The host of the show. Thank you for watching. Thanks for coming. Im glad youre in a good mood. [ cheers and applause ] it was i am glad youre in a good mood because its another disturbing monday in america. You know, we went into the waunr. Sworrying about kim jg we came out of it wondering if our president is cutting eye holes out of his bed [ laughter ] as you know, this weekend in virginia the worst people in the United States went to the hardware store, bought tiki torches, lit them up and marched in charlottesville. A nonviolent protester was killedy a white supremacist. And the president , who is the president by the way, went on television to say this. We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence on many sides. On many sides. Jimmy he started strong and then he had to throw in on many sides. Lets not lay all the blame on the nazis and the klan. There were people who marched against them, you know. O ]er an further comment. Th
Im the host of the show. Thank you for watching. Thanks for coming. Im glad youre in a good mood. [ cheers and applause ] it was i am glad youre in a good mood because its another disturbing monday in america. You know, we went into the weekend worrying about kim jong un starting a war. We came out of it wondering if our president is cutting eye holes out of his bed sheets. [ laughter ] as you know, this weekend in virginia the worst people in the United States went to the hardware store, bought tiki torches, lit them up and marched in charlottesville. A nonviolent protester was killed by a white supremacist. And the president , who is the president by the way, went on television to say this. We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence on many sides. On many sides. Jimmy he started strong and then he had to throw in on many sides. Lets not lay all the blame on the nazis and the klan. There were people who marched against them, you
A lot more racist than donald trump. I dont feel like you could feel about race like i do and watch that kushner walk around with that beautiful girl. Hail trump. Hail trump. This city is run by jewish communists and Brian Stevenson is a Public Interest lawyer and founder of the equal justice initiative. Mr. Stevenson, thank you for being with us. Delighted to be with you. The events in charlottesville and the president s response have opened deep and ugly divisionsen the country. What do you think need to happen to heal this. We have a tragic history of racial inequal tee in america we havent done a good job of confronting or acknowledging and it continues to haunt us. Compromises our ability to get to the society we seek. I think we have to own up to that. And begin dealing with the legacy in a more direct way. I mean, White Supremacy has done horrific destructive things, but despite all of that, the true evil of that era for me wasnt the forced labor, it was this ideology of White S
To the confederacy. In your view what should happen to them . One thing we are frying to do its erect markers that talk about slavery. We have to make that vizable. In berlin, germany, you cant go without seeing a marker or stone. Placed close to the home of a jewish family abducted during the holocaust. Germans wantup to go to the holocaust memorial. Trying to recover from the damage done by the holocaust. We are not doing that. We have got to do that. I think truth telling has to begin. For us to make the progress that needs to happen. Brian stevenson. Thank you for being with us. My pleasure, thank you. With the president under fire. Mark strassmann checked in with republican whose voted for him. Janele jones, ellen deal, and loshiqua hughes. Has your support for trump lessened one bit . Not at all. I dont look at him, as you know my pastor. I look at him as the leader, governmental issues. We are not looking for somebody charming. Looking for a man who know house to turn things aro
cheers and applause band playing stephen hey thank you so much have a seat, everybody youre very kind. Thank you so much. Well, folks, welcome to the late show. Im your host, stephen colbert. cheers and applause piano playing in background im excited about our first guest, John Dickerson from face the nation, will be here to talk about the news of the week. Levelheaded, fair. applause before we begin, i want to send out our thoughts to the people of barcelona, spain, who suffered a horrific attack today. A vehicle drove into a crowd, killing 12 people and injuring dozens more. This is a heartbreaking reminder that evil is real and the United States is not alone in fighting it. And this afternoon, President Trump said the right thing, tweeting the United States condemns the terror attack in barcelona, spain, and will do whatever is necessary to help. Be tough and strong, we love you thank you, sir. Simple. Dignified. President ial. applause thats what you want. Thats what you hope for.