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Welcome, welcome in here, [cheering]

Welcome welcome in here cheering

Out there, all around the world to the

Out there all around the world to the

Late Show. I'm your host, Stephen

Late Show I'm your host Stephen

Colbert. Ladies [cheering] and

Colbert Ladies cheering and

gentlemen,

gentlemen

I don't I'm sure I don't have to tell

anybody in this room, today is January

anybody in this room today is January

6th, a dark day in our nation's history

6th a dark day in our nation's history

and a permanent stain on the legacy of

Donald Trump because it is Eric Trump's

birthday.

birthday

[cheering]

cheering

>> [applause]

>> applause

>> You can't you can't wash that out.

>> You can't you can't wash that out

[cheering]

cheering

Also, there was the failed coup. And

Also there was the failed coup And

ever since Trump has been desperate to

to to make us forget he had a failed

coup. Failed coup. He has instead

coup Failed coup He has instead

repeatedly called January 6th, 2021 a

repeatedly called January 6th 2021 a

day of love.

day of love

Yeah,

Yeah

it is it is it is a bit of a weird

description, but remember Trump has a

description but remember Trump has a

weird concept of love.

weird concept of love

This is what he considers a birthday

card. [cheering]

card cheering

Are you one? Are you pubes? Now,

Are you one Are you pubes Now

of course, the the big topic today

of course the the big topic today

remains the arrest of Venezuelan

dictator Nicolás Maduro. So far, the

dictator Nicolás Maduro So far the

public reaction to the invasion has been

meh.

meh

In a new uh Reuters Ipsos Chilis triple

dipper combo poll, only one in three

dipper combo poll only one in three

Americans supports the US ousting

Maduro, while twothirds of Americans

Maduro while twothirds of Americans

think Maduro is the name of a new weight

loss drug.

loss drug

Ask your physician if Maduro is right for

you.

you

It's cocaine. But

It's cocaine But

Trump remains confident. Trump remains

Trump remains confident Trump remains

confident. Don't ap No, [cheering]

confident Don't ap No cheering

[applause]

applause

thank you very much. But Trump remains

thank you very much But Trump remains

confident that his fans support the

invasion, saying, "Ma loves it. MAGA

invasion saying Ma loves it MAGA

loves what I'm doing. MAGA loves

loves what I'm doing MAGA loves

everything I do. MAGA is me. MAGA loves

everything I do MAGA is me MAGA loves

everything I do. And I love everything I

everything I do And I love everything I

do, too."

do too

In conclusion, I am he as you are. He as

In conclusion I am he as you are He as

you are me. And we are all together. I

you are me And we are all together I

am the walrus. Goo do the coup.

am the walrus Goo do the coup

So [cheering] you won't be

So cheering you won't be

Mr. City. [applause]

Mr City applause

pretty little. So you won't be surprised

pretty little So you won't be surprised

uh to learn that when he was asked who

was running Venezuela now he responded

rejoice people of Venezuela.

rejoice people of Venezuela

You can say goodbye to madman Maduro

and say hello to madman

Maduro.

Maduro

Don Estás

El oil

El oil. Now this is not good news uh for

El oil Now this is not good news uh for

the woman that everybody had assumed

Trump would put into power, Nobel Prize

Trump would put into power Nobel Prize

winner Maria Karina Machado. In fact,

winner Maria Karina Machado In fact

reportedly he's so upset about her

winning the Nobel Peace Prize that he

won't make her president.

won't make her president

She was asked about the Nobel last night

by uh Sean Hannity.

by uh Sean Hannity

>> Did you at any point offer to give him

the Nobel Peace Prize? Did that actually

the Nobel Peace Prize Did that actually

happen? I had read that somewhere. I

happen I had read that somewhere I

wasn't sure if it was true.

wasn't sure if it was true

>> Well, it hasn't happened yet, but I

>> Well it hasn't happened yet but I

certainly would uh love to be able to

personally tell him that uh we believe

the Venezuelan people because this is a

prize of the Venezuelan people certainly

want to give it to him and share it

with him.

with him

>> Rookie move. I know. I know you're

>> Rookie move I know I know you're

trying to kiss his ass, but you lost him

trying to kiss his ass but you lost him

the moment you use the word share.

the moment you use the word share

Or he's, as he calls it, the C word.

Or he's as he calls it the C word

[laughter]

laughter

Share. It looks like, it looks like

Share It looks like it looks like

Venezuela.

Venezuela

[applause and cheering]

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That is sad, isn't it? That's some sad

That is sad isn't it That's some sad

videotape. It looks like Venezuela is

videotape It looks like Venezuela is

only the beginning because now Trump is

threatening military action against a

whole bunch of other countries including

Colombia, Mexico, and Iran. It's pretty

Colombia Mexico and Iran It's pretty

wild to live under a Pokemon president,

wild to live under a Pokemon president

whose foreign policy is got to catch

them all.

them all

But the sovereign territory Trump really

wants to get his mushy little mitts on

is Greenland.

is Greenland

>> Do you expect to take an action against

Greenland?

