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Stephen Colbert Busts Trump In The Middle Of A Massive 'Golden' Hypocrisy
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“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert on Monday celebrated a Supreme Court decision from last week that struck down some of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The audience cheered the news. “Justices, you’ve done something truly historic,” Colbert said. “You’ve made people go ‘woohoo!’ about tariffs.” Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts said Trump “must identify clear congressional authorization to exercise it.” “Do you hear that, Mr. President?” Colbert gloated. “Your tariffs are so illegal, the Supreme Court just ordered you to exercise.” But naturally, there was one person very unhappy about that ruling: Trump himself, who raged at the justices as “fools” and accused them of being “swayed by foreign interests.” Colbert found that complaint more than a little ironic. “And Trump has been very clear: He will not be swayed by foreign interests,” he said, then added an important caveat: “Only by foreign golden plane, foreign golden crown, and foreign golden FIFA peace prize.” Trump accepted a lavish aircraft from Qatar with a gold-accented interior that is now set to become the next Air Force One, a golden crown from Korea, and a gold medal and trophy from FIFA that is supposed to be the organization’s “peace prize” ― an award that appeared to have been invented just for Trump. Check out more in Colbert’s Monday night monologue: By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.