MY NEXT GUEST IS A FIVE-TIME N.B.A. CHAMPION, HALL OF FAMER
FAMER AND POSSIBLY ALL THAT STANDS BETWEEN US AND
THERMONUCLEAR WAR WITH NORTH KOREA.
PLEASE WELCOME DENNIS RODMAN.
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>> Stephen: GOOD EVENING.
>> GOOD EVENING.
>> Stephen: AND WELCOME TO "THE LATE SHOW."
>> IT'S ALL GOOD, BABY.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
YOU LIKE THIS?
>> Stephen: I'M DRINKING IT IN.
WHAT IS POTCOIN?
>> IT'S A-- I CAN'T EVEN SAY IT.
THE CURRENCY.
IT'S OUT OF MONTREAL.
>> Stephen: A CRYPTO CURRENCY, LIKE BITCOIN?
>> SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> Stephen: YOU USE IT TO BUY POT?
>> IT'S UP TO YOU.
IT'S UP TO YOU.
>> Stephen: IT'S NOT CALLED "UP TO YOU COIN."
IT'S CALLED POT COIN.
>> IT'S LEGALIZED MARIJUANA, MEDICAL-WISE.
>> Stephen: OKAY, YEAH, BECAUSE IT'S LEGAL IN 26 STATES
NOW.
YOU CAN JUST USE REGULAR COIN FOR POT MOSTLY.
NOW, YOU'VE GOT-- CAN PEOPLE SEE ON THE SHIRT.
IT'S A GOOD INTRO TO WHAT WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT.
YOU HAVE A PICTURE WITH YOU IN THE MIDDLE WITH DONALD TRUMP-- A
SHOT OF THIS, PLEASE-- YOU IN THE MIDDLE WITH DONALD TRUMP ON
ONE SIDE, AND KIM JONG-UN ON THE OTHER THAT SAYS, "UNITE."
YOU MUST BE HIGH.
( LAUGHTER ) WHAT IS-- WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> GOOD ONE.
>> Stephen: WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN OVER TO NORTH KOREA.
FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW, YOU'VE BEEN OVER THERE FIVE
TIMES SINCE 2013.
THREE MEETINGS WITH KIM JONG-UN.
WHY DO YOU GO?
>> WELL, FOR SOME REASON, HE LIKES ME.
I'M BEING HONEST.
HE LIKES ME.
AND I THINK THE FACT THAT PEOPLE DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND IF YOU
ACTUALLY GO OVER THERE AND MEET HIM, OBVIOUSLY, YOU DON'T SEE
HIM TALK ON TV.
BUT FOR SOME REASON, HE TRUSTS ME.
AND WHEN I WENT OVER THERE, THE FIRST THING HE SAID TO ME, HE
SAID, MR. RODMAN WE JUST WANT TO KNOW, CAN WE TRUST YOU?"
I SAID, "ABSOLUTELY."
AND THAT'S HOW OUR CONSERVATION STARTED.
>> Stephen: WOW.
AND WHY YDO YOU THINK HE BELIEVED YOU, BECAUSE I WOULD
SAY THE SAME THING?
"MR. COLBERT," CAN WE TRUST YOU?"
"ABSOLUTELY."
AND THEN I'D START RECORDING THEIR NUCLEAR SITES.
>> IT'S ALL GOOD.
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT I
DON'T KNOW OF ANYONE IN THE WORLD THAT WOULD ACTUALLY TRY TO
KILL ANYONE ON THIS PLANET.
I DON'T GET THAT.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T CARE -- >> Stephen: BUT HE HAS.
>> I'M JUST SAYING A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE AROUND THE WORLD.
I'M SAYING I'M NOT PROTECTING HIM.
AND PEOPLE THINK THAT I SIT THERE AND SAY, "HEY, HE'S MY
BEST FRIEND."
THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
HE JUST TREATS ME AS A FRIEND.
>> Stephen: THIS IS ONE OF YOUR TRIPS OVER THERE.
DO YOU REMEMBER THIS ONE THIS WAS, WHICH TRIP THIS WAS?
>> THAT'S PROBABLY THE SECOND ONE.
>> Stephen: SECOND TRIP.
HERE YOU ARE WITH KIM JONG-UN AT A--
>> LOOK HOW DRESSY RIGHT.
>> Stephen: YOU WORE YOUR FORMAL VEST.
>> RIGHT.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: IT WAS WARM OVER THERE.
NOW WHAT, ARE YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT HERE?
DOES HE SPEAK ENGLISH?
DO YOU SPEAK KOREAN?
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE HAVING A CONVERSATION HERE.
WHAT DO YOU TALK ABOUT WITH-- I DON'T MEAN THIS INSULTINGLY-- A
MAD MAN MURDEROUS DICTATOR?" >> ACTUALLY, WE TALK ABOUT
BASKETBALL.
>> Stephen: OH, OKAY.
DID HE EVER PLAY?
>> IN SWITZERLAND HE DID.
