Stephen Colbert drew from his long career to critique the Trump administration’s attack on Iran over the weekend. He called out Donald Trump for not building a convincing case for the strikes. “It kind of feels like we’re all in the back seat while the Uber driver goes on a road rage,” Colbert joked.
“Hey, hey, hey, buddy, we’re in the car too, and if we’re dead, we can’t give you five stars.”
Colbert noted that the administration’s claims of an Iranian nuclear weapons program aren’t backed up by U.S. intelligence. “But if the intelligence wasn’t there, how did Trump decide it was time to attack Iran’s nuclear program? Well, according to a senior administration official, it was based on a feeling the president had,” Colbert explained.
“I’ve been making jokes about whether or not we should be going to war in the Middle East for 22 years.
Colbert questions Trump’s Iran strategy
I did jokes for the service people who were sent into harm’s way based on no credible intelligence,” Colbert said.
“But I will say this about the Bush administration. At least they respected us enough to lie to us.”
Colbert said the Trump administration doesn’t seem to care what the public thinks, presenting no evidence for the strikes. “I miss the days when Colin Powell went to the U.N. Security Council and passionately waved a tube of Country Time Lemonade powder,” Colbert joked, showing the infamous footage.
“Trump should be out there telling us that Iran is hiding 50 tons of mustard gas on a turkey farm, or 50 tons of mustard Turkey on a gas farm, or human-animal hybrids or anything. Just sell it with sizzle. This is just lazy.
It’s got low production value,” he added.
