CBS’s Stephen Colbert reacted to President Joe Biden’s decision to end his re-election bid on Monday’s edition of The Late Show by gushing over his supposedly “great” presidency, retiring “Joe Biden is old" jokes, and doing a happy dance because he has hope again.
The fawning began even before Colbert took the stage, as the cold open included a montage of clips of everything from SpongeBob to Top Gun: Maverick as a salute to Biden. Once Colbert took the stage, Colbert got in on the saluting, “President Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race. I mean, it's shocking, but this makes sense. It'll give him time to rest up for 2028. And I, for one, I want to salute this good man for the selfless act of stepping aside from being the most powerful person in the world for the greater good.”
Colbert almost had a bit of self-awareness as he continued, “This act, I believe that this act puts Joe Biden in league with history's most selfless leaders, Roman General Cincinnatus, the father of our country, George Washington, and Kim Cattrall, who has stepped down as Samantha after Pelosi showed her the polls.”
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