>> Stephen: IN SWITZERLAND.
>> HE WENT TO SCHOOL THERE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A GREAT COUNTRY FOR--
>> THEE WENT TO SCHOOL OVER THERE.
I'M SAYING PEOPLE LIKE THAT-- YOU KNOW, I DON'T REALLY JUDGE
PEOPLE BY THEIR COLOR, I DON'T JUDGE WHERE THEY COME FROM,
STUFF LIKE THAT.
I JUDGE PEOPLE WHERE-- YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL HUMAN BEINGS.
THROUGHOUT THE DAY, WE'RE ALL HUMAN BEINGS.
AND IT'S FUNNY, THOUGH, THAT I DON'T SEE HOW PEOPLE CAN SIT
THERE AND SAY THIS PERSON IS A MAD MAN.
HE PROBABLY IS.
BUT I DIDN'T SEE THAT.
HE PROBABLY IS.
I'M JUST SAYING -- >> Stephen: REPORTS ARE HE
MURDERED HIS UNCLE AND FED HIM TO DOGS.
>> HE DID?
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> WELL, IF YOU SEE THE VIDEO IN THE BASKETBALL GAME, AND YOU
ACTUALLY SEE HIS UNCLE STANDING RIGHT BEHIND-- RIGHT BEHIND THE
BENCH.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
SO HIS UNCLE IS FINE?
>> HIS UNCLE IS FINE.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
MAYBE HE HAS MORE THAN ONE UNCLE.
MAYBE THAT'S A SPARE UNCLE RIGHT THERE.
>> EITHER WAY.
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO KIM JONG-UN ABOUT HIS NUCLEAR
PROGRAM AT ALL?
HAVE YOU SAID, "PLEASE DON'T START A NUCLEAR WAR?"
>> HE ASKED-- HE HAS SPOKEN TO ME LAST TIME I WAS THERE A
COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
HE SAID-- HE SAID, "I DON'T WANT WAR."
THESE ARE TRUE WORDS.
"I DON'T WANT WAR."
I WOULD TAKE YOU OVER THERE AND LET YOU LISTEN TO HIM THE WAY HE
TALKS.
HE'S MORE OF A KID, THAN ANYTHING.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> I THINK HIS GRANDFATHER, FATHER, THAT REGIME HAS PASSED
DOWN TO HIM.
AND I THINK HE REALLY WANTS TO CHANGE HIS CULTURE BUT I THINK
HE'S FORCED TO BE IN THIS POSITION BECAUSE EVERY TIME I GO
OVER THERE, HE'S CHANGED SO MUCH FOR THE PEOPLE.
THE PEOPLE DON'T SEE THAT.
>> Stephen: AND HE'S A KID, BUT HE'S A KID WITH NUCLEAR
WEAPONS.
>> WELL, HEY.
>> Stephen: A TOUGH COMBINATION.
>> I KNOW, THAT RIGHT.
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO HIM ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS?
DO YOU FEEL YOU'RE CLOSE ENOUGH TO HIM TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT
HUMAN RIGHTS?
>> WELL, I'M CLOSE ENOUGH TO HIM TO THE FACT THAT HE CAN DISCUSS
ANYTHING WITH ME.
THE DEAL, IS I DON'T DISCUSS POLITICS BECAUSE THAT'S NOT MY
JOB.
MY JOB IS TO BE A HUMAN BEING, TO TRY TO CONNECT US WITH HIM
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO SIT THERE AND LOOK AT ME AND
SAY, "OKAY,UN WHAT?
YOU BETRAYED AMERICA."
NO, I DIDN'T.
I WENT OVER THERE TO TRY TO SOLVE THINGS, TO TRY TO OPEN THE
DOOR SO WE CAN HAVE SOME COMMUNICATION.
LIKE I SAID, YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIKE SOMEBODY TO BE AROUND THEM.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOVE SOMEBODY TO LIKE THEM.
IT'S LIKE PLAYING SPORTS.
WHEN I WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP, YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOVE THEM OR LIKE
THEM TO WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP.
BUT I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU, THOUGH.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S THAT.
>> I BROUGHT SOMETHING I HAVE FOR YOU.
MAN, IT'S TIGHT RIGHT HERE.
THANK YOU, PRESILLA.
SO HERE YOU GO.
THIS IS GOING TO BE FUNNY, GUYS.
( LAUGHTER ) IT'S GOING TO BE FUNNY.
I'M GOING TO SEE IF HE'LL WEAR IT.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: OKAY.
AGAIN, YOU'VE GOT ME-- YOU'VE GOT ME OVER HERE, YOU'VE GOT ME
ON THIS SIDE.
AND I WILL SAY AGAIN--
I WILL SAY ONE MORE TIME YOU MUST BE HIGH.
WELL, DENNIS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> ALL RIGHT, BROTHER.
>> Stephen: GOOD LUCK.
STAY SAFE.
>> Stephen: DENNIS RODMAN, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY JEEZY.