Donald Trump refused to say whether he would accept the results of the election during Wednesday night’s debate. “I’ll tell you at the time,” he said. “I’ll keep you in suspense, OK?” Hillary Clinton called Trump’s apparent reluctance to concede “horrifying,” and in a live Late Show monologue shortly afterward, Stephen Colbert agreed. “Oh, suspense! Democracy’s going to end in a cliffhanger,” said Colbert. “I guess we’re all going to have to wait until Nov. 9 to find out if we still have a country, if Donald Trump is in the mood for a peaceful transfer of power or if he’s going to wipe his fat ass with the Constitution.” It was a satisfying moment that felt like a glimpse of pure, Colbert-ian rage.
Colbert also mocked other highlights of the debate, questioning how anyone could dispute Clinton’s argument that toddlers killing people is bad and Trump’s assertion that no one respects women more than he does.* Colbert also flaunted his Emmys, making fun of the fact that Trump is still bitter over not winning one for The Apprentice. “Trump lost to the Amazing Race? This year, it could go to the amazing racist.”
*Correction, October 20, 2016: This post originally misstated that Trump mocked highlights of the debate. Colbert was the one who mocked highlights of the debate, of course.
