Stephen Colbert poked fun at Canada’s recent federal election results in a segment of “The Late Show Tuesday night.
The comedian quipped about the country’s perceived anti-Trump sentiments, connecting Monday’s minority government win for the Liberals to general discontent with the U.S. president in a segment at the beginning of the show.
Colbert opened his show talking about Donald Trump‘s first 100 days since returning to office and how Americans would grade his presidency so far before introducing Canada to the conversation.
“One place Trump is incredibly unpopular is up in Canada which yesterday gave him their lowest letter grade, zed, as opposed to their highest grade, eh plus,” Colbert joked.
The late night host went on to say that Canadians proved their feelings toward Trump with their choice in the election, with the live-studio audience erupting in applause and cheers when Colbert made mention of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s ²Ô²¹³¾±ð.Ìý
“And Canadians absolutely proved it yesterday when they went to the polls and elected Liberal prime minister Mark Carney who ran on an anti-Trump platform,” Colbert added.Â
“You take that Trump!” exclaimed Colbert. “That’s what happens when you mess with a country whose national pastime is ‘bar fight on ice’,” Colbert said, alluding to hockey as a video of two brawling hockey players appears on screen.Â
Colbert then went on to talk about the Liberal party’s remarkable climb to election victory when just months ago they were trailing significantly behind the Conservatives in the polls.
“This was a shocking turnaround for the Liberal party,” Colbert said. “Just a few months back they were 20 points behind the Conservatives. Then in January, Trump came into office and...” Colbert says, making a noise to indicate the growth in the Liberal’s support since the beginning of the year as a graph shows the drastic drop in Conservative and rise in Liberal support. “Oh Canada!”Â
“By the way, that line over there?” Colbert says, making an hand gesture for a rising trend line, “Also your cardiograph after eating poutine.”
Colbert then joked about how Carney “went after” Trump’s threats to Canadian sovereignty in his victory speech, poking fun at the calm manner in which Carney had when delivering the speech.
“Come at me, bro,” Colbert said in a deadpan manner, closing his hands into fists and kissing them. “Let me introduce you to my two friends: quiet and reasonable.”
Colbert goes on to say that Canadians “rejected” Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Carney’s “younger, much Trumpier opponent,” saying it’s a relief to Trump as he never has to try to pronounce his name.
This wasn’t the first time the late show host incorporated Canadian politics into his segments. In March, Colbert took aim at Tump’s tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, drinking from a plastic bag labelled “Sackweiser,” poking fun at the potential lack of aluminum cans for beer post-tariffs. Colbert also joked about a border straddling library in Quebec later that same month, joking about how Trump is still mad that Canada doesn’t want to be the 51st state.
Tuesday’s episode of The Late Show also featured appearances by Will Ferrell, Amber Ruffin and Jonathan Groff. Â
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