Stephen Colbert’s “Late Present” viewers cheered as he took the stage Monday afternoon. However as an alternative of his regular comedy bits, he delivered the information in regards to the mass capturing in Texas that left not less than 19 kids and two adults useless.
Colbert wanted to take a number of moments to collect himself, going silent for six seconds, earlier than persevering with together with his monologue.
“There’s nothing that may ever be mentioned that may strategy the immeasurable grief of these households,” Colbert mentioned.
He supplied up prayers for the victims and their households, and prayers for presidency leaders to indicate braveness and work to forestall extra shootings. Then he added:
“However prayers received’t finish this. Voting would possibly, so whenever you vote, ask your self this query: ‘Who, working for workplace, has publicly acknowledged that they’re keen to do something and every thing of their energy to guard your kids from the criminally insane variety of weapons in America?’”
See extra in his Monday night time monologue:
