The monologue by Stephen Colbert discusses the Republican Party and its association with dishonesty and violence. He focuses on the recently elected representative George Santos, who has been caught lying about his past, including his education and athletic achievements. Colbert also mentions a recent incident in New Mexico where a former Republican candidate, Solomon Pena, was arrested for hiring men to shoot at Democrats' homes, believing his election was stolen.
Colbert then shifts his attention to the 2024 presidential election, specifically mentioning Florida governor Ron DeSantis, who is seen as a potential candidate but lacks charm and is turning off donors due to his aversion to schmoozing.
In lighter news, Colbert discusses the Taliban buying blue check marks on Twitter, which has sparked a huge backlash and led to the removal of their verified status.
1. A radio clip from 2020 shows George Santos lying about attending Baruch College and playing on the volleyball team.
2. George Santos claimed he attended NYU and got an MBA with zero debt.
3. Santos said he put himself through college and got an MBA from NYU.
4. A former 2022 Republican candidate, Solomon Pena, was arrested in shootings at Democrats' homes.
5. Pena claimed his election was stolen by the incumbent Democrat, despite losing by 48 points.
6. Police say Pena hired four men to attack the Democrats and sent them text messages with addresses where he wanted them to shoot up the homes.
7. Pena was a January 6th attendee and had been convicted of felonies.
8. The Taliban has started buying blue check marks on Twitter, with at least two Taliban leaders taking Elon Musk up on his offer to pay $8 a month for verification.
9. The Twitter verified check marks bought by the Taliban were removed due to a huge backlash.
10. Ron DeSantis is turning off Republican donors because he has an aversion to schmoozing.
11. DeSantis has a lead over the former president in recent polls of GOP voters.
12. The former president told over 30,000 verifiable lies during his presidency.