Stephen Colbert Cracks Up at Video Showing Josh Hawley Running from Jan. 6 Mob: “Look at Him Go!”

Stephen Colbert openly mocked Sen. Josh Hawley on last night’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, going after the GOP lawmaker for footage showing him fleeing the insurrection riot, which was revealed as part of the Jan. 6 hearings.

While recapping the information shared in Thursday’s hearing, Colbert introduced Hawley, who was met with boos from his audience before the late night host described the senator as “the man who famously raised a fist in solidarity with the mob before entering Congress that day.”

Colbert added, “Turns out, once the mob broke into the building, he wasn’t quite so enthusiastic to stand with them,” before playing footage of Hawley scampering away from the rioters storming the Capitol not long after pumping his fist for them.

“Look at him go!” Colbert said with a laugh, before replaying the clip with Scooby Doo sound effects in the background.

When Colbert welcomed his evening’s guest, Chris Hayes, onstage later in the episode, the two returned to Hawley’s “skedaddling.”

Colbert asked Hayes, “Why do you think they did that? What was the value of showing Josh Hawley skedaddling?”

Hayes replied, “The value was the Committee telling Josh Hawley to go eff himself,” laughing before continuing, “I don’t think there was a tremendous amount of probative value in the presentation.”

Colbert offered, “It was a little off road,” to which Hayes responded, “It was off-road, but it’s also like, the message there is — it’s important for us to see that they were running because they were scared because they were being evacuated.

“But you went out there that day to go throw your fist up and to play with fire, and everyone got to see you do that, and see you fundraise after it, and see you talk about how you own the libs,” he continued. “But not see you with your tail between your legs when the mob is about to knock down your door.”

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert airs weeknights at 11:35/10:35c on CBS. Watch Colbert’s full monologue in the video above.