>> FEBRUARY 9, 1964, TELEVISION HISTORY.
THE BEATLES MADE THEIR AMERICAN DEBUT ON "THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW."
AND NOW, ON THE SAME STAGE, EXACTLY 50 YEARS LATER-- PLUS
FIVE MORE YEARS, THREE MONTHS, SIX DAYS-- A NEW BATCH OF
MOP-TOPPED HEARTTHROBS HAS LANDED.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: CASSIUS CLAY AND
HIS SPINNING PLATES, EVERYONE.
THANK YOU, CASSIUS.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, TONIGHT WE'VE GOT A BIG, BIG SHOW, AND
IT CONTINUES.
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THERE'S A NEW MUSICAL CRAZE SWEEPING THE
GLOBE.
THESE FELLAS ARE REALLY SOMETHING.
THEY'RE CALLED BTS, AND PEOPLE ARE SO EXCITED, YOU CAN-- YOU
CAN ONLY CALL IT BEATUS MANIA.
NOW, THESE BOYS AREN'T FROM AMERICA.
NO, THEY'RE FROM ACROSS THE POND, THE BIG ONE, THE ONE WITH
HAWAII IN THE MIDDLE.
THEY REALLY ARE A FINE GROUP OF YOUNGSTERS.
IN FACT, YOU CAN CALL THEM "THE FAB 7."
IT'S GOT A NICE RING TO IT.
SO LET'S MEET THEM NOW.
FELLAS, INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
>> HOW YOU DOING?
I'M RM.
>> I'M SUGA.
>> HI, MY NAME IS V, AND I'M A GOOD BOY.
>> HI!
I'M YOUR HOPE, YOU'RE MY HOPE.
I'M J-HOPE.
>> HI, I'M JIMIN.
NICE TO MEET YOU GUYS.
>> HELLO!
I'M WORLDWIDE HANDSOME JIN, YOU KNOW.
>> HI.
I'M JUNG KOOK.
THANK YOU FOR INVITING US.
>> >> Stephen: OR AS THEY'RE KNOWN BY THEIR NICKNAMES, THE
CUTE ONE.
THE CUTE ONE.
AND, UH... UH, I'M SORRY, A LITTLE HELP?
>> THE CUTE ONE!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> IT'S "THE LATE SHOW WITH
STEPHEN COLBERT."
TONIGHT, ALA-BUMMER.
PLUS, STEPHEN WELCOMES.
POD SAVE AMERICA," AND GLOBAL SUPERGRIEWB BTS.
FEATURING JON BATISTE AND STAY HUMAN.
AND NOW, LIVE ON TAPE FROM THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER IN NEW YORK
CITY, IT'S STEPHEN COLBERT!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WOOO!
HELLO!
WELCOME!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) FANTASTIC!
THANKS, EVERYBODY.
PLEASE, HAVE A SEAT.
WELCOME, UP THERE, DOWN THERE, OUT THERE, ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
WELCOME, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, TO "THE LATE SHOW."
I'M YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THE CUTE ONE.
( LAUGHTER ) BEFORE WE GET STARTED, RIGHT OFF
THE BAT, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE NEWS CYCLE.
BECAUSE IT'S A RARE TREAT FOR A LATE-NIGHT COMEDIAN WHEN THE
SUBJECT OF YOUR COMEDY IS LEGISLATION RESTRICTING
ABORTION.
IT'S JUST A FUNNY WORD, LIKE GUACAMOLE.
LAUGH BUT THAT'S THE BIG STORY, SO HERE WE GO.
YESTERDAY, ALABAMA LAWMAKERS PASSED A BILL BANNING NEARLY ALL
ABORTIONS.
( AUDIENCE BOOING ) THAT IS EITHER AN OVERREACH BY
THE ALABAMA G.O.P. OR SOME PRETTY INTENSE VIRAL MARKETING
FOR THE NEW SEASON OF "HANDMAID'S TALE.
IF A TV SHOW HAS TO BECOME REALITY, WHY CAN'T IT BE "STAR
TREK" SO THEY CAN BEAM ME OFF OF THIS PLANET.
( APPLAUSE ) UNDER THE ALABAMA BILL, DOCTORS
WHO PERFORM, LET'S SAY, "GUACAMOLES," WOULD FACE FELONY
JAIL TIME UP TO 99 YEARS, IF CONVICTED.
YEP.
THEY'RE GOING TO THROW THEM RIGHT IN THE ALABAMA SLAMMER FOR
99 YEARS.
LET'S SEE, IT'S 2019, SO BY THE TIME THOSE DOCTORS GET OUT
OF JAIL, IN ALABAMA, IT WILL BE 1895.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
THE BILL ALSO--INE 61?
I'M NOT SURE.
THE BILL ALSO MAKES NO EXCEPTIONS FOR VICTIMS OF RAPE
AND INCEST, BECAUSE THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS LAW IS TO
ESTABLISH THAT A FETUS IS A PERSON WITH RIGHTS.
NOW, THAT IS A BOLD INTERPRETATION OF HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT.
BUT, ON THE PLUS SIDE, APPARENTLY, PREGNANT WOMEN GET
TO VOTE TWICE NOW.
( APPLAUSE ) ( APPLAUSE )
IT IS THE MOST-- IT IS-- I THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY THAT THIS IS
THE MOST RESTRICTIVE LAW OF ITS KIND IN AMERICA.
WHICH IS WHY IT BARELY SQUEAKED BY IN THE ALABAMA SENATE, WITH
25-6, WITH ALL 25 VOTES CAST IN FAVOR COMING FROM REPUBLICAN
MEN.
THOUGH IT MAY BE THE LAST TIME THOSE REPUBLICAN MEN WILL BE
COMING FOR A WHILE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THAT'S THE ONE.
