Jen Psaki | Land Of The Freezing

The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

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4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Arctic weather is gripping much of the U.S., President Trump announced the end of fuel and emissions standards for automobiles, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is under scrutiny for leaking classified info on Signal, and Stephen reveals his Spotify Wrapped results. Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tells Stephen that she admires the news outlets who refused to sign a loyalty pledge to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and that she’s not impressed with the folks who have taken their place in the Pentagon press corps. Watch “The Briefing with Jen Psaki” Tuesdays through Fridays on MS NOW. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The friends and neighbors, welcome to The Late Show.
0:07.6	I'm your host, Stephen Colbert.
0:09.5	Folks, there has been a story going around in the news the last couple of days,
0:17.1	and frankly, we've been hesitant to touch it,
0:19.9	but it feels irresponsible to stay silent any longer.
0:23.4	It's cold outside.
0:26.5	Yet, only a few months ago, it was not.
0:30.7	Where does this end? April?
0:34.5	Thanks, Donald Trump.
0:37.7	Right now, right now, an blast is sweeping down the country, especially in the Midwest.
0:44.0	In Chicago today, wind chills were expected to reach as low as 20 degrees below zero.
0:49.5	And if it's like, listen, I lived in Chicago. Please. Everybody in Chicago land, if it's that gold, please remember to Lair.
0:55.8	I mean, just look at this tragic picture of a Chicago
0:57.6	and trying to hail a cab today.
1:02.0	Yesterday,
1:03.4	yesterday, Trump met auto industry leaders
1:05.9	and announced that he's throwing out
1:07.3	all the rules Biden put in place
1:08.8	to encourage companies to make cars electric.
1:11.9	This is a green new scam, and people were paying too much for a car that didn't work as well.
1:18.4	All of the nonsense is being taken out of the cars.
1:21.5	All you need in a car is the basics, folks.
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