Two oldest candidates in u. S. History duking it out in the longest president ial campaign weve ever seen. You love highflying, buzzer beating, slamdunking tournament action from the ncaas top 68 teams. But in this march madness, its just two old men oneonone, playing for eight months. One is old, likes ice cream and trains. The other is old, loves porn stars and will die in jail if he loses. The winner is the first to 270 or whoever doesnt die first. Catch all the old man action on the court and in the court. March madness 2024. Alleyoops we did it again. Announcer its the late show with Stephen Colbert tonight. Face the nomination plus, stephen welcomes paul rudd and cecilia vega with special appearances by jon hamm and amy sedaris. Featuring live louis cato and the late show band. And now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theater in new york city, its Stephen Colbert [cheers and applause] stephen i love you youve got to milk it. Thanks, everybody. Welcome. Please have a seat. Welome one at all, ladies and gentlemen, to the late show. Im your host, Stephen Colbert. [cheering] what a Beautiful Day in new york. I just want to reassure all of you watching that no one who works at my show saw one minute of it. We were inside in our dark, dirty rooms, writing tonights monologue. Please enjoy responsibly. Well, folks, the inevitable has inevited, because after sweeping last nightsprimaries, trump has locked up the nomination. [booing] yes, i thoroughly agree. Nomination was not what i wanted to hear after the words trump and locked up. Now, he wasnt got that out . Of course, he wasnt alone. Last night, joe biden also locked up the democratic nomination. So, we. [cheering] a little slow on that one, i gotta say. So theyre stepping back in the ring for a heavyweight rematch. Its like if muhammad ali fought joe frazier. Now. The American People. Im so pretty. Im so pretty. The American People will be faced with a nearly eightmonthlong general election battle that has, in some ways, already been underway for several weeks. Several weeks . feels a lot longer than that. Can we get a fact check . How long has it been . Its been 84 years. Stephen thank you. Thank you. She was an intern when this started. She was a College Intern when this campaign started. 2024 will also be the countrys first president ial rematch in nearly 70 years, when dwight d. Eisenhower defeated Adlai Stevenson for the second time. Now, unfortunately for stevenson, i like ike was just so much catchier than adlai . I agrai i could have done it. After sealing the nom, biden released a slick video ending with a call to action that reads simply lets go. I see what youre going for, but without an exclamation mark, lets go seems less inspirational and more a spouse whos ready to leave the company party. Look, theyre out of food and i keep getting stuck talking to your boss. [applause] while joe offered up a traditional and wellproduced campaign video, the trump team had a different approach. Hello, everyone. Its your favorite president speaking to you on a really great day of victory. Stephen spoken with all the enthusiasm of a man who woke up in the hallway of a holiday inn express. What . Huh . Okay, is the waffle bar still open . Now that the general election matchup is set, we can focus on the central policy issue of 2024 which guys brains no work good. Yesterday, the house g. O. P. Grilled special counsel robert hur, trying to get him to testify that biden is in cognitive decline. Of course, democrats defended biden and attempted to undercut the g. O. P. s message with the help of this video of trump being mentally feeble. Viktor orban. Did anyone ever hear of him . Hes the leader of turkey. I dont like mosquitoes. Its called, like, up here. And its called memory. And its called other things. So you dont remember saying you have one of the best memories in the world . I dont remember that. Saudi arabia and russia will repedur ahhhh. Stephen ahhh. Trump did not like the video showing that hes losing the cognitive. So he went on truth social last night and played the getoutofreality card. Artificial intelligence was used by them against me in their videos of me. Cant do that, joe he is right. You cant do that. Even a. I. Couldnt come up with ahhhh. Ah, ahhh. But these are definitely real and i know that because we have here at the late show cut together these same montages so let me just ask my footage department. The video we use, thats not a. I. , right . No. They were totally real, steve. Stephen thanks, bill. One thing thats very real is trumps hush money trial, which is slated to start in just two weeks. Yesterday, trump rolled out a nifty new legal strategy, informing the court that hell argue he didnt commit any wrongdoing because his lawyers were involved in the