IT'S A BETTER JOKE.
ALABAMA IS JUST THE LATEST OF THESE RESTRICTIVE LAWS.
THEY'RE ALL OVER THE PLACE RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE FOLLOWING MISSISSIPPI, OHIO, AND GEORGIA, WHERE, EVEN
IF A GEORGIA RESIDENT PLANS TO TRAVEL ELSEWHERE TO OBTAIN AN
ABORTION, WHEN SHE COMES BACK, SHE COULD FACE 10 YEARS'
IMPRISONMENT.
NOW WE KNOW-- NOW WE KNOW WHY SHE WAS TAKING A MIDNIGHT TRAIN
TO GEORGIA.
SHE WAS SNEAKING PAST THE COPS.
NOW, HOWEVER YOU FEEL ABOUT ABORTION-- AND IT'S A VERY
DIVISIVE ISSUE.
REASONABLE PEOPLE CAN HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS.
AND THE PEOPLE OF ALABAMA VOTED FOR THESE LEGISLATORS-- BUT EVEN
THE LEGISLATORS ADMIT THIS LAW IS NOT DRAFTED SINCERELY.
IT'S A PURPOSEFUL AND CYNICAL OVER-REACH BECAUSE THEY JUST
WANT TO USE IT TO GET TO THE SUPREME COURT AND OVERTURN
"ROE V. WADE."
OF COURSE, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DO THAT FOR DECADES.
WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS SUPREME COURT?
>> ANTHONY KENNEDY, WHO WAS A VOTE FOR "ROE V. WADE," HAS BEEN
REPLACED BY BRETT KAVANAUGH, WHO WILL VOTE TO OVERTURN IT.
>> Stephen: SO, THIS ALABAMA CASE COULD OVERTURN "ROE V.
WADE," AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T ARRIVE AT THE SUPREME COURT
DURG BEACH WEEK.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
OBVIOUSLY, THEN-- OBVIOUSLY, WHEN KAVANAUGH WILL REFUSE
HIMSELF, WHICH IS THE LEGAL TERM FOR BOOFING.
"DUDE!
DUDE, YOU WERE A MONSTER!
DUDE, YOU WERE A MONSTERT PARTY LAST NIGHT.
YOU RECUSED YOURSELF!
I WOULD HAVE HELPED."
THE BILL'S PROPONENTS ARE VERY CONFIDENT ABOUT ITS CHANCES IN
THE COURT, ESPECIALLY ALABAMA PRO-LIFE COALITION PRESIDENT AND
COLONEL SANDERS AFTER HE GOT HIS STOMACH STAPLED, ERIC JOHNSTON.
>> Stephen: SO HE'S PRO-LIFE, UNLESS IT'S RUTH BADER GINSBURG.
QUICK, JUSTICE GINSBERG, GET PREGNANT!
IT'S YOUR ONLY CHANCE!
( LAUGHTER ) NOW, NOW, THE LACK--
( APPLAUSE ) THE LACK OF EXCEPTIONS IN THE
BILL HAS TROUBLED MANY, EVEN THOSE WHO VOTED FOR IT,
BUT THAT SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM, ACCORDING TO THE BILL'S SPONSOR,
REPUBLICAN STATE SENATOR AND UNDERTAKER'S FIRST PASS AT
GIVING YOUR LOVED ONE A SMILE, CLYDE CHAMBLISS.
CHAMBLISS EXPLAINED THAT THE BILL DOESN'T ACTUALLY OUTLAW
ABORTION, SAYING IT ONLY AFFECTS WOMEN WHO ARE "KNOWN TO
BE PREGNANT" AND WOULD PROVIDE "EVERY FEMALE THAT'S PREGNANT OR
THINKS THEY'RE PREGNANT, AND THE MALE WHO WAS INVOLVED, IT GIVES
THEM THAT WINDOW OF TIME.
THIS BILL DOES NOT CHANGE THAT WINDOW OF TIME."
SO, IF YOU FIND OUT YOU'RE PREGNANT, THE LAW GIVES YOU ALL
THE TIME BEFORE YOU KNEW THAT TO DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT TO HAVE
DONE.
THAT IS A GREAT OUT FOR ANY WOMAN WHOSE OB/GYN IS DOC BROWN.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) IF THAT SOUNDS LIKE CLYDE
CHAMBLISS HAS NO IDEA HOW BODIES WORK, WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR HIM
EXPLAIN HOW A WOMAN FINDS OUT IF SHE'S PREGNANT.
"SHE HAS TO TAKE A PREGNANCY TEST.
SHE HAS TO DO SOMETHING TO KNOW WHETHER SHE'S PREGNANT OR NOT.
YOU CAN'T KNOW THAT IMMEDIATELY.
IT TAKES SOME TIME FOR ALL THOSE CHROMOSOMES, AND ALL THAT."
YES, WELL SAID.
WHO AMONG US DOESN'T REMEMBER SITTING IN HEALTH CLASS AND
LEARNING ABOUT "THE BIRDS, AND ALL THOSE CHROMOSOMES, AND ALL
THAT."
I'M STARTING TO SUSPECT ALABAMA, SEX ED IS JUST TAUGHT
BY SOME GUY NAMED ED.
SO FAR, ONE DEMOCRATIC WOMEN TRIED TO FIGHT BACK.
STATE SENATOR VIVIAN FIGURES INTRODUCED AN AMENDMENT "TO MAKE
VASECTOMIES A FELONY, NOTING THAT THERE ARE NO LAWS
REGULATING WHAT A MAN CAN DO WITH HIS BODY."
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) OH!
OH, SNAP.
( LAUGHTER ) I MEAN, SNIP.
( LAUGHTER ) SPEAKING OF STRANGE LEGAL
REASONING, DONALD TRUMP.
