President Barack Obama | No Strait Answer
The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert
CBS
4.4 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2026
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
President Trump hosted children at the White House to mark the return of the Presidential Fitness Test, Pete Hegseth explained the military’s plan to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz, the war against Iran is hurting American businesses of all sizes, and Stephen reacts to the red carpet looks at this year’s Met Gala. And Colbert travels to Chicago to interview former President Barack Obama at the newly-completed Obama Presidential Center, where they discuss the president’s love for Chicago, his long-term hopes for his legacy, and which presidential powers are ripe for abuse. Grab tickets to the Museum at the Obama Presidential Center starting May 6th at www.obama.org/visit/museum-tickets.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome, one and all, for the Late Show. |
| 0:07.0 | I'm your host, Stephen Colbert. |
| 0:09.0 | I just want to start off tonight by saying, |
| 0:13.0 | happy Cinco de Mayo, everybody. |
| 0:16.0 | For those who don't know, Cinco de Mayo is the day a co-worker and a problematic hat is going to invite you out for margaritas. |
| 0:26.6 | Larry, you seem nice, but I don't want to go for drinkos. We are not amigos. We are at best acquaintances del work. |
| 0:36.6 | This Cinco de Mayo is extra special because it happens to fall on Taco Tuesday. |
| 0:44.0 | Really? |
| 0:45.9 | And there is some festive deals to be had. Taco Bell is offering free crunch |
| 0:50.3 | rap Supremes and 7-Eleven has a bogo on burritos. |
| 0:55.8 | And I'm guessing if you eat more than one 7-Eleven burrito, you will go into the hospital. |
| 1:03.0 | But of course, it's fun. It's fun celebration. Of course, the big story remains the war in Iran. |
| 1:09.6 | It's tragic and confusing, and I don't want to talk about it anymore. |
| 1:13.7 | So stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it, stop it. |
| 1:16.5 | Off the war. |
| 1:18.9 | Because, thank you, nice hands. |
| 1:21.4 | Because we got other stuff to think about, okay? |
| 1:24.6 | It's already May. |
| 1:25.4 | Are we getting a house on the shore this summer? |
| 1:27.3 | Or are we going to really splurge and get a whole tank of gas? Yeah. stuff to think about, okay? It's already May. Are we getting a house on the shore this summer? |
| 1:34.3 | Or are we going to really splurge and get a whole tank of gas? So now, against my expressed wishes, it is time for another, poor moose news you can use. We would rather drink booze. |
| 1:52.2 | According to the latest reports, the straight is closed, we think, because only two ships were known to have passed through the waterway on Monday, and some 1,600 ships and roughly |
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