incident. Yes, thats a little known loophole. If theres a lawyer there, nothing is a crime. Thats why Alan Dershowitz is allowed to run those profitable cockfights. But he keeps his underwear on. Theres an official term for my lawyer told me it was okay. Its called the advice of counsel defense. But according to trumps team, their argument will not be a formal adviceofcounsel defense. Its more informal. They dont want to put a label on it. Your honor, not to be cringe, but were not doing the adviceofcounsel thing, it will be more of a vibe check of counsel. No, no. Youre delulu. Theyre delulu fans. Trumps lawyers are also asking to delay the hush money trial indefinitely until trumps immunity claim in his election interference case is resolved, because they say some of the evidence and alleged acts in the hush money case overlap with his time in the white house and constitute official acts. How is that better . Yes, i torched a buildabear workshop, but before you judge me, keep in mind, when i bought the kerosene, i was president of the United States. Now, trump needs. [cheering] trump needs cash to pay his legal bills, and to get it, he has taken over the Republican National committee. He recently replaced the rnc leadership with his cronies, including daughterinlaw and Plastic Surgery whos had some woman done, lara trump. Laras credentials to run a major Party Organization include none, so when she was nominated, she was introduced this way. In a world where qualifications are often measured by titles and years of experience, were reminded of a powerful truth. God does not call the qualified, he qualifies the called. Lara trump is the embodiment of this truth. Stephen sure, lara trump may not be qualified. She may not have experience doing things, but she has done what no one thought possible she married eric trump. So, we are where we are. Way to go, god. Way to go. Now, once lara was in charge, her team got right to work making the rnc great again by firing dozens of employees. That blindsided longtime rnc staff, one of whom told reporters, gutting a Committee Just before the election seems insane. Insane . Really . Would an insane man say this . Bah, bah, bah, bah, bah. Stephen damn you, ai but. [applause] but lara has a plan to replace all the experienced staff she just liquidated. Right now we have the firstever Election Integrity division at the rnc. If you want to volunteer as a poll watcher, poll worker, or a volunteer lawyer. Because we want those as well. Stephen im sorry. Did you say volunteer lawyer . I think rudys ears just perked up. Put me in, lara i work pro bono. Also, pro bordeaux, prochardonnay, and pro lo mein i just found in the dumpster. Get back, raccoon its mine get back it wasnt just staff. The rnc is also cutting some of its initiatives, starting with ending the g. O. P. Minority outreach program. So sad. They were just about to identify a minority to reach out to. Now, one person who doesnt need a Political Party is independent candidate rfk jr. He has been in a bit of hot water, which is one of the reasons he looks parboiled. The other reason is that he has admitted to flying on Jeffrey Epsteins plane. Well, last week, a podcaster asked him about that, and his explanation was refreshingly disturbing. You know, im in new york for most of my life. So yeah, so i run into everybody in new york. I mean, i knew harvey weinstein. I knew roger ailes. I knew oj simpson came to my house. Bill cosby came to my house. Stephen i mean, you gotta understand, r. Kelly is my roommate. Im pen pals with danny masterson. My groomsmen were kevin spacey, armie hammer, and the son of sam. I once had dinner with jeffrey dahmer, and i knew it was people what can i say . I live in new york now, rfk is not the only n now, rfk is not letting the controversy slow him down. Yesterday, we learned that he is reportedly considering Aaron Rodgers for veep. Thats a risky move to pick rodgers. cause if weve learned one thing, its that the minute he starts running, hes gonna snap his achilles. But philosophically, its a good match, philosophically because like his buddy rfk jr. , rodgers is antivax. But thats not all he would bring to the ticket. Hes also known for talking about pooping in the dark at an isolation retreat, touting the healing powers of dolphins mating sounds, and advocating for psychedelics and ayahuasca. This would not be the first president ial ticket to embrace psychotropic drugs. Who can forget William Henry harrisons 1840 campaign . Trippycanoe and spiders ahhhh theres no actual spiders. Rodgers isnt the only contender. Bobby jr. Is evidently also considering former minnesota governor and frankenstein at a phish concert, jesse ventura. No final decision yet, but rfk jr. Did confirm that both men are at the top of his list. And i