Stephen Colbert began with a heartfelt message of reflection, after news broke of a gunman walking into Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and killing 19 students and two adults.
Colbert shared that the show was taped earlier in the day, and that the news broke shortly before he took the stage. “We learned about the unspeakable shooting in Uvalde, Texas, today.
And while we can add our prayers for the dead, there is nothing that could ever be said that could approach the immeasurable grief of those families.
But while we’re at it, let's pray our leaders show a modicum of courage in trying to prevent this from ever happening again,” Colbert said. “But prayers won’t end this.
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