The Late Show will be live on Tuesday night, after President Trump's first State of the Union address, "to confirm that yes, he actually did say that," Stephen Colbert joked on Monday's show. Trump may have given us a preview of his speech in Davos on Friday, though he got some lusty boos for criticizing the press. "Sir, you have to know your audience," Colbert said. "It's Europe — freedom of the press is still in vogue over there. You might as well have insulted soft cheese and nut-hugger jeans."
The point, Colbert said, is that it will be hard for Trump to bring the country together, given his "increasingly cartoonish" behavior. That was the setup for an interview with Cartoon President Trump, the Late Show bit that has been spun into a Showtime series. Cartoon Trump had a concise but realistic preview of Trump's State of the Union speech, and Colbert had some questions about Special Counsel Robert Mueller. "Aren't you worried this constitutes obstruction of justice?" he asked. "No, no, I'm worried I didn't obstruct justice enough," Cartoon Trump replied. "I keep trying to obstruct, but justice keeps coming at me like an immigrant child hopped-up on nutrition — very scary."
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