Stephen Colbert Ryan Lochte Spoof
Stephen Colbert Absolutely Nailed This Comparison Between Ryan Lochte and Donald Trump
Stephen Colbert returned to the Late Show after a two-week hiatus ready to dish on the biggest scandal of the Olympics: #LochteGate. Ryan Lochte received worldwide backlash for "overexaggerating" a story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio and Colbert made a hilarious comparison between the Olympic swimmer and GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump.
It's funny/horrifying because it's true. #LSSC pic.twitter.com/KkCrgOIudQ
— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) August 23, 2016
"Now the whole world thinks that Ryan Lochte is that crazy American with the weird hair who keeps making stuff up and causing an international incident, which is not how an Olympian acts," said Colbert in his monologue. "That's how a presidential candidate acts." Watch him deliver the speech here:
Tonight! Could a new, mostly aquatic challenger enter the presidential race? #LSSChttps://t.co/y4SiPUxHu5
— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) August 23, 2016
Later in the show, Colbert aired a spoof interview with Lochte using clips from the athlete's sit-down with Matt Lauer that was just as memorable:
