Stephen Colbert on Tuesday had some advice for America on how to deal with the rest of President Donald Trump’s second term in office: drink.
The “Late Show” host said he read that passengers in auto accidents who are “a little drunk” are “a little looser,” making them less likely to have severe injuries than people who tense up before impact.
“I think, at this point, it would help if we were all just a little drunk because maybe then ... it wouldn’t be so painful when he drives the world into a telephone pole,” Colbert said.
The audience cheered ― but his next update led to jeers as Colbert pointed out a proposal by Rep. Bob Onder (R-Mo.) to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Under his proposed Make Entertainment Great Again Act, it would become the “Donald J. Trump Center for the Performing Arts.”
The “Late Show” audience booed for a solid seven seconds.
“I’m sensing you don’t like that,” Colbert responded. “Clearly, you are not eager to see Kid Rock dance ‘The Nutcracker.’”
Onder praised Trump as “a staple of the pop culture landscape,” and Colbert had to agree.
The audience booed again.
“I’m sorry, but it’s true: Trump is a staple of pop culture,” Colbert said. “Just last week, he was great on ‘South Park.’”
The long-running animated show last week featured a very realistic-looking Trump with a “teeny tiny” penis.
See more in Colbert’s Tuesday night monologue: