Stephen Colbert on Tuesday took on Donald Trump over his “chilling” genocidal threat to Iran, one that the president backed down on after the U.S. agreed to a two-week ceasefire with the country. Advertisement AdvertisementColbert noted that Trump had apparently vowed to deliver the “civilization-ending blow” by a Tuesday deadline of “8:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME,” per a post shared to his Truth Social platform over the weekend. “So, bad news, the world might end. Good news, not until after ‘Wheel of Fortune,’” he joked. Watch more of Colbert’s Tuesday monologue on “The Late Show.”Like this article?

Source: Huffington Post April 08, 2026 12:55 UTC