A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ISSUED A
SUBPOENA FOR DONALD TRUMP'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO SEE
"WHETHER THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN ACCURATE IN HIS FINANCIAL
REPORTING."
I CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT ONE: NAH-UH.
AND THIS WEEK, TRUMP'S LAWYERS ASKED A FEDERAL JUDGE TO BLOCK
THE SUBPOENA BECAUSE "CONGRESS HAS ESSENTIALLY NO AUTHORITY TO
INVESTIGATE ANY PRESIDENT FOR ANYTHING."
WOW.
THAT IS A BIG SWING.
RIGHT NOW, NIXON'S GHOST IS WHAT THE HELL.
CAN I HAVE A REDO?
SORRY, I WOULD TAKE NIXON BACK RIGHT NOW, BY THE WAY.
TRUMP'S LAWYERS ARGUE THAT BY TRYING TO INVESTIGATE TRUMP'S
CORRUPTION, CONGRESS IS "ASSUMING THE POWERS OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE," WHICH IS WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH,
WHICH IS CONTROLLED BY THE SO THE ONLY PERSON, BY THIS
LOGIC, ALLOWED TO INVESTIGATE TRUMP, IS TRUMP HIMSELF.
( KNOCKS ON DOOR ) "DONALD WHAT'S GOING ON IN
THERE?" "DON'T COME IN.
I'M INVESTIGATING MYSELF!
AND I'M ALMOST EXONERATED."
SOOOO CLOSE.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
IT'S A QUALITY FAMILY JOKE IS WHAT THAT WAS.
NOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE UNHAPPY WITH THIS TACTIC, ESPECIALLY
HOUSE DEMOCRATS.
BUT A SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL ASSURED THE NATION,
SAYING THAT WHEN IT COMES TO THE PRESIDENT, "HE'S NOT ABOVE THE
LAW, BUT HE'S ALSO NOT BELOW THE LAW."
WAIT A SECOND.
MR. PRESIDENT, IF YOU'RE NOT ABOVE THE LAW AND NOT BELOW THE
LAW, WHAT ARE YOU?
>> I AM THE LAW.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: OKAY, OKAY.
I GET IT.
OKAY, ONE PERSON WHO IS COOPERATING WITH CONGRESS IS
FIRST CHILD AND BOY WHO RODE THE PONY ALL BY HIMSELF, DONALD
TRUMP JR. AFTER WEEKS OF IGNORING THEIR
SUBPOENA, LAST NIGHT, JUNIOR STRUCK A DEAL FOR A LIMITED
INTERVIEW WITH THE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE.
TO BE FAIR, EVERY MEETING WITH DON JR. INVOLVES LIMITED
INTELLIGENCE.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
BUT STILL-- STILL-- STILL, THIS IS A BIG CHANGE.
JUST LAST WEEKEND, JUNIOR'S LAWYERS DRAFTED A LETTER TO THE
COMMITTEE, TELLING ITS MEMBERS THAT DONALD TRUMP JR. WOULD NOT
SUBMIT TO OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS BEFORE A PANEL THAT INCLUDED
MULTIPLE DEMOCRATS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT.
WELL, COME ON!
YOU WALK INTO ANY ROOM, YOU'LL FIND MULTIPLE DEMOCRATS RUNNING
FOR PRESIDENT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) I BOUGHT, THIS MORNING-- THIS IS
TRUE.
THIS-- I BOUGHT A COFFEE THIS MORNING,
AND I'M 90% SURE MY BARISTA WAS
BETO O'ROURKE.
( LAUGHTER ) SO AT THE LAST MINUTE, THE
COMMITTEE AGREED TO AN INTERVIEW WITH THE QUESTIONS LIMITED TO
ABOUT A HALF-DOZEN TOPICS AND THE TIME LIMITED TO NO
LONGER THAN TWO TO FOUR HOURS.
THAT'S A GOOD DEAL FOR HIM, ACTUALLY.
AS THE "TIMES" PUT IT, THE MOVE WAS "STRAIGHT OUT OF HIS
FATHER'S PLAYBOOK: SET THE TERMS OF THE DEBATE AT THE MOST
EXTREME END OF THE DISCUSSION BY SAYING HE WOULD NOT APPEAR,
PROMPT A CONTROVERSY, THEN CUT A DEAL ON HIS OWN TERMS."
WELL, IF THAT'S THE PLAYBOOK, CAN YOU IMAGINE A NEGOTIATION
BETWEEN TRUMP AND DON JR.?
"JUNIOR, CLEAN YOUR ROOM."
"HOW ABOUT I SET FIRE TO MY ROOM?"
"HOW ABOUT I DIVORCE YOUR MOTHER?
DEAL?
LET'S SHAKE ON IT."
( APPLAUSE ) QUICK UPDATE ON TRUMP'S ONGOING
TRADE WAR WITH CHINA.
HIT IT, JON!
♪ TRADE WAR, HUH WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?
♪ I AM REALLY ASKING SAY IT AGAIN, Y'ALL ♪
>> Stephen: I THOUGHT IT WOULD HAPPEN THIS TIME.
>> Jon: I DID, TOO?
>> Stephen: TODAY, CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING GAVE HIS
FIRST PUBLIC STATEMENTS SINCE THE TARIFFS RAMPED UP AND
DESCRIBED THE ESCALATING CONFLICT BETWEEN THE U.S. AND
CHINA AS A "STUPID IDEA AND DISASTROUS ACT."
IT'S NOT AN ACT, SIR.
HE REALLY IS THAT STUPID.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
XI, XI-- XI-- XI CALLED FOR UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS, SAYING, "WE SHOULD HOLD UP EQUALITY AND
RESPECT AND ABANDON PRIDE AND PREJUDICE."
