Stephen Colbert brazenly mocked Sen. Josh Hawley on final evening’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, going after the GOP lawmaker for footage displaying him fleeing the rebellion riot, which was revealed as a part of the Jan. 6 hearings.
Whereas recapping the data shared in Thursday’s listening to, Colbert launched Hawley, who was met with boos from his viewers earlier than the late evening host described the senator as “the person who famously raised a fist in solidarity with the mob earlier than coming into Congress that day.”
Colbert added, “Seems, as soon as the mob broke into the constructing, he wasn’t fairly so enthusiastic to face with them,” earlier than taking part in footage of Hawley scampering away from the rioters storming the Capitol not lengthy after pumping his fist for them.
“Take a look at him go!” Colbert stated with fun, earlier than replaying the clip with Scooby Doo sound results within the background.
When Colbert welcomed his night’s visitor, Chris Hayes, onstage later within the episode, the 2 returned to Hawley’s “skedaddling.”
Colbert asked Hayes, “Why do you assume they did that? What was the worth of displaying Josh Hawley skedaddling?”
Hayes replied, “The worth was the Committee telling Josh Hawley to go eff himself,” laughing earlier than persevering with, “I don’t assume there was an amazing quantity of probative worth within the presentation.”
Colbert supplied, “It was slightly off highway,” to which Hayes responded, “It was off-road, but it surely’s additionally like, the message there’s — it’s necessary for us to see that they have been working as a result of they have been scared as a result of they have been being evacuated.
“However you went on the market that day to go throw your fist up and to play with fireplace, and everybody acquired to see you do this, and see you fundraise after it, and see you discuss the way you personal the libs,” he continued. “However not see you together with your tail between your legs when the mob is about to knock down your door.”
The Late Present with Stephen Colbert airs weeknights at 11:35/10:35c on CBS. Watch Colbert’s full monologue within the video above.
