“This military mission has been dubbed Operation Epic Fury,” he said, referring to the name the president and the Pentagon have used.

Then, Colbert offered a hint at what the operation is really all about.

“Fun fact: Epic Fury is an anagram for forget Epstein,” Colbert said.

Trump has faced renewed questions about his relationship with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who was once a close friend of his, since the release of files related to the case earlier this year.

Trump’s name appears repeatedly in the files. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said last month that he searched the unredacted files available to lawmakers for “Don,” “Donald,” and “Trump” and received more than 1 million results.

Some critics believe the strike on Iran was to draw attention away from those questions ― and not just on the left.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) hinted at that as well with a message on X:

See more in Colbert’s Monday night “Late Show” monologue: