Colbert Spends 5 Minutes Mocking Trump in Opening Emmys Monologue

RUSH TRANSCRIPT COLBERT But ░░░░░░░░ we re honest with ░░░░░░░░ and as artists I ░░░░░░░░ we have to be ░░░░░░░░ with ourselves we know ░░░░░░░░ the biggest TV star ░░░░░░░░ the last year is ░░░░░░░░ Trump Yeah No you ░░░░░░░░ not like it but ░░░░░░░░ s the biggest star ░░░░░░░░ know and Alec Baldwin ░░░░░░░░ you know You guys ░░░░░░░░ neck and neck And ░░░░░░░░ you re up against ░░░░░░░░ lot of neck However ░░░░░░░░ feel about the president ░░░░░░░░ you do feel about ░░░░░░░░ president you can t ░░░░░░░░ that every show was ░░░░░░░░ by Donald Trump in ░░░░░░░░ way All the late ░░░░░░░░ shows obviously House of ░░░░░░░░ the new season of ░░░░░░░░ Horror Story And of ░░░░░░░░ next year s Latin ░░░░░░░░ hosted by Sheriff Joe ░░░░░░░░ Muy caliente And we ░░░░░░░░ know the Emmy s ░░░░░░░░ a lot to Donald ░░░░░░░░ Because he was nominated ░░░░░░░░ times for Celebrity Apprentice ░░░░░░░░ he never won Why ░░░░░░░░ t you give him ░░░░░░░░ Emmy I tell you ░░░░░░░░ if he had won ░░░░░░░░ Emmy I bet he ░░░░░░░░ t have run for ░░░░░░░░ So in a way ░░░░░░░░ is all your fault ░░░░░░░░ thought you people loved ░░░░░░░░ compromised anti heroes You ░░░░░░░░ Walter White He s ░░░░░░░░ Walter much whiter And ░░░░░░░░ never forgave you and ░░░░░░░░ never will The president ░░░░░░░░ complained repeatedly that the ░░░░░░░░ s are rigged He ░░░░░░░░ went after the host ░░░░░░░░ few years back tweeting ░░░░░░░░ Seth Meyers is hosting ░░░░░░░░ Emmy awards is a ░░░░░░░░ joke He is very ░░░░░░░░ with almost no talent ░░░░░░░░ in his mouth Wow ░░░░░░░░ in his mouth That ░░░░░░░░ harsh That s quite ░░░░░░░░ accusation any response Seth ░░░░░░░░ spitting marble And even ░░░░░░░░ the campaign Trump would ░░░░░░░░ let it go This ░░░░░░░░ happened This exchange actually ░░░░░░░░ in the debate Hillary ░░░░░░░░ There was even a ░░░░░░░░ when he didn t ░░░░░░░░ an Emmy for his ░░░░░░░░ program three years in ░░░░░░░░ row and he started ░░░░░░░░ that the Emmys were ░░░░░░░░ again Trump clip Should ░░░░░░░░ gotten it COLBERT But ░░░░░░░░ didn t Because unlike ░░░░░░░░ presidency Emmys go to ░░░░░░░░ winner of the popular ░░░░░░░░ Where do I find ░░░░░░░░ courage to tell that ░░░░░░░░ in this room Of ░░░░░░░░ what really matters to ░░░░░░░░ Trump is rating You ░░░░░░░░ to have the big ░░░░░░░░ And I certainly hope ░░░░░░░░ achieved that tonight Unfortunately ░░░░░░░░ this point we have ░░░░░░░░ way of knowing how ░░░░░░░░ our audience is I ░░░░░░░░ is there anyone who ░░░░░░░░ say how big the ░░░░░░░░ is Sean do you ░░░░░░░░ SPICER This will be ░░░░░░░░ largest audience to witness ░░░░░░░░ Emmy s period Both ░░░░░░░░ person and around the ░░░░░░░░ COLBERT Wow that really ░░░░░░░░ my fragile ego I ░░░░░░░░ understand why you would ░░░░░░░░ one of these guys ░░░░░░░░ Melissa McCarthy everybody Give ░░░░░░░░ up! Beautiful.”