Greenland

>> Well, I don't want to talk about

>> Well I don't want to talk about

Greenland. We'll worry about Greenland

Greenland We'll worry about Greenland

in about 2 months. Let's talk about

in about 2 months Let's talk about

Greenland in [laughter]

Greenland in laughter

20 days.

20 days

>> One thing, we talked so much about

>> One thing we talked so much about

energy.

energy

>> By the way, about I have to I will say

>> By the way about I have to I will say

this about Greenland. We need Greenland

this about Greenland We need Greenland

from a national security situation.

from a national security situation

>> Wow. He failed that marshmallow test

>> Wow He failed that marshmallow test

immediately.

immediately

Look, I don't want to eat that

Look I don't want to eat that

marshmallow. Okay? We'll worry about the

marshmallow Okay We'll worry about the

marshmallow in 2 months. Okay? We We'll

marshmallow in 2 months Okay We We'll

eat it in 20 days. We'll eat it in 20

eat it in 20 days We'll eat it in 20

days. I will say this about the

days I will say this about the

marshmallow.

marshmallow

Give me that marshmallow.

Give me that marshmallow

Marshmallow.

Marshmallow

[applause and cheering]

applause and cheering

If you're worried about uh a war over a

bunch of rocks and ice against one of

our NATO allies, uh you will not be

our NATO allies uh you will not be

comforted by the words of Steven Miller,

comforted by the words of Steven Miller

who said this to Jake Tapper last night.

who said this to Jake Tapper last night

Can you rule out that the US is is ever

going to try to take Greenland by force?

going to try to take Greenland by force

>> Well, let me let me go back a step.

>> Well let me let me go back a step

>> That's not a no.

>> That's not a no

Honey, would you ever cheat on me? Well,

Honey would you ever cheat on me Well

[laughter]

laughter

let me go back a step.

let me go back a step

Miller went on, Greenland has a

Miller went on Greenland has a

population of 30,000 people. Jake, the

population of 30000 people Jake the

the real question is by what right does

Denmark assert control over Greenland?

Denmark assert control over Greenland

What is the basis of their territorial

claim?

claim

>> Good question, Steve. Denmark has

>> Good question Steve Denmark has

controlled Greenland for about 300

years. And in 1916, the United States

years And in 1916 the United States

formally recognized Denmark's interest

in Greenland in exchange for the Danish

West Indies, which became the US Virgin

West Indies which became the US Virgin

Islands. Wait, there's an island of

Islands Wait there's an island of

Virgins?

Virgins

I got a—No, hold on. GET ME THE PHONE.

I got a—No hold on GET ME THE PHONE

[cheering] Get me the phone. Right now,

cheering Get me the phone Right now

[applause] I got to I got to tell my

applause I got to I got to tell my

friend Jeffrey.

friend Jeffrey

HE'S WHAT?

HE'S WHAT

WHY? GOD,

WHY GOD

WHY?

WHY

All right,

All right

[laughter]

laughter

that's why.

that's why

I'll call you back.

I'll call you back

Trump's invasion of Venezuela on

Saturday threw off my plans for what I

really wanted to talk about this week,

really wanted to talk about this week

which of course is how this year's

Kennedy Center Honors drew an all-time

low viewership on CBS with host Donald

Trump.

Trump

[cheering] That's amazing.

cheering That's amazing

[applause]

applause

[applause]

applause

>> Nobody saw that coming. I'm sorry, I

>> Nobody saw that coming I'm sorry I

read that wrong. Uh, nobody saw that.

read that wrong Uh nobody saw that

The president managed to draw only 3

million viewers on CBS. Now, it is

million viewers on CBS Now it is

beneath me to gloat,

beneath me to gloat

>> But if it weren't beneath me,

>> But if it weren't beneath me

I'd call him no-talent, low-rated Donald

I'd call him no-talent low-rated Donald

Trump.

Trump

You know what? [cheering]

You know what cheering

Wow. [applause]

Wow applause

Wow.

Wow

>> [applause and cheering]

>> applause and cheering

>> I gotta say,

>> I gotta say

>> I see why he says that. [laughter]

>> I see why he says that laughter

That felt good.

That felt good

Then again, maybe we should cut the guy

Then again maybe we should cut the guy

some slack. After all, it was just his

some slack After all it was just his

first year hosting. As a former Kennedy

first year hosting As a former Kennedy

Center host myself, I know it can take a

Center host myself I know it can take a

while to build an audience. What were my

while to build an audience What were my

ratings my first year? 9.25 million

ratings my first year 925 million

views. [cheering]

views cheering

What?

