On the eve of Election Day, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert had its final chance to unpack a Donald Trump rally. The ex-president may have saved his best for last as Stephen Colbert tried to figure out exactly what was going with Trump and a microphone.
On Monday night, Colbert spent most of his monologue expressing tepid optimism for Vice President Kamala Harris. The candidate's campaign may have expressed caution, but the late-night TV host did everything he could to send her good vibes.
Then, the attention turned to her opponent. Trump's recent rally included another episode of technical difficulties. When his microphone stopped working, Trump relied on a handheld microphone and things spiraled from there.
Colbert mocked Trump's complaints that the microphone was too heavy to hold. "He's not strong enough to be commander-in-chief," Colbert said. "He's not even strong enough to be karaoke-in-chief."
The Late Show host admitted that over the past nine years, he's used the line "and then things got weird" quite a few times. But Colbert admitted that nothing could really have prepared him for where things went next between Trump and the microphone.
After showing Trump's infamous NSFW pantomime, Colbert stood in stunned disbelief before delivering a biting line: "I guess he does have a jobs plan."
Colbert attempted to steer things back to a more family-friendly tone. But that didn't last long as the Late Show doctored some Trump audio to insult the ex-president once again.
So on the eve of the election, Colbert didn't spend his monologue making one final pitch to voters. He didn't deliver an impassioned plea or warning about what another Trump presidency could bring. Instead, he spent it with a smirk on his face as he tried to slip in as many dirty jokes and innuendos as CBS would allow.
Whether that's a sign of Colbert's confidence in things turning his way or the effects of Trump exhaustion isn't clear. But it was obvious the comedian enjoyed mocking a Trump campaign rally one more time.