Stephen Colbert Taunts Trump Over Senate’s Historic Rebuke
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Version 0 of 1. Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. If you’re interested in hearing from The Times regularly about great TV, sign up for our Watching newsletter and get recommendations straight to your inbox. The Senate voted on Thursday to reject President Trump’s executive order declaring a national emergency at the border and redirecting funds for his wall, seconding the House’s vote last month and setting up a showdown with the president. Trump immediately tweeted “VETO!” afterward — and indeed, the 59-vote Senate majority that overturned his order would not be enough to override a presidential veto. That said, the vote represented a historic — and humbling — rejection of the president. And Stephen Colbert was more than ready to rub it in, rattling off a short list of Trump’s other unfortunate “presidential firsts.” “Trump should be proud of one thing: He made history here. Because ‘Congress has now voted to block a presidential emergency declaration for the first time.’ Congratulations, Mr. President! Yet another thing to add to the list of your presidential firsts, along with siding with Nazis and misspelling hamburgers.” — STEPHEN COLBERT, quoting an article in The New York Times “I mean, the last time Trump lost a vote that badly, he was elected president!” — STEPHEN COLBERT “Under the law, the president can declare an emergency, then Congress can say, ‘It’s not really an emergency,’ and then the president can veto that. It’s a precedent established in the landmark case Nuh Uh v. Yeah Huh.” — STEPHEN COLBERT For the second day in a row, Trump took to Twitter to attack late-night TV hosts. He quoted the comedian Michael Loftus as saying, “I don’t know what they’re going to do in 2024 when he’s no longer President?” Colbert shot back, saying he didn’t anticipate having any problem with Trump departing the White House. “What do you mean, what are we going to do when you’re not president? Well, first there’s the parade. Then there’s the national orgy. Then I’m thinking maybe a sandwich and a nap.” — STEPHEN COLBERT “There were late-night shows before you were president, there will be late-night shows after you’re gone. Just watch and see — if the warden gives you TV privileges.” — STEPHEN COLBERT Jimmy Kimmel took issue with another part of Trump’s tweet, in which he said the late-night hosts were “fighting over table scraps.” “This idea of us fighting over table scraps — not a great metaphor. It’s more like a Hometown Buffet in hell. It’s like, you get all the crab legs you can eat, but you’re never allowed to stop eating them. They just keep coming.” — JIMMY KIMMEL “Actress Lori Laughlin, one of the 50 people charged for paying bribes to get their children into colleges, was released yesterday on a $1 million bond. Said Laughlin: ‘How about we make it a million and a half and my daughter gets into law school?’” — SETH MEYERS “Italy implemented new laws this week that will fine parents up to $560 for sending unvaccinated children to school if they are between the ages of 6 and 16. Said anti-vaxxers, ‘That’s fine, I don’t believe in Italy.’” — SETH MEYERS “If you’re watching this, it means you survived yesterday’s Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp crash. Or as the millennials called it, the end of the world.” — TREVOR NOAH Jimmy Fallon parodied Beto O’Rourke’s heavily gesticulative presidential-campaign announcement. “I’m sort of like if a compassionate head-nod turned into a person,” he said. Desus and Mero don’t have a lot of sympathy for the woman who was mauled by a jaguar at an Arizona zoo after she climbed over a barrier to take a selfie. “Jimmy Kimmel Live” revived a sadistic annual tradition: his belly flop competition. Netflix is releasing new episodes of “Arrested Development,” and Comedy Central is showing a documentary about Richard Pryor. Here’s a full rundown of recommendations for TV and streaming services on Friday. Plus, Ideas for What to Watch Tonight: The 50 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now The 25 Best Films of the 21st Century The Best Movies on Amazon Prime Video Right Now |