WAY AHEAD OF YOU XI.
I ABANDONED PRIDE AND PREJUDICE ABOUT TWO CHAPTERS IN.
NO EXPLOSIONS, NO QUALITY KILLS.
MR. DARCY DOESN'T EVEN KNOW KUNG FU.
IT'S NOT JUST CHINA WHO HAS ISSUES WITH THIS TRADE WAR.
SO DOES TRUMP'S OWN PARTY.
ACCORDING TO GOP SENATOR PAT TOOMEY, "THE FACT IS IT'S
AMERICANS WHO ARE GOING TO PAY THE PRICE OF THESE TARIFFS.
BUT, "I ASSUME THE PRESIDENT UNDERSTANDS HOW THIS WORKS."
WHY WOULD YOU ASSUME THAT HE KNOWS ANYTHING!
THAT HE KNOWS HOW ANYTHING WORKS?
THIS IS HIM IN A STATIONARY FIRE TRUCK!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU
TONIGHT.
WE HAVE THE GUYS FROM "POD SAVE AMERICA," AND GLOBAL SUPER-GROUP
BTS!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WELCOME BACK.
JON BATISTE AND STAY HUMAN, EVERYBODY, RIGHT OVER THERE,
THIS MAN.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) LA-DEE-DA.
JON, BIG NIGHT, MAN.
>> Jon: OH, YEAH.
>> Stephen: BIG NIGHT.
>> Jon: IN THE BIG OLD NIGHT.
>> Stephen: THESE PEOPLE ARE HERE FOR A VERY SPECIAL EVENING.
IN JUST A FEW MINUTES WE WILL HAVE THE GLOBAL SUPERGROUP BTS
OUT HERE.
AND TOMORROW WE HAVE "THE BIG BANG."
THE ENTIRE CAST WILL JOIN US AFTER THE HOUR-LONG SERIES
FINALE, "BIG BANG."
FIRST, MY FIRST GUESTS ARE THREE FORMER OBAMA STAFFERS WHO WENT
ON TO START A PODCAST EMPIRE.
PLEASE WELCOME JON FAVREAU, JON LOVETT,
AND TOMMY VIETOR!
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK.
WELCOME BACK.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING US.
>> Stephen: HOW ARE YOU GUYS HOLDING UP POD SAVING AMERICA?
EVERY DAY YOU SEE NEW THINGS.
I WISH I HAD A GIFT FOR YOU.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE ALABAMA GUACAMOLE BAN.
WHAT GOES-- AGAIN, HILARIOUS.
WHAT GOES THROUGH YOUR MIND WHEN YOU SEE LAWS LIKE THIS BEING
PASSED IN STATE AFTER STATE, WHEN THEY SAY SPECIFICALLY, "WE
DON'T WANT THIS LAW.
WE WANT YOU TO KNOW, WE DON'T ACTUALLY LIKE THIS LAW.
IT'S JUST FOR A DIFFERENT PURPOSE."
>> WELL, IT'S CLEARLY, LIKE YOU WERE SAYING EARLIER, IT'S A PLAY
TO GET IN FRONT OF THE SUPREME COURT.
I MEAN, BANS LIKE THIS WE'VE SEEN DON'T END ABORTION.
THEY MAKE ABORTION MORE DANGEROUS AND PUT WOMEN'S LIVES
AT RISK.
AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS HERE.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: NOW THERE HAVE BEEN-- THERE HAVE BEEN
INCREMENTAL CHANGES TO ABORS LAWS AROUND THE COUNTRY OVER THE
LAST 10 YEARS.
WHY-- WHY ARE-- WHY ARE THESE LAWS GETTING SO MUCH MORE
ATTENTION?
>> BRETT KAVANAUGH SIT ON THE SUPREME COURT OF SUPREME COURT
NOW, AND THEY THINK THAT THEY HAVE A CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY,
AND IF THEY GET THESE LAWS TO THE COURT, THEY BELIEVE THAT HE
WILL HELP OVERTURN "ROE V.
WADE," AND -- >> Stephen: BUT SUSAN COLLINS
SAID-- >> GOOD VOTE, SUSAN COLLINS.
HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY.
>> Stephen: SHE SAID IT'S SETTLED LAW.
>> I DON'T THINK SUSAN COLLINS EVER REALLY SEEMS THAT HAPPY.
>> Stephen: NO, SHE DOESN'T, SHE DOESN'T.
MAYBE THAT'S HAPPY FOR A MAINER.
I'M NOT SURE.
MAYBE THAT'S-- THEY'RE A TACITURN PEOPLE.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT GOES FOR HAPPY UP THERE.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT'S A STRANGE PLACE.
>> Stephen: DO YOU THINK IT WILL WORK.
IT'S A 5-4 CONSERVATIVE-LIBERAL COURT RIGHT NOW WITH, STRANGELY,
THE SWING VOTE BEING JOHN ROBERTS.
>> THE THIS LAW IS SO EGREGIOUS THAT PAT ROBERTSON SAID HE
THOUGHT IT WAS A MISTAKE.
THEY ARE CHIPPING AWAY AT ABORTION ACCESS IN STATE AFTER
STATE WAS JON SAID, THE HOPE OF RUNNING IT UP TO THE SUPREME
COURT HOPING "ROE" WILL BE OVERTURNED.
DEMOCRATS NEED TO WIN BACK THE SENATE AND WIN BACK THE WHITE
HOUSE AND PREVENT JUSTICES LIKE CAVANAUGH FROM GETTING THE VOTE.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: DO YOU THINK THIS IS THE KIND OF ISSUE THAT
PERHAPS THE PRESIDENT OR THE REPUBLICANS WOULD LIKE TO RUN
ON, LIKE THE 2004 PROPOSED GAY MARRIAGE BAN, YOU KNOW, THE GUY
MARRIAGE BAN BECAUSE IT'S A TURN-OUT ISSUE FOR THEM?