think i can guess the rest of that list. Harvey weinstein. Oj simpson. Bill cosby. Stephen we got a great show for you tonight my guests are paul rudd and 60 minutes cecilia vega. But when we come back, a very Important Message with some very famous friends. Stick around. Youre gonna learn something. Announcer the late show with Stephen Colbert sponsored by neutrogena at rapid wrinkle repair. Works on fine lines and wrinkles in just one week. you made a cow actually its a piggy bank. My inspiration to start saving. How about a more solid way to save . Im listening. Well, bmo helps get your savings habit into shape with a cash reward, every month you save. Both cash reward . And theres a cash bonus when you open a new Checking Account to get you started. Wow. Anything you cant do . mugs. Bmo stephen welcome back, everybody. Give it up for louis cato and the late show band, everybody, right over there. My friends. All my friends. Thank you very much. In just a few moments, he just a few moments we have from 60 minutes correspondent cecilia vega will be out here just a moment and before that, a delightful person, wonderful actor, very funny guy and just a nice person. Paul rudd will be out here just a moment. From the ghostbusters movie coming out in just a moment. Folks, i have really enjoyed this years awards season. Because if theres one thing i love, its movies. I love the moment when the lights go down and you step in, you pop open a fresh bottle of shampoo and you just start scrub im sorry. I just realized i was talking about showers. But movies are great too i mea, the curtains close, the steam rises up and its a little too hot before your skin gets in. And hang on. Why am i talking about showers again . Movies, movies, movies. Right, okay. Tell you what. Do you like to go to the movies, loofah . Louis uh, its louis. Stephen i know that. Why, whatd i say . Louis you called me loofah. Stephen really . Louis mmhmm. Stephen okay. Well, anyway, it doesnt matter. There were so many great films this past year featuring great actors, margot robbie, pert plus, cillian murphy. Stephen . Stephen, are you okay . Is everything okay . Stephen yeah, im fine. Im just doing this segment about movies for the greatest audience in the world [cheering] [ominious music] hold on. Hold on. I just need a minute. Hold on. Hold on. Ill be back. Snap out of it, colbert why do you keep talking about showers . You love movies. Theyre your favorite part of the morning routine. The lathering, the scrubbing. What am i saying . she got you too, huh . Stephen jon hamm. Wait. What do you mean, she got me too . The shower witch. Stephen who . Oh, you sweet fool. The shower witch. The magical being that guards the barrier between the showers and reality. Stephen i thought she was just an urban legend. [growling] you must have angered her. Think what could you have done to anger the shower witch . Stephen i dont know. The only thing i can think of is that i stayed in a hotel last week. Both and you know how theres those two shower curtains and one goes on the inside and the outside . Well, i accidentally put them both on the outside and the floor got a little wet stephen oh, my god how do i make this right . I got a shower to do. Dont you mean show . Stephen thats what i said. You listen to me or youll end up just like me. Everything i love is a shower. My shower . My shower even the time i spend in my shower. Stephen gah i cant even shower at night, stephen im tossing and turning in my tub. In my tub stephen theres no such thing as a shower witch. Theres no such thing as a shower witch. Oh, yes, there is. Stephen ahh shower witch thought you could bend the rules, colbert. Water belongs in the tub, not on the floor stephen i wasnt thinking. Well, now youll think of nothing but showers until you can answer the riddle of the shower witch. What walks on four legs in the morning . Stephen oh i know this one. Its man. You didnt let me finish. Stephen okay. Four legs in the morning, four legs in the afternoon, and four legs in the evening. Stephen uh. Is it a dog . Doesnt count you already said man. Stephen please theres gotta be another way if you can guess my name, the curse will end. Stephen guess your name . But thats impossible. Uh, i dont know. Helen . Ah curses that was luck doesnt count if its luck. Stephen darn it last chance, fatso. A boy and his father in a terrible car accident. They get to the emergency room. The doctor says i cant operate on that patient. Hes my son. How is that possible . Stephen is the doctor the boys other father . [bleep] you nobody gets that fine. The curse is ended, colbert. For now. [cackling] [cheers and applause] stephen folks, weve had some fun tonight but at the heart of our silly little skit is a very serious message. You should never leave both