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Something bizarre happened on The Late Show last night: Stephen Colbert apologized to Republicans… kind of. Over the weekend, Rep. Justin Amash (R-WI) called for President Trump’s impeachment in a viral Twitter thread, making him the first Republican member of Congress to demand that the president be held accountable for his “impeachable conduct.” By Monday night, Amash’s statement had made its way to Colbert, who took a few minutes on Monday night to offer Republican politicians an “apology.” The Late Show host acknowledged that while he often calls the GOP a “spineless group of self-interested toadies,” the party has finally done something to impress him, thanks to Amash. “I was wrong — about one of you,” said Colbert.
“We’ve been waiting with baited breath and it’s finally happened. The thing we’ve all been waiting for,” said Colbert at the top of Monday night’s show. “A Republican finally read the Mueller report.” He host noted that “the reader in question” is Justin Amash and proceeded to “offer the Republican party this apology” on his behalf. “Now, I know I give the GOP a hard time and often imply that you’re a spineless group of self-interested toadies who would rather see the country destroyed than stand up to an out-of-control narcissistic toddler,” said Colbert. “I was wrong — about one of you.”
The Late Show host went on to make fun of those who claim that “Amash has now made the calls for Trump’s impeachment bipartisan.” Laughed Colbert, “Well, yeah, technically. Like, technically in high school we had a girl at our Dungeons and Dragons party, but that doesn’t mean it was co-ed.”
“Exactly zero Republicans have joined Amash in condemning Trump,” he continued. “Not even frequent Donald Trump critic, Utah senator, and man watching in horror as mayonnaise gets mixed with ketchup Mitt Romney.” The Late Show then played a clip of Romney telling CNN that Amash put out a “courageous statement.” Joked Colbert in Romney’s matter-of-fact cadence, “Yes, his statement is courageous, and I choose not to engage in courage. That sounds kind of dangerous, frankly.”
Watch Colbert “apologize” to Republicans in the clip above.
