CBS’s Stephen Colbert reacted to President Joe Biden’s decision to end his re-election bid on Monday’s edition of The Late Show by gushing over his supposedly “great” presidency, retiring “Joe Biden is old" jokes, and doing a happy dance because he has hope again.
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Later, Colbert recalled, “Speaking personally, I am going to miss Joe Biden. On this very program, right over there, on September 10, 2015, I encouraged then-Vice President Biden to run. He ignored me for five years, then he did it. And I believe he has been a great president. He steered this country out of a horrific pandemic. He saved countless lives by encouraging people to get vaccinated, he brought the economy back, he rallied our allies, he reasserted America's place in the world stage, and most inspiring of all, at no time was he Donald Trump.”
With “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” playing in the background, he continued, “So, to honor this great president, tonight I have officially retired my Joe Biden aviators. They will reside there on my shelf forever, in a place of honor, next to Captain America's shield. They, those aviators, did the hardest job of all. They made it seem like I had a Joe Biden impression.”
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