Colbert Investigates Trump’s Claim of Escalator ‘Sabotage’

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Scandal Times Three

In a lengthy post on Truth Social, President Trump claimed a “triple sabotage” occurred during his recent trip to the United Nations.

“‘Triple Sabotage at the U.N.’ Of course, also, the title of your book your dad bought at the airport.” — STEPHEN COLBERT

“I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but ever since Trump got back into office, he’s been waging a campaign of vengeance against his enemies who he believes have been trying to take him down,” Stephen Colbert said on Thursday.

“Now he’s focused all of his rage on the one foe who refused to take him up, and that is the U.N.’s escalator.” — STEPHEN COLBERT

“That sudden stop was a close call, especially for the first lady, ’cause he almost touched her. Yeah. Yeah, they should slide in some sort of shield like those pieces of paper they put between slices of cheese.” — STEPHEN COLBERT

“Now, usually when a drama queen throws that much of a hissy, at least Andy Cohen interviews them after the show.” — STEPHEN COLBERT

The Punchiest Punchlines (When Escalators Attack Edition)

“One of the things I want to do while we’re in New York, and I want you to go with me here. I want to see the escalator that tried to viciously attack the president this week.” — JIMMY KIMMEL

“They act like they dropped him into shark-infested waters. It was an escalator. You know what another word for frozen escalator is? Stairs.” — JIMMY KIMMEL

The Bits Worth Watching

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