<div class="cli cli-embed cli-embed--header-media cli-embed--full-width js-no-inject"><div class="connatix-wrapper" style="width:100%;height:auto;display:block;position:relative"><div class="loading-message"><span class="loading-message__loading">LOADING</span><span class="loading-message__error">ERROR LOADING</span></div><div data-ready="true" class="connatix-player" style="position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;height:100%"><img fetchpriority="high" class="connatix-thumbnail" aria-hidden="true" alt="" src="https://img.connatix.com/305279da-9a5e-42f6-bcfb-f64891ee14ec/1_th.jpg?crop=629:354,smart&amp;width=629&amp;height=354&amp;format=jpeg&amp;quality=60&amp;fit=crop" style="position:absolute;left:0;top:0;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:16/9" width="100%" height="auto"></div></div></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night flipped a portion of <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>’s <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-flags-half-staff-inauguration_n_67783339e4b059a6ef87f9ca" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-internal-link" data-vars-item-name="rant about American flags being flown at half-staff" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="677e2f11e4b018bc5a8fa34b" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="67783339e4b059a6ef87f9ca" data-vars-target-content-type="buzz" data-vars-type="web_internal_link" data-vars-subunit-name="article_body" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="0">rant about American flags being flown at half-staff</a> during his inauguration ― in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who died last month ― right back on the president-elect.</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>Trump last week fumed about the flags situation on his <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/topic/truth-social">Truth Social</a> platform: “Nobody wants to see this, and no American can be happy about it.”</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>Colbert zinged: “Coincidentally, that is also the title of ‘The Late Show’’s inauguration coverage 2025.”</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>The audience erupted in applause and Colbert took a bow. </p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p><strong>Watch Colbert’s monologue here:</strong></p></div><div class="cli cli-embed cli-embed--full-width js-no-inject"><div class="js-react-hydrator" data-component-name="YouTube" data-component-id="164" data-component-props="{&quot;itemType&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:7,&quot;contentIndexByType&quot;:2,&quot;contentListType&quot;:&quot;embed&quot;,&quot;code&quot;:&quot;<div style=\&quot;left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\&quot;><iframe src=\&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/_AKT-ednHr8?rel=0&amp;enablejsapi=1\&quot; style=\&quot;top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;\&quot; allowfullscreen scrolling=\&quot;no\&quot; allow=\&quot;accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\&quot; id=\&quot;youtube-embed-_AKT-ednHr8-4723\&quot;></iframe></div>&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;meta&quot;:{&quot;author&quot;:&quot;The Late Show with Stephen Colbert&quot;,&quot;author_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMtFAi84ehTSYSE9XoHefig&quot;,&quot;cache_age&quot;:86400,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Many Americans say they’re tired of following political news, Stephen celebrates some lesser-known details about the life of President Jimmy Carter, and there are shocking new details in the case of South Carolina’s missing research lab monkeys. \n\n#Colbert #Comedy #Monologue #Monkeys #NorthKorea #PresidentCarter #JimmyCarter #GulfOfAmerica #StephenColbert\n\nSubscribe To \&quot;The Late Show\&quot; Channel: http://bit.ly/ColbertYouTube\n\nWatch full episodes of \&quot;The Late Show\&quot;: http://bit.ly/1Puei40\nListen to \&quot;The Late Show Pod Show\&quot; podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/Awagtx95?sid=yt\nLike \&quot;The Late Show\&quot; on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1df139Y\nFollow \&quot;The Late Show\&quot; on X: http://bit.ly/1dMzZzG\nFollow \&quot;The Late Show\&quot; on Instagram: http://bit.ly/29wfREj\n\nWatch The Late Show with Stephen Colbert weeknights at 11:35 PM ET/10:35 PM CT. 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The "Late Show" host used the president-elect's own comments to torch him over his inauguration.{ai:summary}<p>Stephen Colbert responded to Donald Trump's criticism of American flags at half-staff for former President Jimmy Carter's death. Colbert humorously noted that Trump's discontent aligns with the title of his own show's coverage of the upcoming inauguration. </p><p>Colbert's quip drew applause from the audience, highlighting the ongoing tension between the comedian and the former president. #politics</p>

Stephen Colbert Turns Trump’s Flags Rant Into Hilarious Burn

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