Damn it!' Stephen Colbert Mocks Trump For Calling Conflict He Insisted Was Not a War' a War'

"So it's not a war. It's not a war. Don't call it a war. Got it. I'm sorry, Mr. President. You were saying? He then cut to a clip of Trump referring to the strikes against Iran as a war a whopping three times in a minute."

"The host pointed to a White House memo sent to congressional Republicans instructing the president's allies not to describe the conflict with Iran as a war and to correct reporters who use the terminology by calling the conflict targeted major combat operations."

"It's like when your boss has a huge pimple on his nose, and you're like, 'Don't talk about the pimple,' but as soon as he walks in, you go, 'Hi, Mr. Pimple!'"

Stephen Colbert criticized President Trump for undermining his administration's messaging strategy regarding Iran by repeatedly using the word 'war' to describe military operations. The White House distributed a memo to congressional Republicans instructing them to avoid calling the conflict a war and to correct reporters who use that terminology. Trump, however, referred to the strikes as a war three times within a minute, directly contradicting the administration's directive. Colbert humorously compared the situation to trying not to notice something obvious, then immediately drawing attention to it. He also mocked House Speaker Mike Johnson's attempts to frame the situation as 'not our war' while acknowledging U.S. military actions.

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