Colbert: Trump 'Willfully Endangering the Lives of Americans,' Pence's Head is Up Trump's Butt

Ryan Foley | May 5, 2020
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The Late Show host Stephen Colbert devoted his opening monologue Monday night to trashing the Trump administration's response to Coronavirus. Colbert accused President Trump of "willfully endangering the lives of Americans" by encouraging the reopening of the economy, citing a New York Times article claiming that "Trump Administration Models Predict Near Doubling of Daily Death Toll by June." Colbert also took a shot at Vice President Mike Pence for claiming that after Coronavirus subsides, "we're going to have one of the best years in the history of our economy." Following the conclusion of that video clip, Colbert asked "Mike Pence, where do you find the courage?"  Colbert proceeded to answer his own question: "I assume somewhere around Trump's butt because that's where your head is. Right there in the old bravery crack." Colbert spent the latter portion of his monologue ridiculing the "unsubstantiated claims that (Coronavirus) started in a laboratory in Wuhan," suggesting that Trump told Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to "lie to Martha Raddatz like you've never lied before" by telling her there was "enormous evidence" that Coronavirus began in a lab. Colbert closed his opening monologue by talking about the Asian giant hornets and how they have a "huge yellow-orange face." With that description in mind, Colbert proclaimed: "I'm being told we have a picture of their queen." At this point, he put a picture of the President on screen, remarking "hideous."

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