Stephen Colbert's last Campaign 2016 monologue hits Trump's Twitter seizure, FBI email madness
Stephen Colbert's Late Show was live on Monday night, so he was able to show footage from Hillary Clinton's huge rally in Philly with the Obamas, Jon Bon Jovi, and Bruce Springsteen. "Bruce talked about global warming and trade policy," he said. "Hillary, as always, ended with 'Thunder Road.'" At Donald Trump's rally in New Hampshire, Trump announced he'd been endorsed by New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, which Colbert found fitting: "It's no surprise Brady is a Trump fan because Donald always appears to be under-inflated."
At a Sunday night rally, "Trump had the Bruce Springsteen of insane bow hunters, Ted Nugent, and the Nuge did not disappoint," Colbert noted, playing the clip of Nugent grabbing his crotch and calling it his "blue state." "Is his crotch actually blue?" Colbert asked, confused? "Guys, I've said it before, if your genitals resemble the electoral map at all, please consult a doctor immediately."
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"Now, if Trump doesn't have a computer and they're taking away his Twitter, I think I know what's happening here," Colbert said: "If he loses tomorrow, his staff isn't going to tell him." He ended on the big final story of Campaign 2016: "FBI Director — and soon to be former FBI Director — James Comey delivering what may be the most infuriating takie-backsie in American history." He ended with a veiled message to Comey — and said to see it you'll have to watch his Election Night special on Showtime, where presumably the censors won't blur it out. Peter Weber
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