Colbert: At Least Bush Admin. ‘Respected’ Us Enough ‘to Lie to Us,’ Trump Admin. ‘Doesn’t Give a Damn What We Think’

COLBERT We re learning ░░░░░░░░ about the actual bombing ░░░░░░░░ attack plan It s ░░░░░░░░ name Operation Midnight Hammer ░░░░░░░░ no it s not ░░░░░░░░ yet Laughter Here s ░░░░░░░░ happened In order to ░░░░░░░░ detection the plan was ░░░░░░░░ out by seven B ░░░░░░░░ stealth bombers Is this ░░░░░░░░ I m told we ░░░░░░░░ a picture of the ░░░░░░░░ planes Wow They are ░░░░░░░░ Laughter The planes were ░░░░░░░░ 30 000 pound bombs ░░░░░░░░ as bunker busters officially ░░░░░░░░ MOPs or massive ordnance ░░░░░░░░ The most phallic sounding ░░░░░░░░ since the Tomahawk cruise ░░░░░░░░ So America s spies ░░░░░░░░ have truly compelling intelligence ░░░░░░░░ that Iran was close ░░░░░░░░ building a nuclear weapon ░░░░░░░░ or not Because America ░░░░░░░░ spies said Iran wasn ░░░░░░░░ building a nuclear weapon ░░░░░░░░ okay hold on Are ░░░░░░░░ sure Maybe our top ░░░░░░░░ just didn t have ░░░░░░░░ to do a thorough ░░░░░░░░ because they were too ░░░░░░░░ hanging off of a ░░░░░░░░ Laughter But if the ░░░░░░░░ wasn t there how ░░░░░░░░ Trump decide it was ░░░░░░░░ to attack Iran s ░░░░░░░░ program Well according to ░░░░░░░░ senior administration official it ░░░░░░░░ based on a feeling ░░░░░░░░ president had Audience boos ░░░░░░░░ if if you are ░░░░░░░░ a decision that could ░░░░░░░░ the lives of American ░░░░░░░░ and civilians help me ░░░░░░░░ legal scholars what does ░░░░░░░░ require Clip starts More ░░░░░░░░ a feeling Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Thank you Thank you ░░░░░░░░ you for your service ░░░░░░░░ thank you for that ░░░░░░░░ And remember this isn ░░░░░░░░ America s first military ░░░░░░░░ rodeo I ve been ░░░░░░░░ jokes about whether or ░░░░░░░░ we should be going ░░░░░░░░ war in the Middle ░░░░░░░░ for 22 years I ░░░░░░░░ jokes from the Middle ░░░░░░░░ for the service people ░░░░░░░░ were sent into harm ░░░░░░░░ way based on no ░░░░░░░░ intelligence But I will ░░░░░░░░ this I will say ░░░░░░░░ I will say this ░░░░░░░░ the Bush Administration at ░░░░░░░░ they respected us enough ░░░░░░░░ lie to us Apparently ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration does not ░░░░░░░░ a damn what we ░░░░░░░░ They re not presenting ░░░░░░░░ evidence Just come on ░░░░░░░░ At least scare us ░░░░░░░░ little I miss the ░░░░░░░░ when Colin Powell went ░░░░░░░░ the U N Security ░░░░░░░░ and passionately waved a ░░░░░░░░ of country time lemonade ░░░░░░░░ I mean just that ░░░░░░░░ just that much of ░░░░░░░░ powder could have refreshed ░░░░░░░░ in that building Trump ░░░░░░░░ be out there telling ░░░░░░░░ that Iran is hiding ░░░░░░░░ tons of mustard gas ░░░░░░░░ a Turkey farm or ░░░░░░░░ tons of mustard Turkey ░░░░░░░░ a gas farm or ░░░░░░░░ animal hybrids or anything ░░░░░░░░ sell it with sizzle ░░░░░░░░ is just lazy It ░░░░░░░░ got low production values ░░░░░░░░ if the next Transformers ░░░░░░░░ was just like Ya ░░░░░░░░ what I think we ░░░░░░░░ just gonna stay cars ░░░░░░░░ this one Put some ░░░░░░░░ in Cheering and Applause ░░░░░░░░ m mad This is ░░░░░░░░ mad What s going ░░░░░░░░ happen next Whatever happens ░░░░░░░░ you know they re ░░░░░░░░ to make J D ░░░░░░░░ go on TV and ░░░░░░░░ himself Because here s ░░░░░░░░ he said on Sunday ░░░░░░░░ sell this war that ░░░░░░░░ definitely not a war ░░░░░░░░ starts KARL Is the ░░░░░░░░ States now at war ░░░░░░░░ Iran Vance No we ░░░░░░░░ not at war with ░░░░░░░░ Jon We re at ░░░░░░░░ with Iran s nuclear ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends COLBERT Nope ░░░░░░░░ That s not how ░░░░░░░░ works Honey I m ░░░░░░░░ cheating on you with ░░░░░░░░ I m cheating on ░░░░░░░░ with parts of Stacy ░░░░░░░░ selective And yes And ░░░░░░░░ we do call it ░░░░░░░░ Midnight Hammer.’”