Colbert laments his ‘last show of the Biden administration’, jokes he may be pulled from the air under Trump
CBS late night host Stephen Colbert mourned the end of Biden’s presidency on Thursday, saying it was the last episode of the “Late Show” in President Biden’s tenure.
Calling it “the end of an era,” Colbert also joked that he might not be on the air during President-elect Donald Trump’s second term, which begins on Monday, January 20.
“Yeah, it’s been a good run. It’s been a good run, Joe. Thank you. Thank you for all your efforts. When you all see me, Donald Trump will be president. And you may not see me,” the anti-Trump comedian told the audience.
Biden commuted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates in his final month as president.
“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert lamented the end of Biden’s presidency on his CBS show Thursday night.
In his opening monologue, the late-night host said the broadcast would be bittersweet considering Biden’s departure from the Oval Office.
“Tonight, it’s a little, little, little sweet and sour, little semi-sweet chocolate chip. It’s the end of an era, because this is our last show of the Biden administration.”
The home audience gasped in frustration.
The host added that over the next four years, the show’s staff will “take it one day at a time.”
Colbert’s show has humorously presented a strong anti-Trump protest throughout the president’s upcoming political career.
A Media Research Center The survey found that during the height of Trump’s second presidential campaign, Colbert ripped the then-candidate 40 times more than his presidential opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Late night hosts like Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel have taken it easy on President Biden throughout his presidency, at least compared to how they handled Trump. (Scott Kowalczyk/CBS via Getty Images; Screenshot/Voto Latino; 2022 Media Access Awards via Eastercells/Getty Images for Eastercells)
Colbert didn’t completely spare Biden from a jab or two. In one incident, the host mocked the president for his “meaningful rhetoric” during his farewell speech on Wednesday.
The program played a clip of the president saying, “Like America, the Statue of Liberty isn’t standing still, she’s on the move and literally moving. She’s built to swing back and forth, to withstand the fury of hurricane weather, to stay put. The test of time, because hurricanes are always coming, just a few inches.” She swings, but never falls below.
As the camera pans back to Colbert, he’s wearing aviator sunglasses and giving a Biden impression. “I’m saying, run! The Statue of Liberty is alive, everybody! Get out of there! No, no, it’s alive! I saw it in a documentary – ‘Ghostbusters 2.’ You must sprinkle the inside so that you don’t cross streams in anger.
“Who are you calling? Not me. Joe Biden, everybody!” said Colbert, finishing the little one.
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Last March, before Biden’s July exit from the 2024 presidential race, Colbert hosted a lavish fundraiser for the president’s re-election campaign.
