Name: Allies Pass On Helping Trump Fight Iran | MarineTraffic Is Amazing | Taking Cuba
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I'm your host, Stephen Colbert, and I want to stop on the way.

So let's start off with a happy St. Patrick's Day, everybody.

Remember, if the road rises to meet you, you fell down.

Let's celebrate the Emerald Isle with some music Irish people love.

Trump celebrated St. Patrick's Day with the annual Friends of Ireland luncheon.

And when he talked about his golf course in Ireland, his son Eric caught a stray.

In fact, we're going to have the Irish Open at a property that happens to be owned by yours, Shirley.

I just want to let you know the golf course is going great when I did get caught in a sand trap.

Then Trump talked about Kansas, Fort Riley, and

this fort in Kansas was named after the 1812 Irish American War hero.

When Americans ventured west on the Oregon Trail, they were guarded by troops stationed at Fort Riley, named for the Irish American warrior who President Grant called the finest specimen of physical manhood I've ever looked upon.

We didn't know that about President Grant.

If you've ever seen a painting of Benedict Riley, it's far more likely he was attracted to sheep.

In honor of the holiday, Trump also had a sit down with Ireland's leader, Michael Martin, whose official title is Taoiseach.

Trump welcomed his Irish guest to the Oval, which for the occasion, he redecorated as a pot of gold.

It didn't take long for the subject to turn to the war in Iran, which a different Irish politician recently denounced.

The Irish president has said that your war against Iran is illegal.

First off, the president of Ireland is a woman.

Second, calling an Irish person lucky is just another racist stereotype.

It's like saying I am Irish American, okay?

We all drink Whiskey and have 10 siblings and make our children listen to sad poetry.

Ireland's president isn't the only one concerned about this war in Iran.

Yesterday, Trump put out an ask for America's NATO allies to help unblock the Strait of Hormuz.

Which brings us to tonight's installment of Hormuz News.

The situation in the Strait is changing every day, and

reportedly some ships are sneaking through the Strait of Hormuz.

In fact, drone footage shows some oil tankers using a sophisticated cloaking device.

It seems like apparently Iran is letting through some ships from countries that aren't involved in the conflict.

Like one crude oil tanker sailing under the Pakistan flag, which we know thanks to ship tracking app Marine Traffic.

It's a rare convergence of your dearest hobby and the stuff you get paid to talk about on tv.

It shows you every boat in the world that has a registered AIs transponder and provides its navigational status, speed and reported eta.

And that's for all types of seafaring and river going vessels.

We're talking cruise ships, sailboats, tankers, cargo ships, and if you're feeling frisky, tugs and escort tugs.

Marine traffic is so amazing, my staff tells me it's the ultimate conversation stopper.

Which is great because once everybody else shuts their yaps, I can finally focus on the boats.

I hate to see you go, but I love knowing where you're going at exactly 9.8 knots.

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