Following a solemn introduction where he recalled various acts of political violence dating back to the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in his youth, CBS’s Stephen Colbert returned to the jokes on Monday's edition of The Late Show as he and CNN pundit and former Rep. Adam Kinzinger mocked the GOP and President Trump’s ability to “dial it down” at the Republican National Convention after Saturday’s assassination attempt on Trump.
Colbert recalled how “RNC speakers have been told to leave their speeches unchanged, but in terms of rhetoric, are also being encouraged ‘To dial it down, not dial it up.’ So the same GOP talking points, but make it feel softer.
The Late Show then put a brightly colored border along the edge of the screen with images of a cartoon puppy, kitten, and butterfly, like you might see on a children’s educational program, as Colbert continued in an infantilizing voice, "Hi. We need to come together to recognize that illegal immigrants are being released from insane asylums to turn your kids into trans librarians. And that marriage should be between one very manly man and one younger, hotter woman who makes TikToks about homemade Tylenol. Shhh, go to sleep now. And don't Google Project 2025."
[See NewsBusters for more]