be launched Friday.
“It’s Epstein Recordsdata Eve,” Colbert added. “Don’t overlook to depart Santa some cookies and a barf bag.”
Watch Colbert’s full monologue above.
“The Late Present With Stephen Colbert” airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. ET on CBS.
