“This is your party! You’re the bride at the white-power wedding,' Colbert reminded the president on Thursday
at one of his rallies Wednesday night, but late-night comedians are not having it. Chief among them iswho compared the president to the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. “I never thought I’d say this,” the comedian told his audience Thursday night, “but these rallies where a nationalist leader whips people up into a racist frenzy might have a dark side. This chant did not help Trump’s image as not-a-racist, so this afternoon he tried to distance himself from his own idea.
“You let them fully get their hate rocks off,” Colbert said. “Thats your idea of quick? I look forward to the Donald Trump invitational track meet.” Cue a clip of runners waiting 12 seconds until after the gun had been fired at a race before they began sprinting.“Wow,” Colbert marveled. “Trump supporters, did you see him throw you under the bus? Probably not since you have a tire on your face right now.
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