Stephen Colbert upsets John Kelly for not supporting Kamala Harris because of 'fascist' Trump

Donald Trump's former chief of staff John Kelly revealed in a bombastic interview on Tuesday, the former president said kind words about Adolf Hitler and that Trump meets the “general definition of a fascist.” Despite all this, Kelly chose not to support either candidate in the 2024 presidential election, citing his status as a military officer.

“Okay…” replied Stephen Colbert to the news in his Wednesday monologue. “That’s some kind of confirmation, right?”

He compared Kelly's choice to that of a parent who pretends not to have a favorite child: “I would never choose a favorite child, but Kyle lost our dog, failed in school and framed his parents for several of his arsons . The point is, I love my two children equally: my straight-A student Amanda and Kyle, the flaming dog loser.”

Colbert expressed his lack of surprise at the idea that Trump was a fascist, saying, “So that's less of a fascist.” October surprise and more of an early fall no-s—.”

Still, Colbert acknowledged how significant it was for a president's chief of staff to say such damning things about him: “Kelly was Trump's longest-serving chief of staff in the White House. He was a key member of Trump's team. Since Hootie was ratted out by the Blowfish, we’ve never seen anyone turn against a leader like that.”

Colbert also highlighted Kelly's claims that Trump wished he had had “the kind of generals that Hitler had.”

“This is so disturbing that he doesn't know why this is terrible,” Colbert said, claiming it reminded him of a famous saying: “Those who don't learn from history are doomed to say, 'I need that kind of.' generals that Hitler had.' ' and still somehow be statistically tied in all the battleground states.”