>> I ACTUALLY DON'T THINK IT IS.
IF YOU LOOK AT POLLING ON THIS, EVEN PEOPLE WHO SAY-- WHO
SELF-IDENTIFY AS PROLIFE, A THIRD OF THOSE PEOPLE STILL
BELIEVE THAT ABORTION SHOULD BE MOSTLY LEGAL.
SO THIS IS NOT A WINNING ISSUE FOR THEM.
AND I THINK WE'LL SEE THAT-- LOOK, IF PEOPLE WANT TO DO
SOMETHING EVEN BEFORE THE ELECTION, YOU CAN DONATE TO THE
YELLOW HAMMER FUND, WHICH WILL HELP PROTECT ABORTION ACCESS IN
ALABAMA.
YOU CAN DONATE TO THE A.C.L.U.
THEY'RE GOING TO SUE THE STATE OF ALABAMA.
THEY'VE WON BEFORE WHEN IT'S COME TO ABORTION CASES.
( APPLAUSE ) AND THEN THE MOST-- MOST
IMPORTANT THING IS A REMINDER THAT STATE ELECTIONS AND LOCAL
ELECTIONS MATTER.
THEY MATTER JUST AS MUCH AS THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
( APPLAUSE ) WE-- YOU KNOW, WE LAUNCHED-- WE
LAUNCHED "VOTE SAVE AMERICA" LAST YEAR.
WE'RE RELAUNCHING IT THIS WEEK.
IT'S BACK.
YOU CAN GO ON THE WEBSITE.
YOU CAN CHECK TO SEE IF YOU'RE REGISTERED TO VOTE.
YOU CAN FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN HELP AND VOLUNTEER, AND THERE'S
A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER INFORMATION THERE.
THERE ARE A LOT OF LOCAL AND STATE ELECTIONS IN 2019 AND THEY
REALLY MATTER AS WE SAW THIS WEEK.
>> LOOK, THERE ARE PROBABLY A LOT OF TEENS WATCHING THIS
SPECIFIC EPISODE OF YOUR SHOW.
BECAUSE-- BECAUSE B.L.T. IS GOING TO BE ON.
B.R.B.
>> Stephen: DELICIOUS, DELICIOUS.
>> B.-- B.-- >> Stephen: NO, NO, YOU'RE
RIGHT.
>> Stephen: TOMMY, YOU WERE OBAMA'S--
>> THEY SHOULD REGISTER.
THAT WAS POINT.
THEY SHOULD REGISTER TO VOTE, TEENS, BTS TEENS.
>> Stephen: YOU GOT TO GET TO THE JOKE FIRST, EVEN IF IT
UNDERMINES DEMOCRACY, YOU HAVE TO GET TO THE JOKE FIRST.
TOMMY, YOU WERE OBAMA'S NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL SPOKESMAN.
HOW MUCH INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT DO YOU THINK THERE IS RIGHT NOW
FOR TRUMP'S ESCALATING OF THE SWORD RATTLE AGAINST IRAN?
>> I'M SURE THE SAUDIS WOULD LOVE US TO FIGHT A WAR FOR THEM
AGAINST IRAN.
BUT I THINK EVERYONE ELSE THINKS IT'S CRAZY BECAUSE THIS FEELS
LIKE IRAQ 2.0.
YOU HAVE AN ADMINISTRATION THAT WANTS REGIME CHANGE IN IRAN.
JOHN BOLTON HAS SAID WE SHOULD BOMB IRAN.
WE WAKE UP AND SEE HE'S SENT AN AIRCRAFT CARRIERS TO THE GULF.
"THE NEW YORK TIMES" REPORTED HE'S CONSIDERING SENDING 120,000
TROOPS TO THE MIDDLE EAST IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS.
THAT IS AN INVASION-SIZE FORCE.
THAT IS EXACTLY-- BASICALLY THE NUMBER OF TROOPS WE SENT INTO
IRAQ WHICH GOT US TO BAGHDAD AND LED US INTO A QUAGMIRE FOR A
DECADE.
>> Stephen: IS THAT TROLLING FOR A WAR?
>> IT IS CERTAINLY PROVOKING IRAN.
WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CRUSH THEIR ECONOMY WITH SANCTIONS.
WE HAVE DESIGNATED A KEY PART OF THEIR MILITARY AS A TERRORIST
GROUP.
AND SO WE'RE BACKING THEM INTO A CORNER, AND THERE'S NO
NEGOTIATIONS HAPPENING AS AN OFF RAMP.
SO PEOPLE NEED TO BE REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THIS.
CONGRESS NEEDS TO STEP UP.
THE PRESS HAS TO STOP PUBLISHING BACKGROUND QUOTES ABOUT
INTELLIGENCE THAT NO ONE HAS SEEN THAT ALLEGES IRAN IS DOING
SOME SORT OF NEFARIOUS THING OR SABOTAGING SHIPS.
I MEAN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT-- THIS IS A RED ALERT.
>> Stephen: I'LL TAKE ONE EXCEPTION WITH WHAT YOU SAID,
THIS IS IRAQ 2.0.
I REMEMBER THE RUN-UP TO THE IRAQ WAR IN 2003, AND THAT WAS,
JUSTIFIED OR NOT, THAT WAS SOLD TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
THAT WAS ROLLEDLY OUT WITH RATIONALES AND PUTTING PEOPLE'S
REPUTATIONS ON THE LINE, AND COLIN POWELL HAVE WA VIAL OF
DUST SAYING I PROMISE YOU IT'S ALL THERE.
