In a tweet Sunday,
President Trump suggested the U.S. might go to war with
Iran if
Saudi Arabia thinks that's a good idea. There are those that consider this a smart gamble, but Monday's
Late Show is not among them:
"On Saturday, a major oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia was knocked out by multiple drone strikes,"
Stephen Colbert explained in Monday's monologue. Houthi rebels immediately claimed responsibility. "Now, these Houthi rebels are in
Yemen, so we're going to
bomb Iran — or not!" he shrugged. The Trump administration blames the Houthi allies Iran, claiming 10 drones couldn't do that much damage. "Yes, drones are highly advance tech," Colbert said. "So they've narrowed down the suspect to Iran — or your dad, who just bought a quadcopter at Best Buy.""Our top intelligence officials think Iran did it, and so does our top unintelligence official,
Donald Trump," Colbert joked. And Trump seems to think Saudi Arabia should dictate any U.S. military response. "Oh, I keep forgetting that Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman now tells the U.S. president who to attack and how," he said. "It's, of course, all part of Trump Hotels rewards program 'Rent 500 Rooms, Get a Free War!'" Trump tried to assuage fears about U.S. gas prices and the possibility of war with Iran, but Colbert had a few questions and a couple of jokes. Watch below.