{"id":43989,"date":"2025-02-20T04:52:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T09:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/entertainment\/stephen-colbert-would-like-to-know-whos-in-charge-here\/20\/02\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T04:52:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T09:52:57","slug":"stephen-colbert-would-like-to-know-whos-in-charge-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/entertainment\/stephen-colbert-would-like-to-know-whos-in-charge-here\/20\/02\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Colbert Would Like to Know Who\u2019s in Charge Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night\u2019s highlights that lets you sleep \u2014 and lets us get paid to watch comedy. Here are the <\/em><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2020\/arts\/television\/best-movies-on-netflix.html\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">50 best movies on Netflix right now<\/em><\/a><em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-3bbb5fbb\">Spatchcocked<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, continues to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/18\/us\/politics\/doge-lawsuits-elon-musk.html?searchResultPosition=10\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">cut a swath through the Civil Service<\/a>. Or as Stephen Colbert put it on Wednesday, \u201cour government is getting spatchcocked by Elon Musk and his post-pubescent pink slip troopers.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"css-1ggt3fz etf134l0\">\n<p class=\"css-12wzsk6 evys1bk0\">\u201cNaturally, the federal workers in their path of wanton destruction are experiencing anger, chaos and confusion, which, coincidentally, are also the Secret Service code names for Trump, Elon and Don Jr.\u201d <em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">\u2014 STEPHEN COLBERT<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-12wzsk6 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt turns out being an unelected donor running an unauthorized employee kill squad might get you sued at some point in the future. So in new legal filings, the White House claims that Elon Musk is not in charge at DOGE. What? It\u2019s literally named after his favorite meme!\u201d <em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">\u2014 STEPHEN COLBERT<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-12wzsk6 evys1bk0\">\u201cThis is the most confusing leadership structure since Ruth\u2019s Chris Steak House. Who is Chris? Why does he seem to belong to Ruth?\u201d <em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">\u2014 STEPHEN COLBERT<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<blockquote class=\"css-1ggt3fz etf134l0\">\n<p class=\"css-12wzsk6 evys1bk0\">\u201cAnd with Trump doing so much so fast, leave it to the Never Trumpers to do what little they can to make a fast buck. An event called the Principles First Summit convenes this weekend in D.C. What are their principles? Well, judging by the lineup, cashing in on whatever\u2019s left of Trump envy.\u201d <em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">\u2014 GREG GUTFELD<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-12wzsk6 evys1bk0\">\u201cThe biggest and most bitterest names in the anti-Trump world will be there: Adam Kinzinger, Michael Steele, Bill Kristol and George Conway. All that was missing was Joy Behar.\u201d <em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">\u2014 GREG GUTFELD<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-12wzsk6 evys1bk0\">\u201cThere are a few Dems to shore up the list of yesterday\u2019s pundits who\u2019ve seen their audiences flee like Tim Walz hearing a car backfire.\u201d <em class=\"css-2fg4z9 e1gzwzxm0\">\u2014 GREG GUTFELD<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-3f07bc9e\">The Bits Worth Watching<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Wednesday\u2019s \u201cLate Show,\u201d the comic actor Tim Meadows paid tribute to Black History Month, with a few minor changes to accommodate the new administration in Washington.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-1a7073d0\">What We\u2019re Excited About on Thursday Night<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The actress Melanie Lynskey, known for her role on \u201cYellowjackets,\u201d will appear on \u201cAfter Midnight.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/20\/arts\/television\/stephen-colbert-doge-elon-musk.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night&rsquo;s highlights that lets you sleep &mdash; and lets us get<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/entertainment\/stephen-colbert-would-like-to-know-whos-in-charge-here\/20\/02\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43991,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43989"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43989\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}