Jimmy Kimmel’s staff is not the only section of late night comedy that has fallen for alleged United Healthcare CEO murderer Luigi Mangione, CBS’s Taylor Tomlinson has too. On the 2025 debut of After Midnight on Monday, Tomlinson mused about whether it was possible to peer pressure President Joe Biden into pardoning Mangione.
Tomlinson began by covering news north of the border, where Justin Trudeau resigned as leader of the Liberal Party and announced his intention to resign as prime minister once a successor is chosen, “Speaking of meat, Justin Trudeau. Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, resigned today…His departure follows a number of political scandals, but I know the real reason Trudeau is leaving, it's because a hotter, younger health advocate has entered the villa.”
The state of Canadian health care is quite poor as it faces chronic doctor shortages. Then there is the fact that Trudeau’s “health care” legacy will be euthanasia. As it was, Tomlinson moved on to Mangione, “Luigi is still locked up, but his supporters are more dedicated than ever. Check out this Luigi merch.”
After a TikTok video, Tomlinson returned to add, “By the way, we work on the Paramount lot in Los Angeles if anyone wants to send me any of this. Just putting it out there. Just putting it out there.”
Tomlinson concluded her monologue by suggesting, “I bet we could peer pressure Joe Biden into pardoning Luigi before he leaves office, right? Don’t you feel like we could convince Biden, Luigi’s one of his other sons. Got to do it quick though because we know that Donald Trump won't pardon him because he wasn't at the Capitol. Happy January 6th, everybody. I. Am. Scared.”
Here is a transcript for the January 6-taped show:
CBS After Midnight
1/7/2025
12:42 AM ET
TAYLOR TOMLINSON: Speaking of meat, Justin Trudeau. Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, resigned today. His departure followed-- like you live there. Shut up! Don't act like you care. His departure follows a number of political scandals, but I know the real reason Trudeau is leaving, it's because a hotter, younger health advocate has entered the villa.
Luigi is still locked up, but his supporters are more dedicated than ever. Check out this Luigi merch.
[TIKTOK VIDEO PLAYS]
By the way, we work on the Paramount lot in Los Angeles if anyone wants to send me any of this. Just putting it out there. Just putting it out there.
I bet we could peer pressure Joe Biden into pardoning Luigi before he leaves office, right? Don’t you feel like we could convince Biden, Luigi’s one of his other sons. Got to do it quick though because we know that Donald Trump won't pardon him because he wasn't at the Capitol. Happy January 6th, everybody. I. Am. Scared.