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Donald Trump has unsurprisingly promised to chime successful later connected agelong clip foe Stephen Colbert‘s precocious nighttime departure tonight, but 2 of nan ex-Apprentice host’s governmental rivals Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton person already had their opportunity connected nan Late Show finale.
There aren’t galore who tin make group deliberation and laughter astatine nan aforesaid time,” Biden said Thursday online arsenic fans, guests (we still don’t cognize who) and property gathered successful and astir NYC’s Ed Sullivan Theater for Colbert’s 1,800th and past show.
“For years, Stephen brought wit, heart, and honesty to precocious nighttime television. America could ever count connected a laughter — and sometimes a needed reality check,” nan one-term Democrat added, who hit Trump for illustration a drum (Biden’s words, not excavation but still true) successful 2020.
While Biden ne'er showed up connected the Late Show during his 2021 – 2025 Presidential term, he did look connected nan CBS bid connected six occasions successful full complete its 2015 starting run.
The fist clip was during nan inaugural week of Colbert’s precocious nighttime reign successful September 2015. That quality saw nan past VP beryllium down for what quickly became a moving meditation connected nan May 2015 decease of Biden’s boy and ex-Delaware AG Beau Biden. Though Colbert hosted a large bucks Radio City fundraiser successful 2024 for past re-election seeking President Biden, on pinch Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, nan past clip Joe Biden was connected the Late Show was arsenic President-elect connected December 17, 2020 pinch early First Lady Dr. Jill Biden.
Today Biden praised Colbert successful nan astir straightforward of ways: “Congrats connected an unthinkable run, my friend.”
Three-time Late Show guest Hillary Clinton didn’t clasp backmost her appreciation of her chap Trump basher coming either.
“Alongside his awesome wit, Stephen brought heavy thoughtfulness, empathy, and humility to nan late-night stage,” nan 2016 Presidential candidate, ex-Secretary of State, NY Senator, First Lady and 2015, 2017 and 2024 impermanent declared.
“Here’s to a adjacent section arsenic superb arsenic nan last,” Clinton concluded.
Barack Obama, who posted his ain praise of Colbert earlier this month, was connected nan Late Show six times. The 44th POTUS first showed up successful nan Sullivan Theater successful 2016 and sat down pinch Colbert connected May 13, 2026 for a cameo successful the Late Show’s The Colbert Questionert segment. To make it intelligibly really tight nan 2 person become, conscionable a week earlier Obama and Colbert chatted on-air successful Chicago up of nan opening of Obama Presidential Center adjacent month.
Trump showed up connected nan Late Show only once, backmost connected September 22, 2015. Colbert’s changeless barbs and critiques of nan MAGA overlord is wide seen arsenic nan existent logic nan pre-David Ellison tally Paramount pinkish slipped nan big — though they said it was to prevention money.
Filming arsenic already started successful NYC connected nan last and somewhat longer Late Night show, but would person been nosy to spot Colbert widen an induce complete and complete to nan thinned tegument man successful nan White House — arsenic a definite large rima advocated today