THE SALE ISN'T EVEN HAPPENING IN THE UNITED STATES NOW.
>> THERE ARE NOT REPUTATIONS LEFT ON THE LINE.
>> Stephen: I SUPPOSE SO.
BUT EVEN A JUSTIFIED WAR-- EVEN A JUSTIFIED WAR HAS TO BE
EXPLAINED TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, AND I FEEL LIKE IT'S NOT
BEING EXPLAINED TO US.
THERE'S JUST A CARRIER GROUP IN THE PERSIAN GULF NOW.
>> UNLESS THERE'S A PRETECTS.
IN VIETNAM WE HAD THE GULF OF TONKEN.
IN IRAQ WE WERE LIED TO ABOUT WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTIONS.
THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF PERIODS IN OUR HISTORY WHERE WE SOLD
PEOPLE ON A WAR BECAUSE WE SAID IT WAS DEFENSIVE.
AND THAT'S WHAT WORRIES ME MOST.
THE STATE OF HORMUZ, THAT REGION, THINGS CAN GO WRONG
BECAUSE OF MISCOMMUNICATION, MISCALCULATION, SOMETHING BAD
CAN HAPPEN AND ESCALATE VERY, VERY QUICKLY.
THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A BREAK, AND WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK
WITH MORE "POD SAVE AMERICA."
I WILL ASK THEM ABOUT SOME OF THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.
STICK AROUND.
EVERYBODY.
WE'RE HERE WITH THE POD SAVERS.
JON FAVREAU, JON LOVETT, AND TOMMY VIETOR.
DON JR. I WAS SAYING BEFORE HAS STRUCK A DEAL TO TESTIFY BEFORE
THE SENATE INTELE COMMITTEE.
WHY WOULD THEY STRIKE A DEAL WITH HIM?
HE SAID NO.
THEY SUPER BOWLED HIM.
IF HE SAYS NO THE NEXT TIME THEY CAN GRAB HIM BY THE SHORT HAIRS
AND DRAG HIM IN FRONT OF THE COMMITTEE PER FORCE.
WHY STRIKE A DEAL?
>> I THINK PART OF IT IS ALL THE REPUBLICANS IN SENATE, ASIDE
FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE, RICHARD BURR, DECIDED
TO ATTACK BURR FOR THREATENING TO ISSUE A SUBPOENA TO DONALD
TRUMP JR. IN THE FIRST PLACE.
>> Stephen: WHY DO YOU THINK BURR DID IT?
IT SEEMS LOOK A STRETCH FOR ANY REPUBLICAN TO GO AFTER A TRUMP
IN THIS WAY.
>> WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MUELLER REPORT, CLEARLY WHAT WE KNOW
FROM THE MUELLER REPORT ABOUT DON JR., DOES NOT TRACK WITH THE
TESTIMONY HE GAVE LAST TIME HE WAS IN FRONT OF CONGRESS.
>> STEPHEN, THERE IS A CHANCE-- AND I DON'T WANT TO YOU GET
UPSET-- DONALD TRUMP JR. MAY NOT HAVE TOLD THE TRUTH TO THAT
COMMITTEE.
>> NOT ON THE LEVEL.
NOT ON THE LEVEL.
>> AND THE THING ABOUT IT IS-- ( LAUGHTER )
I'M SO SORRY.
( APPLAUSE ) ( CHEERS )
I'M JUST GLAD YOU'RE SITTING DOWN.
>> Stephen: I THINK HE WAS THE GOOD ONE.
>> NO ONE'S EVER SAID THAT BEFORE OF THE TRUMP KIDS.
BUT THERE'S A REASON REPUBLICANS IN WASHINGTON GOT SO ANGRY AT
SENATOR BURR FOR SHOWING JUST THE SLIGHTEST MODICUM OF COUNTRY
FIRST, BIPARTISAN, LET'S STAND UP FOR THE INSTITUTION.
A LOT OF WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IS THIS DIRTY DEAL.
THEY MAKE A DEAL.
THEY GET TRUMP.
TRUMP SUCKS, THEY KNOW IT.
BUT THEY GET THEIR TAX CUTS AND THEIR JUDGES.
NOTHING MAKES A DIRTY COP MORE NERVOUS THAN A COP WHO DECIDES
NOT TO TAKE A BRIBE.
THESE ARE A BURCH OF DIRTY COPS WHO MADE A DIRTY DEAL.
AND WHEN SOMEBODY GOES AGAINST THAT DEAL AND ACTS WITH EVEN THE
SLIGHTEST BIT OF MORAL VIRTUE, THAT MAKES THEM FURIOUS.
WHAT DOES THAT MAKE US?
ARE YOU CALLING US DIRTY COPS?
THAT'S WHAT HE'S CALLING THEM.
HE DID THE ONE THING EVERY REPUBLICAN SAID YOU CAN'T DO
WHICH IS THE FACT THAT THESE PEOPLE MAY NOT BE TELLING THE
TRUTH AND THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING ABOUT THE STORY.
ANYBODY NOT PAID FOR BY FOX NEWS AND IS WORRIED ABOUT BEING IDEAL
AT BY TRUMP, KNOWS WHAT IS TRUE.
AND THE REPUBLICANS SPENT THE PAST SIX MONTHS PRETENDING WHAT
IS OBVIOUS ISN'T REAL AND THE SECOND SOMEBODY POINTS THAT OUT
TMAKE THEMSELVES PISSED.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: OKAY, LET'S TALK
ABOUT-- LET'S TALK ABOUT SOMETHING, SWITCH OVER TO THE
DEMOCRATS.
YOU GUYS PRODUCED THE DOCUMENTARY "RUNNING WITH BETO."
WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM?
( LAUGHTER ) >> LOOK --
>> Stephen: HE RELAUNCHED-- HE RELAUNCHED RECENTLY.
