The Republican National Convention kicked off Monday night time with a collection of speeches and clips that had everybody speaking — together with the hosts of late-night TV. Stephen Colbert responded to the primary night time of the RNC with a dwell Late Show that dissected the night time’s greatest developments and roasted the RNC for not introducing a brand new get together platform. Trevor Noah additionally weighed in on the conference’s heavy give attention to Trump and critiqued the RNC’s roll name.
Check out how the late-night TV lined Monday’s RNC opening night time.
The Late Present with Stephen Colbert
Colbert opened by contrasting the Republican Celebration’s conference message to the message the Democrats put ahead of their conference final week. “Similar to the Democrats, the GOP has given every night time of the conference a unique theme. I consider the 4 nights are famine, pestilence, warfare, and demise,” Colbert joked. “The Democratic Nationwide Conference closed with Joe Biden’s warning that we now have to beat a season of darkness. Properly, this week, darkness will get its flip at bat.”
He went on to roast the RNC for its decision not to introduce a new party platform this 12 months. “As an alternative of writing a brand new platform, the RNC goes to stay with its 2016 platform,” mentioned Colbert. “Positive, ‘trigger nothing modified since 2016. We’re all enthusiastic about Rogue One, doing the model problem, and I am broadcasting from a diorama in my … I am so upset, I am unable to even say the joke.” Summing up his issues, Colbert mentioned, “So in lieu of a platform, the RNC launched a one-page decision that pledges its timeless assist for Trump. That is not a political get together, that is a cult.”
The host additionally addressed some particular person speeches on the occasion, calling Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz’s tackle “Democrat slash fiction.” In response to Kimberly Guilfoyle’s boisterous speech, Colbert commented, “For the primary time in my life, I needed to flip down the amount on C-SPAN.”
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Although Trevor Noah’s Every day Present tackle the RNC wasn’t dwell, the host nonetheless weighed on the GOP’s plans for the conference, notably the emphasis on having Trump and his relations on the speaker record for each single night time of the conference.
“If the DNC was all concerning the individuals, nicely, the RNC appears to be about one particular person: Donald Juiciness Trump,” Noah quipped. “The Democratic get together needed to give everybody a talking spot as a result of they’re attempting to appease a bunch of various teams: Black individuals, Latinos, progressives, disaffected Republicans, followers of ABC exhibits. The Republican get together however, they solely care about appeasing Trump. As a result of it is his get together now. For those who do not prefer it, you possibly can shut the f— up or be part of John Kasich in that subject.”
Noah went on to function a number of the highlights from the RNC’s roll name, which he deemed “miserable.”
“The DNC not less than had a ninja chef posing on a gorgeous seashore. Probably the most fascinating particular person right here seems like he is getting his mugshot taken after being arrested for sweating an excessive amount of,” mentioned Noah.