A Long Snake Tale | Trump: We’re Building An Arc | “Slop” Of The Year …

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A Long Snake Tale | Trump: We’re Building An Arc | “Slop” Of The Year | I Love You, Drunk Raccoon

In this episode of The Late Show, Stephen Colbert covers a series of bizarre political moments and quirky news stories:

• A Long Snake Tale Colbert mocks a holiday story told by Donald Trump involving a man bitten by a viper in Peru. The host highlights the absurdity of telling a grim survival story to a room full of children and fact-checks Trump’s claim that 28,000 people die annually from snake bites in Peru, noting the actual number is significantly lower.
• The “Arc” of Triumph The monologue dives into Trump’s announcement of a new policy to build a “triumphal arc” in Washington, D.C., modeled after the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Colbert riffs on the idea, suggesting it will be “bigger and better” than France’s version, while joking about other potential landmarks like a “leaner Tower of Pizza.”
• West Wing Upgrades Colbert discusses Trump’s social media posts bragging about new mirror and bronze lettering in the West Wing. He jokes about the potential hazards of the President seeing his own reflection and mocks the “Presidential Walk of Fame.”
• Word of the Year The host notes that Merriam-Webster has named “slop” as the Word of the Year, defined as low-quality AI-generated content. Colbert shares examples of AI “slop” featuring himself and mentions other finalists like “gerrymander” and “tariff.”
• The Drunk Raccoon Saga The show provides an update on a “repeat offender” raccoon in Virginia. After famously passing out in a liquor store, the raccoon has reportedly broken into a karate studio and a DMV, leading Colbert to profess his love for the “booze bandit.”

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