"Welcome to The Late Show, and welcome to a whole new world," Stephen Colbert said at the beginning of Wednesday's show. "Because it turns out that hilarious 'Donald Trump is running for president' thing — he meant it." When Trump announced, a few months before Colbert's Late Show launched, they rushed out some videos so they could mock Trump while it lasted, he explained. "It turns out we had nothing to worry about, except all the things we have to worry about."
"A Trump nomination, it's just, it's hard to process," Colbert said. "This feels like a political shift of biblical proportions, like an act of God. But why would a loving God let this happen? Let's find out." So God appeared on the magical dome of the Ed Sullivan Theater, and Colbert asked him. God was as shocked as much of the U.S. "What happened to Jeb? I thought he was a sure thing." Watch below. Peter Weber
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