Article continues below advertisementStephen Colbert gleefully lampooned the Trump administration's wartime doublespeak, poking fun at its comical avoidance of the word "war," and its desperate attempts to relabel the conflict in Iran as anything but.During the Wednesday, March 4 episode of The Late Show, Colbert eviscerated the administration's linguistic gymnastics in dubbing "Operation Epic Fury" as "targeted major combat operations" - an epic dodge designed to tiptoe around Congress to avoid seeking their approval.
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Stephen Colbert Mocks Donald Trump for Undercutting His Administration's Messaging on Iran
March 5, 2026
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