WHICH IS ALWAYS, LIKE, I'M SORRY YOU HAD TO RELAUNCH.
>> YOU NEVER WANT TO LAUNCH TWICE.
>> Stephen: EXACTLY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS GOING ON WITH HIM?
WHERE IS THE MAGIC?
HE'S VERY COMPELLING.
>> THE BEST A.A.A. BASEBALL PLAYER IS GOING TO STRUGGLE IN
THE MAJORS.
A SENATE RACE IS NOT THE SAME AS A PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN DISPP
HE'S LEARNING THAT THE HARD WAY.
AND I THINK THAT IT TAKES SOME REPS AND YOU HAVE TO GET OUT
THERE AND YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE A BUNCH OF MISTAKES.
I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S GOING TO WIN, LOSE, DO WELL.
I DON'T THINK THE CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN RUN PARTICULARLY WELL TO
DATE, BUT THEY'RE IMPROVING THINGS.
THEY'RE HIRING STAFF.
HE HAS TIME.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS HE HAS TO DO IS A LOT MORE MEDIA
APPEARANCES BECAUSE, FOR EXAMPLE, HIS NAME IS BETO.
AND PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW TO PRONOUNCE THAT BECAUSE HE'S NOT
ON TELEVISION ENOUGH.
>> Stephen: IS HE COMING ON?
HE'S GOING TO COME BACK ON.
>> OBAMA WAS DOWN 20 TO HILLARY AROUND NOW.
UN, THAT'S THE CONTEXT WE ALL HAVE TO REMEMBER.
>> Stephen: BETO IS OBAMA.
GOT IT.
>> I WOULD SAY -- >> Stephen: GOT THE MESSAGE.
>> RIGHT NOW, DEMOCRATS ARE TAKING LITTLE WHITE CUPS AND
GOING UP TO VARIOUS FROZEN YOGURT THINGS AND TRYING THEM.
YOU KNOW, AND THEY'RE LIKE-- THEY'RE LIKE-- THEY'RE TASTE AGO
THEY'RE, LIKE, MMM, GAY MAYOR, INTERESTING.
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TRYING DIFFERENT FLAVOR S.
>> Stephen: I'VE HAD THAT FLAVOR.
I'VE HAD THAT FLAVOR.
>> AND THE THING ABOUT IT IS THEY STUFFED THEIR FACES WITH
TEXAS CONGRESSMEN FOUR MONTHS AGO, AND NOW THEY CAN'T TELL DO,
I LOVE IT OR AM I SICK OF IT?
I DON'T KNOW.
AND THEN THERE'S A BIG TUB OF BIDEN VANILLA SOMEWHERE AND
(BLEEP) WE'LL JUST GRAB THAT THING AND GO HOME.
YOU KNOW?
SO WHO KNOWS?
WHO KNOWS HOW IT SHAKES OUT.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> HE'S BEEN FINE TUNING THAT ONE.
>> Stephen: WHAT DOES THE LITTLE WHITE CUP REPRESENT?
>> NOBODY KNOWS.
IT'S NOT CLEAR.
>> Stephen: ELIZABETH WARREN TURNED DOWN FOX NEWS TOWN HALL.
GOOD DECISION OR NOT?
>> GREAT DECISION.
>> Stephen: WHY?
IT WORKED FOR BERNIE.
BERNIE DID A GOOD JOB.
>> I WENT BACK AND FORTH THO BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND FROM AN
INDIVIDUAL CAMPAIGN'S PERSPECTIVE WHY YOU'D WANT TO GO
DO THIS AND, YOU KNOW, SHOW THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO REACH THESE
VOTERS.
BUT I THINK ELIZABETH WARREN HAS SHOWN OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF
WEEKS THAT SHE CAN REACH THOSE VOTERS WITHOUT GOING ON FOX
NEWS.
SHE WENT TO WEST VIRGINIA, HEART OF TRUMP COUNTRY, AND SHE'S
TALKING ABOUT THE OPIOID CRISE.
AND AFTER SHE HOLDS THIS EVENT AIR, FEW PEOPLE WHO ARE TRUMP
VOTERS ARE LIKE,UN" WHAT?
I MIGHT VOTE FOR WARREN."
AND THOSE PEOPLE ARE VERY DIFFERENT THAN GOING ON FOX NEWS
WHERE YOU CAN DRAW A DIRECT LINE FROM WHAT TUCKER CARLSON AND
LAURA INGRAHAM SAY EVERY SINGLE NIGHT RIGHT TO THE MANIFESTOS
BEING WRITTEN BY SOME OF THESE RIGHT-WING EXTREMISTS WHO ARE
KILLING PEOPLE.
AND I THINK GIVING THEM RATINGS AND HELPING THEM WITH THEIR AS
ADVERTISERS -- >> Stephen: EIGHT HAIGHT FOR
PROFIT SHE CALLS IT.
VISIT votesaveamerica.com TO REGISTER
TO VOTE.
"POD SAVE AMERICA," EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH GLOBAL BTS.
( BAND PLAYING ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: THE MOMENT WE HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR.
IT'S FINALLY HERE, JON.
IT'S FINALLY HERE.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FOLKS, MY NEXT GUESTS CAN ONLY BE
DESCRIBED AS AN INTERNATIONAL MUSICAL
PHENOMENON.
THEY'VE MADE "TIME MAGAZINE'S" "MOST INFLUENTIAL" LIST, THEY'RE
THE FIRST KOREAN ACT TO REACH NUMBER ONE ON THE "BILLBOARD"
CHARTS, AND THEY JUST BECAME THE FIRST GROUP SINCE THE BEATLES TO
EARN THREE NUMBER-ONE ALBUMS IN LESS THAN A YEAR.
