Even though the FBI began making extensive arrests of seditionists who attacked the U.S. Chapter last week, Stephen Colbert asked, “Do you know who doesn’t take right-wing terrorism seriously at all? President.”
In his time Late show monologue Tuesday night, the host reduced to zero a new report according to which President Trump blamed the revolt on the “antifa people” in an appeal with the leader of the minorities in the House, Kevin McCarthy, this week.
“What the hell are you talking about?!” Exclaimed Colbert. “You invited those rebels to your rally in Washington. They wore your shirts, your hats, waving your flag! And they rejoiced when you told them to go to the Capitol. From now on, neurologists will support images like this for stroke victims and say, “Can you tell me who their supporters are?” And if they don’t say “They’re MAGA people”, you know it’s time to take their car keys. ”
“The antipathetic excuse” was “so ridiculous,” the host said, that “even the normal area of Kevin McCarthy’s spine” pushed back against the president. “Finding out so late in the game that Kevin McCarthy has the ability to name reality in the face of the president’s lies is like finding out that Tom Hanks in Shipwrecked I had a boat all the time! ”
As for what’s next, Colbert didn’t have high hopes that enough Republicans would be willing to vote for Trump’s retirement in his final week. “Republican lawmakers desperately need the president’s supporters to please him,” he said. “I mean, their hands are tied – almost literally.”
And in response to Republicans now calling for “unity” after supporting the effort to overturn the election results, he did not stop. “OK, let’s unite in punishing all insurgents and their political leaders who have legitimized their homicidal fantasies,” he said. “There can be no cure until the disease is identified and eliminated and you can do it now! The tumor has lost its Twitter feed! ”
Now that Democrats are taking steps to “stop this again, getting rid of the guy who caused it,” Colbert asked Republicans, “What are you willing to do to help? Because, so far, you haven’t done anything! ”
“They were simply certifying free and fair choices – choices you knew were free and fair – but you lied about it anyway,” he continued. “Because you wanted campaign money and eyeballs and you were afraid to drive your boss and his MAGA monster crazy!”
“Your lies have legitimized the fantasies of a violent, anti-democratic mob that almost killed you and your colleagues and killed a policeman!” Colbert said. “Now do you want to use your empty unit calls to sweep them all under the rug? Well, good luck with that, brother, because the riots also sewn on your carpets. ”
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