Tyco Earnings Call NUGGETS: Move to ADT Product IntensityBrendan Morrow More Papers June 05 2018 When Stephen Colbert took over The Late Show for the first time, it seemed he could turn his political viewpoint down. Some of his very first interviews was with Jeb Bush, and while Colbert covered the election his remarks were much less acidic than they were on The Colbert Report. Here’s a look at the absolutely most offensive Trump jokes the comedian has made so far leading to one that was so ridiculous that some fans called for him to be fired after more than a year of President Trump-focused Late Show segments. 8.
Colbert went live in January 2018 when he joked about sending Trump to Guantanamo Bay
8/8.033 to cover Trump’s first state of the Union and his take on it was pretty sharp. The wildest moment came at the very end of a monolog by Colbert. He noted that during his speech, Trump did not mention Russia’s investigation, but the comedian asked, “Even if the president and his campaign and his family were convicted of collusion with a hostile foreign power where would we send them? “Colbert then cut to Trump saying” It will be Guantanamo Bay for them now in many situations. “Next: Colbert made this statement about Trump after Mika Brzezinski was insulted by the President.
Next: Colbert’s take on Trump’s Charlottesville press conference was intense. 6.
One of the most divisive moments of Trump’s entire presidency so far came in August 2017 when the president gave a press conference after a white supremacist drove his car into a crowd of protesters at a far-right rally in Charlottesville; Trump said there was abuse “on many sides.” His scathingest joke came when he spoke of a prepared statement that Trump brought to the conference but never ended up delivering. Colbert joked it needed to say “Hi everybody. Today we will see me putting forward the strongest argument for my impeachment yet. Also when Trump said there’s no question there was blame on both sides Colbert said “the only thing I’m doubting right now is whether you’re going to be president by Friday.” And when Trump asked whether George Washington’s statue would be taken down because he held slaves Colbert said Trump is “suspiciously concerned that racist presidents won’t get monuments anymore.”
8/8.036 8/8.036 The late-night host has also attacked Donald Trump’s feud with the NFL. Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty Images Trump feuded with the NFL back in September 2017, after several players kneeled during the National Anthem. They did so to protest against institutional racism. Trump said the kneeling had “nothing to do with race” however. Colbert disagreed. “Mislead. Kneeling during the National Anthem, like your presidency, has everything to do with race, “Colbert said. This was one of those jokes which did not actually get a lot of laughs but gained a lot of applause. 4.
8/8.037 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert via YouTube In one of these bits from October 2017 Colbert distorted footage from a Sean Hannity interview with Trump when he said the Trump presidency is a ‘ knife in the spiritual core of America. ‘ Colbert asked if the two could be frank about how they felt about each other and instead Colbert used Trump’s footage to tell Hannity he is so proud of him for how good his ratings are. Then Colbert told Trump how he honestly feels about him saying “You’re a bloated narcissist whose presidency is a knife through America’s spiritual heart, a scar on our national soul that will take generations to heal if ever.” The segment then cut to Trump saying “a terrible disgrace to our country” as if he were thinking about his own presidency. Next: Colbert makes a sarcastic analogy to justify the immigration policy Trump has embraced. 3.
When he said that Trump’s immigration policy means that he likes certain colors more than others2.
When he said the budget of Trump was built from ‘ the ground-up bones of poor people ‘
8/8.039 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert via YouTube On his show Colbert joked “That pillar of the greatness of America? What is it he is working on? It turns out that he is making the base out of poor people’s ground-up bones. “Next: This joke was so controversial it stirred up controversy and caused the FCC to respond.
1. Colbert’s joke with Putin stirred up controversy and boycotts
8/8.040 This joke between Colbert and Putin offended many. Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty Images This joke was so ridiculous that it actually caused calls to fire Colbert. This came in early May 2017 when Face the Nation host John Dickerson had been criticized by Trump. Going to Dickerson’s defense Colbert went on a lengthy rant against Trump saying that Trump disgraced the country was a “true prick-tator” and that “the only thing that’s good to your ass is to be Vladimir Putin’s c * * * holster.” Colbert was attacked by Trump supporters but also by some liberals who thought the joke was homophobic. The host did not apologize but the next day he said on his show that “while I’d do it again, I’d change a few terms that were more offensive than they needed to be.” Eventually, the FCC decided not to take action against The Late Show. The monolog has become Colbert’s highest-viewed on YouTube ever.2.
When he said the budget of Trump was built from ‘ the ground-up bones of poor people ‘
8/8.039 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert via YouTube On his show Colbert joked “That pillar of the greatness of America? What is it he is working on? It turns out that he is making the base out of poor people’s ground-up bones. “Next: This joke was so controversial it stirred up controversy and caused the FCC to respond.
1. Colbert’s joke with Putin stirred up controversy and boycotts
8/8.040 This joke between Colbert and Putin offended many. Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty Images This joke was so ridiculous that it actually caused calls to fire Colbert. This came in early May 2017 when Face the Nation host John Dickerson had been criticized by Trump. Going to Dickerson’s defense Colbert went on a lengthy rant against Trump saying that Trump disgraced the country was a “true prick-tator” and that “the only thing that’s good to your ass is to be Vladimir Putin’s c * * * holster.” Colbert was attacked by Trump supporters but also by some liberals who thought the joke was homophobic. The host did not apologize but the next day he said on his show that “while I’d do it again, I’d change a few terms that were more offensive than they needed to be.” Eventually, the FCC decided not to take action against The Late Show. The monolog has become Colbert’s highest-viewed on YouTube ever.