curtains outside your shower. Stephen its one of the top reasons the bathroom floors get a little wet. Not super wet but deftly kind of damp. Stephen if youre one of the americans affected by slightly wet bathroom floors type the link below into your web browser for a tollfree number you can call. Operators will be standing by to mail you a qr code you can scan to take you to that browser link. Together we can make a difference. Stephen take it for me, Stephen Colbert. Me, jon hamm. And me, actor and lifelong new Yorker Robert de niro. Keep your bathroom floors drive by making sure the inside shower curtain stays inside the tub. Good night. And good scrub. Stephen well be right back with paul rudd. luke this will be a gold mine of local intel. Just you wait. marci right. So, tell us about this corn festival . stylist 1 oooh you got your corn pudding. You got your corn chowder. marci so. Is it safe around here . stylist 2 sometimes. luke if a family of eight were to need a cold plunge, where would they find it . stylist 1 . And then they dip it in butter, then bam, it goes right in. stylist 2 . Really cute vampire bar. stylist 1 the reverend does like a blessing on the corn. luke donut shops. How far from here . marci no eyebrows . luke think of how light itll feel in the summer. Weve got to run. Eleven thousand more neighborhoods to go vo ding dong homesdotcom. When you have chronic kidney disease. There are places youd like to be. Like here. And here. Not so much here. Farxiga reduces the risk of kidney failure which can lead to dialysis. 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Ladiesand gentlemen, my first guest tonight is an actor you know from this is 40, antman, and ghostbusters afterlife. Please welcome back to the late show, my friend and yours, mr. Paul rudd. [cheers and applause] wichita lineman. Paul oh, my god oh, my gosh. That was so nice. Thank you. Wichita lineman, all right. Stephen nice to see you again. Paul nice to see you. Stephen weve got a lot to talk about what we could just sit here too because your Pleasant Company and they say if you can find a friend you can be quiet with them hold on to that person. Paul im so happy you feel that way. I feel that way about you. We could just be in each Others Company and not even talk. Stephen who cares what movie youre here to promote. Just read a book. I do want to talk about one thing before we get all quiet together. That is the last time you were here, you may not remember because its been a minute. Last time you were here, it was the day that you were named People Magazine sexiest man alive. [cheering] and since then. Paul not anymore. Stephen no. How does it feel to return to merely being a man alive. Paul im just alive now. It doesnt feel much different. Stephen im not saying that you are devoid of sexy. Paul i dont know. I dont think i was really warranted the award in the first place. Stephen hey, look. Paul no, no, no. Stephen come on. Its People Magazine. [cheering] paul let me just say, though, recently i saw a picture of patrick dempsey. Dreamy. Youve got one . Stephen this is the reigning sexiest man alive. Paul now that i get. Stephen yeah. Paul the shock of silver. Good looking guy. Stephen when i look at this, i get what youre saying. I think we need to put in the dipstick and check your sex level. You might be a quart low. Paul i am more than a quart low. Stephen longtime Kansas City Chiefs man over here, this fella. Oh gee like not back when they werent winning. Paul back like steve fuller. Huh . Those days. My entire childhood, everything. Its weird. It used to be people would say are you a football fan and i would say yes. Whats your team . I would say Kansas City Chiefs and they would just go oh, thats cute. Its a strange sensation. I think any chiefs fan will say the same thing. Stephen second consecutive super bowl win. Wasnt as exciting the second time . Paul yeah, its unreal. Stephen did you go . Paul i went. Its exciting. Its awful watching it. I dont think its an enjoyable experience at all. Stephen you dont get a contact tire anything . Paul i dont talk to anybody. I go with my son who is equally as passionate about the team as i am. Stephen you dont talk to your son about it . Paul we look at each other. We go oh we get so mad. And then we hugged and highfived throughout the game but we dont say much. We sit on the edge of our seats. Basically its an awful feeling until hopefully elation. Stephen right. Thats some of the best fathering. Rage and fear. And silence. Paul ive got two gears. Rage and fear. And sexy, once upon a time. Stephen are you superstitious cushion mark paul im so superstitious. Its so dumb. Stephen do you have to wear i have to wear my hat sideways or something. Paul it gets even worse. We were watching the game, my kid