PLEASE WELCOME MY CLOSE PERSONAL FRIENDS BTS.
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: PLEASE.
PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
PLEASE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW."
YOU HAVE SOLD OVER 10 MILLION ALBUMS, WORLD OUT WORLD TOURS,
MADE THE "TIME 100 LIST" AND MADE A SPEECH TO THE U.N.
WOULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO THE AUDIENCE.
>> HI.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) MY NAME IS RM AND I'M THE LEADER
OF THE GROUP AND SINCE I'M THE SPOKESPERSON I WILL SPEAK A LOT.
I'M SORRY.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS JIN, JIN.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS JUNG KOOK.
THANK YOU FOR INVITING US.
( CHEERS ).
>> HI, GUYS!
I'M YOUR HOPE.
YOU'RE MY HOPE.
I'M J-HOPE.
HOPE RIGHT HERE!
( APPLAUSE ) >> I'M SUGA.
>> HI.
IT'S REALLY NICE TO MEET YOU.
I'M JIMIN.
( CHEERS ) >> HI, GUYS.
MY NAME IS V.
I'M A GOOD BOY.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WELL, I'M NOT
GONNA ARGUE WITH THAT.
NOW, YOU ARE THE FIRST GROUP, AS I SAID BEFORE, TO EARN THREE
NUMBER-ONE ALBUMS IN LESS THAN A YEAR, SINCE THE BEATLES.
DO YOU GUYS HAVE FAVORITE BEATLES SONGS?
♪ NAH, NAH, NAH NAH, NAH, NAH
HEY JUDE ♪ NAH, NAH, NAH
NAH, NAH, NAH HEY JUDE ♪
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> "HEY JUDE!"
>> Stephen: THAT SOUNDS LUKE A GOOD ONE.
I NEVER HEARD THAT ONE BEFORE.
YOUR FANS-- YOUR TANS CALL THEMSELVES "ARMY."
( CHEERS ) DO YOU GET USED TO THE FANS
SCREAMING AND CAMPING OUT?
OR DOES THAT SEEM NORMAL NOW?
>> I NEVER THINK-- THEY ARE THE MOST SPECIAL PEOPLE-- COME HERE.
THANK YOU.
AND I LOVE YOU.
YOU'RE MY EVERYTHING.
( APPLAUSE ) >> AND OUR FANS ARE THE BEST.
THEY ARE OUR MOTIVATION.
>> Stephen: THEY'RE YOUR MOTIVATION.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: MINE, TOO.
YEAH.
( CHEERS ) >> THE GLASS S.
>> Stephen: OUR FANS ARE VERY SIMILAR.
OUR FANS ARE VERY SIMILAR.
>> I SEE.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE A RANGE OF STYLES.
HERE, YOU'VE GOT THIS LOOK HERE TONIGHT.
YOU'VE GOT-- YOU'VE GOT A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT STYLES.
HERE'S, YOU KNOW, KIND OF A TENDER STYLE.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: HERE'S A LITTLE MORE SPLASH COLOR.
AND I-- IF I-- AND I HAVEN'T AUDITIONED YET-- BUT IF I WERE
TO JOIN BTS WHAT, WOULD YOU CHANGE ABOUT MY LOOK OR MY
STYLE?
ANYTHING.
>> HMMM... I THINK YOU CHANGE YOUR HAIR.
>> YOUR HAIR.
>> WHAT COLOR?
>> Stephen: LONG, SHORT?
>> PINK COLOR.
>> Stephen: PINK?
( CHEERS ) >> AND EVERY DAY SMILE.
>> OH!
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: WHERE-- WHERE DO
YOU GUYS SEE YOURSELVES IN 10 YEARS?
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO HAVE ACCOMPLISHED?
>> OH.
>> WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?
>> MAYBE 36.
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS THAT?
>> 36?
>> MAYBE MUSTACHE.
>> MUSTACHE.
>> Stephen: BIG HANDLEBAR MUSTACHE?
LONG HAIR.
>> BOY LOVE.
>> ALL RIGHT, GOOD.
WELL, THE E.P. OF "MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA" IS OUT NOW.
BTS, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY BTS.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
( APPLAUSE ) ♪ ♪ ♪
GENTLEMEN, NOW FOR THE PERFORMANCE YOU HAVE BEEN
WAITING FOR BY THESE FABULOUS YOUNG LADIES FROM SEOUL, REALLY
IMPRESSED ALL OF US HERE, PERFORMING THEIR SONG BOY WITH
LOVE FROM THE E.P. MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, BTS.
♪ ♪ ♪ (♪ SINGING IN KOREAN ♪)
ALL DAY ALL NIGHT (♪ SINGING IN KOREAN ♪)
♪ ♪ ♪ (♪ SINGING IN KOREAN ♪)
♪ ♪ ♪ (♪ RAPPING IN KOREAN ♪)
♪ ♪ ♪ (♪ SINGING IN KOREAN ♪)
♪ ♪ ♪ (♪ RAPPING IN KOREAN ♪)
♪ ♪ ♪ (♪ SINGING IN KOREAN ♪)
♪ ♪ ♪ ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: CATCH THEM ON THEIR "LOVE YOURSELF: SPEAK
YOURSELF" STADIUM TOUR.
BTS, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH THE PLATE-SPINNING MAGIC OF VICE
PRESIDENT HUBERT HUMPHREY.
>> Stephen: THAT'S IT FOR "THE LATE SHOW."
TUNE IN TOMORROW WHEN MY GUESTS WILL BE THE CAST OF "THE BIG
BANG THEORY," AND MUSICAL GUEST, BARENAKED LADIES.
NOW STICK AROUND FOR JAMES THE ONE WHO IS CORDEN.
GOOD NIGHT.
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