Late-Night Hosts Sound Off on SCOTUS Upholding Trump Travel Ban
"5-4. This close to be able to look our grandchildren in the eye," Stephen Colbert said.
After making plenty of jokes about the executive order months ago, late-night hosts weighed in on the Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban on Tuesday.
The travel ban, which was struck down by three lower courts before it made its way to the Supreme Court, was upheld in a 5-4 vote. The decision was widely viewed as a success for the Trump Administration's broad interpretation of the president's executive power.
On Late Night, Meyers invoked criticisms that Trump's ban affects primarily Muslim countries. "The Supreme Court today upheld Trump's travel ban on seven primarily Muslim nations, though I think they should only uphold the ban if Trump can name all seven," Meyers joked. He then mimicked Trump's voice: "'Well there's Iraq, Iran, um, Sharona..."
Over on CBS, Stephen Colbert on The Late Show said the Supreme Court "fell for" the argument that the restriction was a travel ban instead of a "Muslim ban."
"5-4. This close to be able to look our grandchildren in the eye," he said. "This was actually Trump's third travel ban, after the first version explicitly banned people from Muslim-majority countries and the original draft just read, 'Beards are scary!'"
TONIGHT! The Supreme Court upholds Trump's travel ban with a supremely terrible decision. #LSSC pic.twitter.com/DUKV25hfm7
— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) June 27, 2018 Stephen Colbert Seth Meyers Late-Night TV
