Stephen Colbert reveals why Trump has so many Bibles: ‘Every time he holds one he bursts into flames’

Satirist Stephen Colbert tore into Donald Trump on The Late Show on Wednesday night over his unconvincing pivot to Bible salesmanship.

Mr Colbert began his opening monologue by recapping the latest developments in the Republican presidential candidate’s numerous court cases before declaring: “If you ever thought that this avalanche of legal scrutiny would somehow shame Trump from his non-stop grifting of the rubes then you are a sweet, sweet child, one of God’s innocents who should not be allowed in the room where daddy keeps his sharp things because, yesterday, Donald Trump announced a deal to endorse a $60 ‘God Bless the USA Bible’.

“It’s just like any other Good Book,” the comic continued. “Except in the middle of this one there’s a centrefold.”

Mr Colbert observed that “making a profit is Trump’s religion” before ridiculing the candidate’s partner in the venture, country singer Lee Greenwood, whose anthem “God Bless the USA” is a mainstay of MAGA rallies as so few other musical artists allow their compositions to be used.

He also laid into the Republican over the decision to include, alongside the holy text, the US Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence and the Pledge of Allegiance, all of which are in the public domain and are therefore free for him to reproduce.

Mr Trump’s claim in the infomercial shilling the product that the Bible is his “favourite book” and that he has “many” copies of it came in for a particularly savage dissection.

“He has to have spare bibles because every time he holds one it bursts into flames,” Mr Colbert joked, before launching into a vivid impersonation of the billionaire businessman.

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