Late night hosts tackle Mike Lindell's failed Canadian pillow attack, Melania's adventures with NFTs

last updated 18 February 2022

Russia appears to be getting even readier to invade Ukraine, and "speaking of international conflicts, the Olympics," Stephen Colbert said on The Late Show. Because a Russian doping scandal has postponed the team skating medals, the Beijing organizers are giving medalists commemorative Olympic torches. 'Yes, that's the smart thing to do when you've really pissed someone off, hand them a torch," he said. "Evidently they were out of Olympic pitchforks."

Colbert moved on to a softer target.

"A bunch of Canadian truckers continue to protest vaccine mandates," and while "Ottawa residents have had enough," MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell wanted to drive the protesters 10,000 MyPillows in a truck, Colbert said. He was immediately turned away at the border, but Lindell has a backup plan — "he's going to drop them from the sky via helicopter." A plan with a potential flaw: "Canadian border guards are stopping him from driving into the country, so he's playing it safe by using a helicopter to violate their airspace? Good thing he's got those 10,000 pillows — they can cushion the fall when the Canadian Air Force shoots his ass down."

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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.