Late night hosts tackle Trump's Putin praise, Putin's Ukraine invasion, Trump's invasion confusion

published 25 February 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale attack on Ukraine early Thursday, and Thursday's Late Show borrowed a Dark Knight Rises clip to highlight the absurdity of his justification.

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Ingraham also called Ukrainian President Volodymyr's Russian-language plea for Putin not to invade a "pathetic display," and Meyers wasn't having it. "What would you say is more pathetic: Trying to stave off a Russian invasion that would cause mass suffering and death by speaking in a second language, or having to explain to a former president live on television that it was Russia and not America who was reportedly launching a secret amphibious assault in Ukraine? I'd ask these people how they sleep at night, but I'm guessing they own a MyPillow, which means they don't sleep at all."

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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.