STEPHEN COLBERT DEFENDS LEWD GAY SEX JOKE TO ATTACK TRUMP AS HE SAYS 'I DON'T REGRET THAT
Comedian Stephen Colbert responded Wednesday night to a media furore that erupted last week after he used an obscene gay sex joke to attack President Donald Trump.
The hashtag #FireColbert trended on Twitter and media outlets blasted CBS‘ “Late Night” host for calling Mr. Trump a “c-k holster” for Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday night. Mr.
The comedian addressed the growing frenzy in his opening monologue by first asking, “Am I still the host?”
“Now, folks, if you saw my monologue on Monday you know that I was a little upset with Donald Trump for insulting a friend of mine,” Mr. Colbert said of the president abruptly ending a “Face the Nation” interview with John Dickerson. “So at the end of that monologue, I had a few choice insults for the president in return. I don’t regret that. I believe he can take care of himself.”
Colbert then said he would behave the same way with minor edits if he could turn back time.
“While I would do it again, I would change a few words that were cruder than they needed to be. Now, I’m not going to repeat the phrase, but I just want to say, for the record, life is short, and anyone who expresses their love for another person in their own way, to me, is an American hero. I think we can all agree on that. I hope even the president and I can agree on that.
Nothing else, but that.”
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