politics
April 3, 2026
Stephen Colbert on Trump attending birthright citizenship hearing: ‘That’s mob-boss-level intimidation’
Late-night hosts discussed Trump becoming first sitting president to attend supreme court oral arguments, for a bombshell case on birthright citizenship
TL;DR
- Stephen Colbert and Desi Lydic on The Late Show and The Daily Show, respectively, mocked Donald Trump's recent actions.
- Colbert criticized Trump's attendance at the Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship as 'mob-boss-level intimidation' and joked about his confused reactions to the proceedings.
- Lydic also commented on the birthright citizenship case and a federal judge's colorful order to halt construction of Trump's White House ballroom, which she noted had 19 exclamation points.
- Both hosts poked fun at Trump's primetime address on Iran and his tendency to flip-flop on issues, with Colbert comparing his mind to that of a goldfish.
- Lydic highlighted Trump's ability to spin negative rulings as victories, sarcastically noting his interpretation of the ballroom construction halt.
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