Stephen Colbert mocks Donald Trump for seeking to eliminate nonexistent federal agency

Stephen Colbert mocks Donald Trump&#039;s EPA flub — (Image credit: Late Show)

Before Stephen Colbert announced the winner of Tuesday's Wisconsin Democratic primary on Wednesday's Late Show, he put on earphones to block out the applause. But Bernie Sanders' victory wasn't the big news, he added, giving that honor to Ted Cruz's big win Tuesday night. "It was a huge upset, because even if you voted for Ted Cruz you're still pretty upset about it," Colbert said. "Of course, the even bigger news is that Donald Trump lost."

Trump lost because of things he said and did and didn't say, Colbert explained, pointing to one particular instance where Trump tried to be specific, and it didn't go well. "We looked it up, and the Department of Environmental does not exist," Colbert said, after showing a clip of Trump whiffing on the name of a federal agency. "Meaning Trump is either talking out of his ass, or he's already eliminated it." Colbert ended with an amazing collection of other federal agencies Trump can take credit for eliminating, including the sadly imaginary Department of Justins. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.