Stephen Colbert Responds To Report Trump Wants Him Punished If He Wins Election

Stephen Colbert spotted an alarming new report that Donald Trump wants to arrest his perceived enemies if he wins the election ― including punishment for the late night comics who have made fun of him.

Rolling Stone reported that the former president has been “venting about the need to punish late night comedians for giving ‘illegal’ campaign contributions to the Democratic Party — in the form of jokes and on-air satire.”

Colbert celebrated the fact that he was mentioned by name in the article.

“Finally, I made an enemies list!” he said as his audience chanted his name. “I mean, obviously, there’s no guarantee I’ll be arrested, but it’s an honor just to be nominated.”

And if Trump does win in November, Colbert already has a plan to duck the authorities:

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