Stephen Colbert on Pete Hegseth's Venezuela scandal: Frantically pointing the finger'
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Stephen Colbert on Pete Hegseth's Venezuela scandal: Frantically pointing the finger'
"This is a Green New Stand, said Trump in the Oval Office. And people were paying too much for a car that didn't work as well All of the nonsense is going to be taken out of the cars. All you need in a car is the basics, folks, said Colbert in his Trump voice. You need the gas pedal, you need the steering wheel, and a little hula lady on the dashboard. Dance for me, tiny ukulele bride!"
"In a post to its official account on X, the state department said that the name was changed to reflect the greatest dealmaker in our nation's history. Jimmy Kimmel on Pete Hegseth, our secretary of war crimes' What are you talking about?! The greatest dealmaker'? Colbert scoffed. Critics were surprised, he noted, because the administration had previously called the institute bloated and useless. So, Donald Trump, Colbert laughed."
President Trump announced plans to repeal Biden-era guidances to increase electric car production and to cancel EPA tailpipe emission standards. Stephen Colbert mocked the rollback, parodying Trump and ridiculing claimed necessary car features. The administration renamed the Institute of Peace the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace, and a State Department post labeled Trump the greatest dealmaker. Critics noted the administration had earlier called the institute bloated and useless. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced allegations of bombing suspected drug smugglers off Venezuela's coast and executing survivors in a follow-up strike, prompting legal and bipartisan concern. New photos from Epstein Island were released.
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