and i cant and i took a sip of the water bottle and i put it down on the ground and then we wound up scoring and im like, im not touching that bottle again. It has to face out a certain way. Its all stupid. Stephen there is medicine for that now, by the way. I think they advertise on this show. Paul are you a sports fan . Stephen i play a little hacky sack. Paul you have a key . Stephen we sacked. I am a slacker. You never serve yourself and you dodont apologize. Paul i have sacked. Stephen i would love to see her sack someday. Your sack handling is what im looking for. I dont normally follow sports. Paul i will show you my side whenever you want to see it. Stephen thank you very much. Let me ask you about your sack. Paul please. Stephen sexy . Paul not so much. But a little hacky. Stephen wafted take a quick break but dont go nowhere. Well be back with more paul rudd, everybody. Stick around. That happens all it takes greg and lydia, and josie on the phone. Its grammy getting checked on in her favorite chair. Or dolling herself up to go handle all of her care. With doctors to nurses and all the people in between healthier happens in more ways than rays ever seen. Healthier happens together. vo welcome to lobsterfest. Is your party ready . Ready to attack this new lobster shrimp stack . Than rays ever seen. Ready for your lobster lovers dream to come true . Theyre two of ten lobster creations, only at lobsterfest. Plus, cheddar bays for days. But lobsterfest wont last, so hurry in. Next. Next. Stop. We got it . No. Keep going. Aga. [ sigh ] next. Next. If you dont pick one. Oh, you have time. Am i keeping you from your job. Next. I dont even know where i am anymore. Stop. Do we finally have it . 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You were at you went to taylor swift. Youve got all these new fans this year for kc because all the swifties came over too. Do you welcome them . Our ally, you are here for the wrong reasons. Paul no, no, again, its strange that all of a sudden all eyes are on the chiefs. Its also weird because its like now people i was surprised there were that many cheers because people dont like them now because they win. Its like the only thing there is that your goal and ways to become hated. Right . Everybody hates it when you win which i understand. But no, this whole thing is very exciting i think. I see those stories about the dads and their daughters and their interest in watching the games together. I got all choked up watching it and i have a daughter. Shes into it. My daughter, by the way, is also like my son and has grown up a chiefs fanatic. She loves taylor swift. But when that first started, you know, i was like my daughter said well, i wonder how many of these new swifties are going to be able to talk about dicaprio bootle. None of them. But you can. He was on our practice squad. Stephen how old is your daughter . Paul 14. Stephen when my daughter was 14 i took her to the grammys and she met taylor swift and taylor swift was so nice to her and to this day i would murder for her if she wanted me to. She was nice to my daughter. She said pretty girl. My queen. Paul i went to that show and it was incredible. I was so knocked out. It was like a stadium filled with 80,000 people, whatever it was. I just thought there is so much support and love and positivity and to feel that kind of come of that feeling with that many people. Normally its the opposite feeling. It gets pretty rough. The super bowl, theres a lot of screaming and fans fighting each other and there was pure love and support. It was incredible. She did it all. Paul you met a fan of yours there. At the taylor swift concert. You met a fan of yours named claude. Tell me about claude. Paul claude is a musician. Phoebe bridgers was also performing with taylor swift and claude is a musician. I believe their album is on phoebes label. I met claude. I wasnt familiar with claude but claude told me on their album they had a song called paul rudd. And then claude said that we are going to film a video in like two weeks. Do you want to want to come by . I said sure. Stephen wow. Paul i got to be in the video. Stephen and we have it. Claude. Yeah. Its because its your birthday. Its for my girlfriend, a gift. Your girlfriend. I wish i had a girlfriend. I just have a ferret. Stephen you are really good musician. Really good musician. Paul by the way, claude is an amazing musician of that song rocks. Stephen okay, good. Paul another added bonus. Stephen youve got the new movie. Youve got ghostbusters frozen empire. [cheering] brings back mostly the original ghostbusters, including annie potts. I understand you got to you some of the iconic props from the original, the og ghostbusters, including the car act two oh one. How do she drive . Paul cumbersome. But you