Best of Late Night: Stephen Colbert on the President’s Trumped-Up Birthday Plans
A military parade marking the anniversary of the Army’s founding will be held on the president’s birthday. “He wants overwhelming force,” Stephen Colbert said.
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May 16, 2025, 2:40 a.m. Eastern time

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Stephen Colbert on the President’s Trumped-Up Birthday Plans

A military parade marking the anniversary of the Army’s founding will be held on the president’s birthday. “He wants overwhelming force,” Stephen Colbert said.

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