Colbert skewers Schumer Father's Day grilling gaffe: Could die 'if you eat one of his burgers'

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Colbert grills Schumer for Father's Day BBQ gaffe: 'A little rare for my taste'

Liberal late night host Stephen Colbert called out Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for putting cheese on a raw burger on the grill.

Liberal late night host Stephen Colbert grilled Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Tuesday night for his now-deleted Father’s Day post on social media.

"Our family has lived in an apartment building for all our years, but my daughter and her wife just bought a house with a backyard and for the first time we’re having a barbeque with hot dogs and hamburgers on the grill!" Schumer posted on X on Sunday. "Father’s Day Heaven!"

The photo was mocked by both conservatives and liberals, accusing him of placing cheese on one of the raw burger patties prematurely and not knowing how to properly and safely grill burgers.

Liberal talk show host Stephen Colbert, right, mocked Sen. Chuck Schumer's Father's Day photo during a Tuesday episode of his late-night show. (Screencap of Sen Schumer's photo shown on Colbert's show | screencap of Colbert on CBS' "The Late Show")

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"A hot June day is a great time for a cookout. Just ask Senate Majority Leader, and raisin in the trail mix insulted that you keep avoiding it, Chuck Schumer," Colbert said. "Schumer garnered some controversy this weekend when he was accused of staging a fake Father's Day photo of himself grilling."

The host showed the now-deleted post to his audience: "At first glance, it just looks just like any nice grandpa, wearing the shirt he napped in, offering you a delicious bun-less burger. But look closer, and you'll see, he put cheese on an uncooked patty!"

"It's a little rare for my taste," Colbert joked. "'We've got all the fixin's: we got ketchup, mustard, e. coli, salmonella.'"

"Now, Schumer captioned the photo with 'Father's Day Heaven!' Which is where you're gonna be if you eat one of his burgers."

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks following a Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 28, 2023. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Fox News Digital reached out to Schumer's office for comment about the original photo but did not receive a response.

"Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there!" Schumer said in another Father's Day post that remains on social media. 

Fox News' Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.