Stephen Colbert Scorches Fox News With A 'Counterpoint' For Its Trump Ruling Claims
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The "Late Show" host checked figures at the conservative network for calling the Colorado Supreme Court decision "anti-democratic."
Stephen Colbert mocked Fox News for having its “lubricated catheters in a twist” after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump is ineligible to run for president under the 14th Amendment.
The “Late Show” host, on Wednesday, spotted the “nasty things” that folks on the conservative network said about the state’s high court after its decision to bar Trump from Colorado’s 2024 presidential primary ballot.
“These people are unhinged, they’re lunatics and they’re very dangerous,” Fox News contributor Charlie Hurt told Jesse Watters on Tuesday.
He went on to point to a “strange accusation” coming from other Fox News figures, who called the Colorado decision “anti-democratic” and “undemocratic.”
“Counterpoint, removing the guy who tried to overthrow a democratic election is actually pro-democratic,” Colbert said.
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