Colbert: Mike Johnson Thanked Dems for Saving His Speakership by ‘Rubbing His Johnson All over Voting Rights’

COLBERT Over on Capitol ░░░░░░░░ last night House Speaker ░░░░░░░░ Johnson easily survived a ░░░░░░░░ to oust him thanks ░░░░░░░░ 163 Democrats voting to ░░░░░░░░ him And to thank ░░░░░░░░ Democrats Mike rubbed his ░░░░░░░░ all over voting rights ░░░░░░░░ introducing a so called ░░░░░░░░ integrity bill aimed at ░░░░░░░░ non citizens from voting ░░░░░░░░ he did identify one ░░░░░░░░ flaw with his proposed ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Johnson Some ░░░░░░░░ noted that it s ░░░░░░░░ a crime for non ░░░░░░░░ to vote in a ░░░░░░░░ election and that is ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends COLBERT So ░░░░░░░░ s already a law ░░░░░░░░ redundant Like God s ░░░░░░░░ draft of the 10 ░░░░░░░░ One Thou shalt not ░░░░░░░░ Two Thou shalt not ░░░░░░░░ Three Thou shalt not ░░░░░░░░ someone down an elevator ░░░░░░░░ Four Seriously guys enough ░░░░░░░░ the murdering Not only ░░░░░░░░ it already illegal it ░░░░░░░░ also not happening In ░░░░░░░░ research has long shown ░░░░░░░░ non citizen voting is ░░░░░░░░ rare Yeah have you ░░░░░░░░ voter turnout Citizen voting ░░░░░░░░ exceedingly rare So reporters ░░░░░░░░ Johnson Applause Rare voting ░░░░░░░░ That s true So ░░░░░░░░ asked Johnson about that ░░░░░░░░ starts Reporter Are you ░░░░░░░░ that there are currently ░░░░░░░░ U S citizens voting ░░░░░░░░ federal elections And if ░░░░░░░░ s what you re ░░░░░░░░ then do you have ░░░░░░░░ estimate of how many ░░░░░░░░ The answer is that ░░░░░░░░ s unanswerable Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Hm Are you the ░░░░░░░░ of the House or ░░░░░░░░ magic eight-ball?”