Stephen Colbert Offers Fired Pam Bondi a ‘Heartfelt Farewell’ on ‘Late Show’

Stephen Colbert took time out of his Late Show monologue to bid farewell to Attorney General Pam Bondi, whom President Donald Trump fired on Thursday (April 2).

Bondi, who received heavy criticism for her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, many of which she released with significant redactions, was unceremoniously dumped from her position as Attorney General on Thursday.

“A few hours ago, we learned that President Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi,” Colbert said on Thursday’s show. “Now, in tribute to Pam Bondi, I offer this heartfelt farewell.”

The late-night host then held up a heavily redacted letter, with only five words visible: “Dear Pam” and “Sincerely, Stephen Colbert.”

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Colbert noted that sources claimed Trump was particularly frustrated over Bondi’s handling of the Epstein files. “Saying that the villain of the Epstein files is Pam Bondi is like saying the lead in Die Hard is the dad from Family Matters,” he quipped.

The comedian then broke out his Trump impression as he read the president’s Truth Social post announcing Bondi’s firing. “We love Pam, and she will be transitioning to a much-needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a date in the near future,” Trump’s post read.

Colbert continued with his impersonation, adding, “It’s a much-needed job at a very important farm upstate. There’ll be lots of room for her to run around. Unfortunately, we can’t go visit her. Now let’s go to the strip mall and get you a new attorney general, buddy.”

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Elsewhere in his monologue, Colbert touched on Trump’s address to the nation on Wednesday (April 1), highlighting how the president seemed to contradict himself over his plans for the Iran war. In one part of the speech, Trump promised to “hit them extremely hard” and “bring them back to the Stone Ages,” while at the same time saying “discussions are ongoing.”

“Huh? Holy whiplash, Batman,” Colbert responded before busting out an 80s pro-wrestling style promo. “I got a message for Dr. Bone Smasher! When I meet you in the ring tomorrow night, brother, I’m gonna crush your spine into a fine powder, then cut it into lines and snort it up!”

“Also, Carol and I are doing a small brunch thing tomorrow at our place. We’d love you to come and bring the fam!” he added.

You can watch Colbert’s full opening monologue in the video above and let us know your thoughts below.