By Ariel Zilber, 8 September 2017

* Stephen Colbert, the host of CBS Late Show, has been one of President Donald Trump’s most vocal critics
* He is once again generating controversy on Friday after he made a Nazi salute in reference to Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon
* In an interview with 60 Minutes, Bannon defended Trump’s response to Charlottesville, saying the president was 'taking it up to a higher level'
* ‘Yeah, he’s definitely taking it to a higher level. I’d say his support is about up there. Right around here,’ Colbert said, stretching his arm out in a Nazi salute


Stephen Colbert, the host of CBS Late Show who has been one of President Donald Trump’s most vocal critics, is once again generating controversy on Friday after he made a Nazi salute in reference to Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon.
Colbert, CBS’s late night star who once made a crude remark about President Donald Trump’s relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, returned to host his show this week after a two-week hiatus.
In his opening monologue, Colbert cracked jokes about Bannon, the now-departed White House aide who returned to head alt-right news site Breitbart.
Colbert’s jokes were interspersed with clips of Bannon talking to Charlie Rose of 60 Minutes in an interview that will be aired in full this Sunday.


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