The clock on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is ticking, nevertheless it's nonetheless going.

Stephen Colbert doesn't let up on his jokes about President Donald Trump on Monday's present, persevering with to double down on the politician, lower than two weeks after Colbert introduced that the long-running late-night discuss present would finish in Could.

In a preview of Monday's monologue posted to Instagram, Colbert mocks Trump's assertion about Jeffrey Epstein, made throughout a gathering with U.Okay. Prime Minister Keir Starmer: "By the best way, I by no means went to the island," Trump stated. "I by no means had the privilege of going to his island."

"I'm sorry, what?" Colbert says, earlier than breaking right into a Trump impression. "Sadly, I by no means had the consideration of eating with Jeffrey Dahmer."

Trump's full assertion was that he declined an invite from Epstein.

"I by no means had the privilege of going to his island, and I did flip it down, however lots of people in Palm Seaside had been invited to his island," Trump stated, in line with The New York Times. "In one among my superb moments, I turned it down."

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Epstein, who died by suicide in 2019, allegedly used the 2 non-public islands he owned to site visitors underage ladies for intercourse. Trump's supporters and opponents are calling for him to launch all details about Epstein, who was pleasant with the president for years. Colbert additionally poked enjoyable on the motive Trump stated he finally parted methods with Epstein, whom he wouldn't discuss to after the American financier and youngster intercourse offender "did one thing that was inappropriate."

Colbert says that, lastly, Trump had proven "some ethical spine."

The present then cuts to Trump noting that Epstein "stole individuals" who labored for him.

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Colbert imitates Trump once more: "Sorry, Jeff," he quips. "Underage intercourse trafficking is one factor. However I draw the road at you stealing my omelet man, okay? He's the one one which is aware of I like ham."

Trump additionally defined that he instructed Epstein to not rent individuals away from him once more, however Epstein did, per the Occasions.

"And I threw him out of the place, persona non grata," Trump stated. "I threw him out, and that was it."

Since his present was canceled, Colbert — and different hosts of late evening — have roasted the president much more than regular. In return, Trump has stated that it's "actually good" to see Colbert go, and he hopes that he "performed a serious half in it."

With out providing proof, he claimed "the phrase is" that Jimmy Kimmel after which Jimmy Fallon could be ousted from late evening, too.

The Late Present with Stephen Colbert airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

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