Stephen Colbert on the Kevin McCarthy situation: “It’s fantastic!”

On the Late Show this week, Colbert started his show by talking about how Republicans have failed to elect a speaker of the House. Colbert made it clear that he was delighted by the Republican failure.

The Late Show host claimed that “no one knows what happens now.” He followed this claim by saying:

"“Here’s what we do know….It’s fantatstic!”"

Stephen pointed out McCarthy’s desperation by mocking the fact that his final attempt to sway people to vote for him was by allegedly ordering pizza for them.

“Kevin Mcarthy’s Groundhog Day”

The host likened the voting process that seems never-ending to Groundhog Day.  “They could keep [voting] indefinitely!” he said. Colbert also took a jab at McCarthy, telling viewers that McCarthy “looks like a groundhog.”

Further adding to his insults of Mcarthy, Colbert argued that the voting stalemate was “the worst day of his political career.”

The late-night show host disclosed to his audience: “My dream [is] where [McCarthy] keeps losing over and over again.”

On Twitter, Colbert posted a skit from the show in which he outlined ridiculous concessions Kevin could use to get votes. The joke seemed to go down well with users. One Twitter user replied saying, “I can’t tell if this is satire or real life. It’s entirely possible that McCarthy is going to wrestle an alligator whilst dressed as an alligator.”

Not just Stephen Colbert, but many Democrat supporters will be happy about the political nightmare facing the Republican party at the moment. The handling of the situation will certainly off-put some potential voters for the next election.

War on drugs

The Late Show host not only kept viewers entertained with news about Kevin McCarthy, but also brought up the topic of the war on drugs later in the show.

Colbert explained:

"“Drugs are winning”"

He celebrated that New York opened up its first legal recreational marijuana dispensary. Also, the host shared a report from the New York Times that stated: “Legal use of hallucinogenic mushrooms begins in Oregon.”

However, it must be noted that it is only a specific type of ‘magic mushroom’ called psilocybin mushrooms. There are also other limitations such as the need for a state-certified facilitator to be present at a licensed service center. The show host compared the experience to “getting your tyres rotated.”

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