Stephen Colbert on the Kamala Harris pick and Trump’s history lesson

Stephen Colbert reacted to Kamala Harris joining the Biden ticket and more

After months of speculation, former Vice President Joe Biden made it official: Senator Kamala Harris will be his running mate in the Nov. election. The decision still raised questions, including some from Stephen Colbert. He covered the news and more during his monologue on Tuesday’s Late Show.

The selection of Sen. Harris was met mostly with approval among Vice President Biden’s supporters. She also made history as the first Black woman and first woman of Indian descent to be nominated for national office for a major party.

Everyone recalls how Sen. Harris attacked Vice President Biden during the Democratic debates over issues of segregation and bussing. Late-night television shows, such as Saturday Night Live and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, certainly had fun with it at the time.

But that seems to be in the past now as the Biden/Harris ticket looks to the future and how it can defeat President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. Colbert shared his reaction to the veep pick and the history between Sen. Harris and Vice President Biden. After that, it was on to the alternative history taught by President Trump:

Stephen Colbert ridiculed President Donald Trump’s World War II comments

Stephen Colbert mentions the unique position that Sen. Kamala Harris finds herself in as Vice President Joe Biden’s running mate. Vice President Biden has called himself a “transition candidate” and would not seek reelection if his health declined. His natural successor would be Sen. Harris, something that was likely taken into consideration prior to her selection.

Vice President Biden’s health and mental fitness have been repeatedly questioned by President Trump. We all remember how much the president bragged about his performance on a cognitive test. But for Colbert, it may be time to revisit that test after President Trump suggested the pandemic in 1917 effectively ended World War II.

There are a couple of problems with this statement. Once again, President Trump’s timeline on the Spanish flu is off. And then there is the fact that World War II ended in 1945 and not, as Colbert noted, because the world ran out of soldiers.

It is not the first time President Trump’s grasp of military history has been a little loose. Some may remember his comments about how Americans in the Revolutionary War took over airports.

Considering the other things he’s been saying into a microphone, President Trump’s World War II mistake is harmless. Stephen Colbert looks much more comfortable joking about it than say, the president’s comments on treating infectious disease.

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