Spoiler alert. Stephen Colbert responds Wednesday night to the #FireColbert campaign ignited by his Monday night monologue chewing out President Trump.
“Welcome to The Late Show. I’m your host, Stephen Colbert. Still? I am still the host? I’m still the host!” he says in opening the taped show, according to a transcript obtained by The Hollywood Reporter.
On Monday, “The Late Show” host called attention to the president’s rude dismissal of CBS reporter John Dickerson, which included calling “Face the Nation,” his show, “Deface the Nation.”
Defending his Tiffany Network colleague, Colbert mimicked Trump: “I love your presidency; I call it ‘Disgrace the Nation.’” He also said “You’re the PresiDunce, but you’re turning into a real Pricktator.”
And worst of all in the minds of some Trump supporters: “The only thing your mouth is good for is being Vladimir Putin’s c— holster.”
On Wednesday night, Colbert says: “Now, if you saw my monologue Monday, you know that I was a little upset at Donald Trump for insulting a friend of mine. So at the end of that monologue, I had a few choice insults for the president in return. I don’t regret that. He, I believe, can take care of himself. I have jokes, he has the launch codes. So it’s a fair fight.”