What

Huh?

Huh

[cheering]

cheering

25 million views. [applause] Wow.

25 million views applause Wow

Huh? What do you know? Three times as

Huh What do you know Three times as

many. And I didn't even name the

many And I didn't even name the

building after myself. [applause]

building after myself applause

What's that? You're what? You're telling

What's that You're what You're telling

me I actually knew that? because I asked

me I actually knew that because I asked

my research to get me that information

this morning so I could do this thing

and pretend like I didn't know.

and pretend like I didn't know

Well, you learn something new every day.

Well you learn something new every day

Trump's terrible numbers hurt more when

you remember that he predicted it would

be the highest rated show they have ever

done. Well, that's about as far off as a

done Well that's about as far off as a

prediction could possibly be. Next to

prediction could possibly be Next to

Amelia Earhart's famous words, "One

Amelia Earhart's famous words One

thing's for sure, I ain't getting lost."

thing's for sure I ain't getting lost

[laughter]

laughter

Yeah. Yeah. She's had a free ride for

Yeah Yeah She's had a free ride for

too long.

too long

[laughter]

laughter

We had a debate during the rehearsal

about whether I should do an off-road to

just jack slap Amelia Earhart for no

reason.

reason

And evidently my staff really hates her.

And evidently my staff really hates her

I think she was a wonderful woman.

I think she was a wonderful woman

There's an update from HHS Secretary RFK

Jr. seen here learning fire good.

Jr seen here learning fire good

During his confirmation hearings, Bobby

During his confirmation hearings Bobby

promised not to mess around with our

vaccines. But apparently his brain worm

vaccines But apparently his brain worm

ate that memory 'cause yesterday his health

officials slashed the number of vaccines

recommended for all kids. So now kids

recommended for all kids So now kids

will have to build up their immune

systems the old-fashioned way by licking

everything in the Chuck E. Cheese ball

everything in the Chuck E Cheese ball

pit.

pit

Bobby's new vax schedule leaves off some

pretty bad diseases. He recommends kids

pretty bad diseases He recommends kids

no longer be required to get shots for

rotovirus, hepatitis A, hepatitis B,

rotovirus hepatitis A hepatitis B

RSV, some forms of menitis, and flu,

RSV some forms of menitis and flu

which is terrible timing because right

now the flu has reached its highest

level in the US in 25 years. Flu hasn't

level in the US in 25 years Flu hasn't

been this bad since 2000 when the nation

was also facing an epidemic of Carlos

Santana featuring Rob Thomas fever.

Santana featuring Rob Thomas fever

And we remember And we remember what

health officials said then.

health officials said then

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music

>> For now. For now. It was a long walk.

>> For now For now It was a long walk

Thank you for coming with me. [cheering]

Thank you for coming with me cheering

Thank you. [applause]

Thank you applause

We We [applause]

We We applause

debated that one in rehearsal, too.

debated that one in rehearsal too

For now, vaccines will still be

For now vaccines will still be

available, but only when doctors

available but only when doctors

recommend them in what's called shared

decision-making. And who will parents

decision-making And who will parents

share this decision-making with?

share this decision-making with

>> My two ravens,

>> My two ravens

>> of course, they're always there.

>> of course they're always there

[applause] The White House also pitched

applause The White House also pitched

in by posting this medical cartoon

featuring an American baby sad about all

the vaccines it's getting compared to a

European baby getting fewer vaccines who

is slightly less sad because its mom is

about to give it a glass of Bordeaux.

about to give it a glass of Bordeaux

Speaking of early.

Speaking of early

Speaking of things that aren't

necessarily good for you, a new lawsuit

necessarily good for you a new lawsuit

alleges that McDonald's McRib sandwich

contains no rib meat. What was your

contains no rib meat What was your

first hint?

first hint

that the McRib wasn't real rib when you

saw that the bones are also made of

meat.

meat

We're also suing the makers of Dino

Nuggets. Our core sample found zero

Nuggets Our core sample found zero

T-Rex DNA.

T-Rex DNA

The plaintiffs say the sandwich should

include at least some meaningful

quantity of actual pork rib meat when

they claim it's actually made from lower

grade pork products such as shoulder,

grade pork products such as shoulder

heart, and scalded stomach.

heart and scalded stomach

explains McDonald's new slogan.

explains McDonald's new slogan

>> At least it's not anus.

>> At least it's not anus

>> We got a great show for you tonight.

>> We got a great show for you tonight

My guests are Foster and Tracy Hess.

My guests are Foster and Tracy Hess

[cheering and music] And when we come

cheering and music And when we come

back, science

back science

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>> Hey.

>> Hey

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