"On Wednesday's Late Show, however, Colbert kicked off his monologue by mocking Trump's broadside before more seriously clapping back at his vilification of the city: How dare you, sir! Chicago is not a hellhole right now. Chicago is not a hellhole until February. Then, then, it is subzero windswept vista of frozen Lake Michigan, trudging out of your affordable apartment to meet your improv friends at Twin Anchors for a craft beer and a double cheeseburger. Hellhole. Mmm. Hellhole."
"Yesterday, Trump also posted Chicago is the worst and most dangerous city in the world, by far. Worst and most dangerous? Two words: F*ck You! The host continued: You know what? Two other words. Daytona Beach. Dissecting the president's slander that Chicago is the murder capital of the world, Colbert simply replied: No! He pointed to 22 major cities with higher murder rates than Chicago, including in red states."
President Donald Trump vowed to deploy the National Guard to Chicago to fight crime, citing Labor Day weekend shootings and posting statistics on Truth Social. Illinois officials rejected the proposal, and Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, "we're going in," then hedged, "I didn't say when we're going in." A late-night host responded with a blunt rebuke and mocked the characterization of Chicago as a "hellhole," offering a humorous winter vignette. The response noted that 22 major U.S. cities have higher murder rates than Chicago and referenced long personal ties to the city.
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