Stephen Colbert mocks Trump over last-minute inauguration change
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The late-night host also called out Americans for ‘unknow[ing] what they definitely knew about Donald Trump’. Days before the Monday (January 20) ceremony, the transition team announced that for the first time in decades, the elaborate event, which commonly takes place outside on the steps of the Capitol, would be held inside the Capitol Rotunda.
Hours after the ceremony, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert host teased Trump for the last-minute location change in his opening monologue. “It was a frigid day down in Washington, so, at the last minute, Trump moved his inauguration indoors. Totally understandable, so Mr. President, it is with the utmost respect that I say... ‘Oh, was the big, strong, greatest president ever feeling a little chilly? You want some hot cocoa with marshmallows?’”.
Switching from a mocking baby voice back to his regular voice, he concluded: “You weather cuck.”. Colbert further made fun of the president for citing President Ronald Reagan’s indoor 1985 inauguration as inspiration for the venue change. Reading aloud the president’s Truth Social post in his best Trump voice, the late-night host recited: “I have ordered the Inauguration Address, in addition to prayers and other speeches, to be delivered in the United States Capitol Rotunda, as was used by Ronald Reagan in 1985, also because of very cold weather.”.