Late Show funnyman, Stephen Colbert, spent a good portion of his opening monologue last night commenting on growing tensions between the United States and Canada. The aforementioned subject has quickly transformed into major news this week, and stems from leaders on both sides blaming the other for unfair trade deals. For those who don’t happen to follow the super exciting world of cross-border lumber trade, let’s get the Coles Notes on the matter.
Just yesterday, Prime Minister Trudeau and President Trump had a phone call that proved to be a little awkward according to reports from The Independent. The political spat derives from Donald Trump’s disapproval of certain aspects of US-Canada trade, particularly the price of milk and lumber. Trump also vented about the issue yesterday morning when he turned to social media and activated his Twitter fingers. After a bit of online posturing, Donald dropped the spicy Tweet below which was punctuated by a veiled threat. Needless to say, the whole thing reeks of enough pettiness and passive aggressive vibes to land on an episode of The Real Housewives of Toronto.
Before diving right into the topic during The Late Show on Tuesday, Stephen Colbert prefaced his show by stating that he doesn’t “talk about international stories a lot”. Still, with so much material ripe for the picking who could blame the dude for sharing his own two cents? The trade tensions may seem about as dry as a piece of plywood, but Colbert’s monologue was highlighted by some great punchlines. You can check out the whole video clip above via YouTube and find out what Stephen considers a “Canadian f**k you”. It also includes some great jabs at Trump, Trudeau, and unexpected star, Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr.
