CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert mourned the end of the Biden presidency Thursday, noting that it was the last broadcast of “The Late Show” during Biden's term in office.
Colbert called it the “end of an era” and joked that he may no longer be on the air during President-elect Donald Trump's second term, which begins on Monday, January 20.
“Oh, it's been a good run. Joe, it's been a good run. Thank you. I appreciate all the effort. The next time you guys see me, Donald Trump will be president. And you… You might never see me,” the anti-Trump comedian told viewers.
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“The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert lamented the end of the Biden presidency on his Thursday night show on CBS.
In his opening monologue, the late-night host said the broadcast would be bittersweet given Biden's departure from the Oval Office.
“Tonight is just a little bit, a little bit, a little bit sweet, a little bit sweet chocolate chip. It's the end of an era, because this is the last show of the Biden administration.”
The audience in the hall let out a sigh of disappointment.
The host added that the program's staff will “work hard every single day” over the “next four years.”
Colbert's show has shown staunch anti-Trump resistance in the form of jokes throughout the president-elect's political career.
a Media Research Center Research shows that at the height of Trump's second presidential campaign, Colbert defeated the then-candidate by about 40 times more than the president's opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Late-night hosts like Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel have been generous to President Biden in their stories throughout his presidency, at least compared to the way they've treated President Trump. (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images; Screenshot/Voto Latino;2022 Media Access Awards Presented By Easterseals/Getty Images for Easterseals)
Mr. Colbert is not entirely immune to Mr. Biden's jab or two. In one instance, a host mocked him for a “twisted metaphor” he used during his farewell address on Wednesday.
On the show, the president said, “Like America, the Statue of Liberty is not static. She is on the march, literally in motion. She was built to withstand the fury of the weather and rock back and forth to stand.'' ''A video was shown saying. Storms always come so she sways a few inches but never falls into the stream below. ”
When the camera returned to Colbert, he was wearing aviator sunglasses, giving the impression of Biden. “What I'm saying is, run! The Statue of Liberty is alive, everyone! Get out of there! No, no, it's alive! I saw it in a documentary – Ghostbusters 2. Don't cross the river. Please.
“Who are you going to call? Not me. Joe Biden out, everyone!” Colbert finished.
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Last March, before Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race in July, Colbert hosted a splashy fundraiser for the president's re-election bid.
