Late night host and alleged comedian Stephen Colbert transformed into a legal analyst earlier this week when defending the Colorado Supreme Court’s unprecedented decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the state’s election ballot. Colbert compared the former president to the confederacy and claimed the case was a “gimme” since Trump violated the 14th Amendment.
Despite the fact that the vast majority of legal scholars — including those who have become noted critics of the president — have predicted that the ruling will be thrown out by the U.S. Supreme Court, Colbert explained how the case was a “gimme” to cheers and applause from his audience.
“You can feel it in the air, folks. There are just five days until Christmas. But Santa came early last night when the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump is disqualified from holding office,” Colbert began as the crowd burst into applause. He then joked that the ruling “shows you can make good decisions when you’re high,” adding that the Democrat-appointed justices had “munchies for justice.”
“Can you imagine how mad Donald Trump must have been when he heard the news. Oh, to be a ketchup stain on his wall,” he added.