Stephen Colbert explains 'Global Waming' and the polar vortex to spelling-challenged Trump
Stephen Colbert began Tuesday's Late Show talking about the weather — specifically, the really, really cold weather that's slamming the upper Midwest. "Wind chill temperatures are expected to reach minus 50 in Chicago and minus 60 in Minneapolis," he said. "I'm gonna say it, the viral marketing for Game of Thrones has gone too far. We get it, 'winter is coming.' It's a very dangerous situation, and last night our president had a message for those facing the big chill." Well, a tweet actually, the gist of it being a misspelled slam on climate change.
"It said 'Global Waming,'" Colbert said. "These temperatures are actually caused by Global Waming, sir. Polar vortex breaks up and dips south, it's all predicted. Besides, just because it's cold now doesn't mean climate change is a myth." He moved on to other "things that Trump hopes aren't real," namely "the Muller investigation," and Tuesday's court date for Roger Stone. Stone "claims to be innocent, but his Richard Nixon back tattoo begs to differ," he said, letting the tattoo speak for itself.
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