know what. Not bad. Not bad for a car thats been around a while. Theres not a lot of them. I think it was from the original. Stephen it was old then. Paul it was old then. The thing thats so crazy about it, is that it all of the things inside of it and the proton packs and things in the car, they all look like they would work. They all seem like theyre heavy and theres wires everywhere and it seems like yeah, i believe that this would be able to catch some ghosts. And driving it was a thrill. Stephen we have a clip here. Its you and the great carrie in this. Paul great. Stephen do we need to set this up . Paul its from ghostbusters. I would kind of like to stay and fight for this place. Speak and we cant. There is something strange. Who are they going to call . If theres Something Weird and it dont look good. Were you going to call . Ghostbusters. Im sorry. What was that . Ghostbusters. Ghostbusters. This is the home of the ghostbusters. We or the ghostbusters. Can i tell you Something Else . What . Busting makes me feel good. No, no. [cheering] paul i suppose i could have set it up better. Stephen ghostbusters frozen empire is in theaters march 22nd. Paul rudd, everybody. Well be right back with 60 minutes cecilia vega. If youre living with hiv, imagine being good to go without daily hiv pills. Good to go bingewatch. Good to go out even later. With cabenuva, theres no pausing for daily hiv pills. For adults who are undetectable, cabenuva is the only complete, longacting hiv treatment you can get every other month. Its two injections from a healthcare provider, just 6 times a year. Dont receive cabenuva if youre allergic to its ingredients, or if youre taking certain medicines, which may interact with cabenuva. 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You can make money the hard way as a bullfighter or a human cannonball. Or save money the easy way, with xfinity mobile. Existing customers can get a free line of our most popular unlimited plan for a year not only will you save hundreds but youll also be joining millions who have connected to americas most reliable 5g network. Sure is a lot safer than becoming a stuntman for money. Get a free line of unlimited intro for a year when you buy one unlimited line. Visit xfinitymobile. Com today to learn more. Stephen welcome back, everybody. Ladies and gentlemen, my next guest this evening is a journalist who is the newest correspondent on americas most watched news program. Please welcome to the late show, from cbss 60 minutes, cecilia vega. [cheers and applause] there you go. Cecilia hi. Stephen lovely to meet you. Welcome to late night. Cecilia thank you they told me to walk around and take a look and it is as beautiful as im told. Stephen it is nice. Its not this pretty at the Broadcast Center . Cecilia this is a more comfortable chair than the one we sit on at 60 minutes. We sat on a stool i havent figured out where to put my feet. Stephen paul rudd was just out here. I dont know if you saw that. Your news person. Youve watched anchorman, i imagine at some point. What do you think . How realistic is that. Cecilia well, i dont know if you know this. But im kind of a big deal. Stephen wow. Cecilia and very important and i have many leather bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany. Can i keep going . [laughter] stephen how do you think his character Brian Fontana would do over at 60 . Cecilia he would do very well. We would have to get rid of the hat he likes to wear and rein in the cologne. The sex panther. Stephen last year became the newest correspondent on cbss 60 minutes. The storied new show. You been in the role for about a year. Are you comfortable as a correspondent over at 60 minutes . Is there a hazing process. Was anyone mean to you . Cecilia not yet. Stephen how do you do on the walk and talk . Like we are walking through the rubble and go we spoke to the ambassador about the latest bombardment. Where not getting to hear what youre saying. Cecilia i dont know if this is how the great leslie stall doesnt get out of the great scott paoli does it this way. But when i figured out about the walk and talk, this is the 60 minutes secret, by the time youre doing the walk and talk youve literally sat down with people for two hours. You dont actually have anymore questions you need to ask them so now im just asking, what is your favorite girl scout cookie. Or let me gesture and make it look like im really smart in this conversation we are talking about where to get a hamburger after the shoot. I am still working on the pensive walk and talk not. Nodding and walking doesnt come naturally but we will get there. Stephen youve got to get a pair of glasses so you can do this scott pelley. Cecilia im not there yet. Stephen anderson taught me that the thing to do is have your