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Colbert Roasts Trump's Iran Threat

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Stephen Colbert mocks Trumps Iran threat, calling it chilling and genocidal. Trump posts on Truth Social about a civilization-ending blow, but later hits pause on the threat. Colbert reads Trumps exact words, highlighting the vagueness and jokes about our civilization being toast. Fans praise Colberts take, and he roasts Trumps sign-off. The feud simmers down with the ceasefire, but Colberts mic drop keeps the conversation going.

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Colbert Roasts Trump's Iran Threat

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Colbert Roasts Trump's Iran Threat. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's April 8th. This is Entertainment and celebrity news today, AI-powered stories from the spotlight. Stephen Colbert ripped into Donald Trump's wild threat against Iran this week, calling it straight up chilling in genocidal. Trump posted on True Social over the weekend that a whole civilization would die by 8 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, never to return. But then the US inked a two-week ceasefire deal, and Trump hit pause on the whole thing. Rare dropped his monologue before that ceasefire news broke, reading Trump's exact words about delivering a civilization ending blow. He highlighted how vague it was, no specifics on which civilization, joking ours might already be toast from highway wanderers. Fans and viewers lit up social media with reactions, loving Colbert's sharp take on the drama. The late show host pointed out the 8 p.m. deadline meant the world could hold off Doomsday until after Wheel of Fortune aired. Colbert also roasted Trump's sign-off. God bless the great people of Iran, calling it a total mixed signal like Godzilla and an

I love Tokyo shirt. It all underscores how fast these threats flip in the headlines. With the ceasefire holding for now, this feud simmers down, but Colbert's mic drop keeps the conversation buzzing.

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