stephen colbert Has made a good living by skewering famous people in his Late Show monologues. One of his favorite targets since the last election donald trump.
In a recent conversation, Stephen mentioned Trump’s love for former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, one of his declared heroes. Taking advantage of Trump’s admiration for the World War II leader, Stephen compared the pair’s leadership styles.
The Late Show writers were in peak form as they took a dig at the US President’s handling of the Iran war. He humorously compared this to Churchill’s skill in bringing his country together in times of conflict.
President Trump has been accused of enabling “improvised” war
The segment began with a clip of Trump’s speech at a Miami investor forum. He described watching classified footage of the bombing attack in somewhat simplified terms.
“But what happened is – you have to see it. It’s great,” Trump enthused. “Missiles launched, missiles launched, missiles launched. They’re launching. OK, we’re ready. Then in 7 seconds, uh, fire, fire, fire. It’s the most incredible thing. Fire, poom, fire, poom!”
Looking directly into the camera, Stephen slowed down his response: “Wartime leadership, shaking, shaking.”
“It reminds me of Winston Churchill,” he said, keeping a straight face, as his audience started laughing.
Next, the Peabody winner referenced Churchill’s most iconic wartime speech in Trump’s vernacular. “We should fight them on the beaches, like, pew pew pew, ka-chow, blammo! Awesome.”
Trump’s much-publicized admiration for Churchill made it all the more humorous. When Trump returned for his second term, he also reinstalled a statue of the wartime leader in the Oval Office.
On behalf of Churchill, Stephen criticized Trump’s inconsistent messaging on the “war”, which is not actually a war because Congress never declared it.
“We have no idea whether the war is going to end any time soon,” the 10-time Emmy winner said. He said the conflict had become “random and just as it seems.”
“Yes,” he decided. “This is officially America’s first improvised war.”
Tell us – what did you think of Colbert’s assessment of our first “Improv War”?