jacket buttoned and as you go for the second question you go let me ask you. Cecilia i do lady version of the lien in. I do need on the stephen i would tell you anything right now. Very imposing. One of the most iconic things on television is the taking. And then im scott pelley. How many times did you practice and how many times did you have to say im cecelia vega . Before you got it right. Cecilia i did not prac practice. I was so terrified and so nervous to do this the very first time. Stephen because thats it. Cecilia this show is the pinnacle of journalism. That said, that stool is so iconic in terms of what we do. And the thought of for me, before getting out there, practicing in the mirror, i was like no way. Also you said your name your entire life. Why do you need to practice that. And then you get out there. Stephen you state a little different. Say im cecelia vega. Cecilia or is it fast or is it ron burgundy . Im cecelia vega. Which one is it . Stephen scott pelley, when you meet scott pelley and the wound, he says i am scott pelley particles when he says it exactly the same way. Cecilia i didnt do it. I did it cold. I walked in. My knees were shaking. Even though i know my own name it took me eight or nine takes. [laughs] but heres the thing. I do not hold the record on 60 minutes for the most first takes on that chair but im never going to tell you who d does. Stephen that means its scott pelley. [laughter] im scott pelley. Im scott pelley . Im scott pelley . You used to be White House Correspondent for abc news. Cecilia abc. Stephen during a 2018 press conference, you had there was a little bit of tension between you and President Trump. Not coming from your questions. You havent even asked a question yet. I want to play it and see what you remember that moment. She is shocked that i picked her. She is in a state of shock. Im not thinking. I know youre not thinking. You never do. Im sorry. Go ahead. In a tweet you said its incorrect to say that youre limiting the scope of the fda investigation. What does that have to do . I dont mind answering the question. It has to do with the other headlight. How about talking about trade and then will get to that. Anybody have trade . Do you think your trade deal will pass through congress. I think so but if doesnt live lots of other alternatives. Stephen what is that light questionnaire before you even begin your getting a hospital ta hostile response. Cecilia i remember it happening in slow motion and i member my brain compartmentalizing at that time. To be in that moment when basically the cabinet members are behind the president and the president of president of the United States and everyone in the rose garden sort of turns to look at you, it happens in slow motion. I remember very clearly telling myself dont see this turf to have her former President Trump look for journalists to be aspiring partner. He wanted a punching bag. He enjoyed getting the mud with us. For me to have given that to him would have lost what i was there to do which was to ask the questions. My northstar then, is today, it will always be just ask the question. Its not about the journalist. Not about the personality. Not about me getting in the mud with the president. Thats the easy road. The harder thing to do is just keep asking the question and i did and i will say he eventually did answer it. It took a few times. [cheers and applause] stephen its nice to see that again. Cecilia is that nice for you . Stephen no. Im not saying that its nice for me to see that happen to you but its educational to be reminded of what the relationship with the press was back then. I think there is a trump amnesia that goes on. People forget just how crazy every thing was all the time. Everything was always chaos and conflict. Cecilia that chaos, conflict all the time and it took us a long time to figure out. I think i can say this looking back, how to cover him. We had to learn how to do it. Every tweet you were jumping out running to the camera and breaking and updating and now i think were much better equipped to pause, breathe, and factcheck and not necessarily run everything live in realtime. Stephen cecelia, lovely to meet you. Thank you so much for being here. 60 minutes air seven nights at 7 00 on cbs. Cecelia vega, everybody. Well be right back. From the mountains to the coast. Heatin up the kitchen we got somethin different spreadin good vibes all day todos a la mesa que buena la mezcla it dont get no better livin in the golden state lovin this land everyday norte a sur lo puedes ver nada se puede comparar livin in the golden state vive en el estado dorado. Yeah stephen thats it for the late show, everybody tune in tomorrow when my guest will be paul simon now stick around for after midnight with taylor tomlinson. Good night