Stephen Colbert on Tuesday took on Donald Trump over his “chilling” genocidal threat to Iran, one that the president backed down on after the U.S. agreed to a two-week ceasefire with the country.The “Late Show” host — who recorded his monologue prior to Trump pressing pause on the threat — read the president’s “very upsetting” declaration that a “whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.”“But I also want to point out that he doesn’t say which civilization will die tonight ’cause ours has been seen wandering on a highway overpass,” he quipped.Colbert noted that Trump had apparently vowed to deliver the “civilization-ending blow” by a Tuesday deadline of “8:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME,” per a post shared to his Truth Social platform over the weekend.“So, bad news, the world might end. Good news, not until after ‘Wheel of Fortune,’” he joked. “I’d like to buy a vowel and a bunker, please.”The “Late Show” host pointed out that Trump concluded his threat with “God Bless the Great People of Iran!”“Kind of a mixed message there, like when Godzilla wore a T-shirt that said, ‘I ❤️ Tokyo,’” he cracked.The NewsCan't Wait.Neither Can We.Your SupportFuelsOur MissionYour SupportFuelsOur MissionMisinformation spreads fast. Fact-based reporting is how we fight back. Your membership funds the reporters holding power accountable every single day. Join HuffPost and be part of our mission.We remain committed to providing you with the unflinching, fact-based journalism everyone deserves.Thank you again for your support along the way. We’re truly grateful for readers like you! Your initial support helped get us here and bolstered our newsroom, which kept us strong during uncertain times. Now as we continue, we need your help more than ever. We hope you will join us once again.We remain committed to providing you with the unflinching, fact-based journalism everyone deserves.Thank you again for your support along the way. We’re truly grateful for readers like you! Your initial support helped get us here and bolstered our newsroom, which kept us strong during uncertain times. Now as we continue, we need your help more than ever. We hope you will join us once again.Support HuffPostAlready a member? Log in to hide these messages.Watch more of Colbert’s Tuesday monologue on “The Late Show.”Close