Stephen Colbert Mocks CPAC For Canceling Speaker at ‘America Uncanceled’ Event

Stephen Colbert called out the organizers of the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference for titling the event “America Uncanceled” only to cancel a speaker just days before the Feb. 25 start date.

Before addressing the irony, Colbert poked fun at CPAC organizers for “focusing on the most pressing issue of all: Fascists being kicked off of Twitter.”

“Still, better than last year’s CPAC theme: ‘Giving the flag the clap,” he cracked.

Colbert went on to note that a CPAC speaker, a rapper who goes by the name Young Pharaoh, had been pulled out of the lineup following the resurfacing of several problematic social media posts.

Young Pharaoh’s past posts were unearthed by the progressive watchdog group Media Matters for America on Tuesday, and revealed a history of anti-Semitic comments including the claim that Judaism was “made up for political gain.”

“We have just learned that someone we invited to CPAC has expressed reprehensible views that have no home with our conference or our organization,” CPAC organizers said Monday in a tweeted statement. “The individual will not be participating at our conference.”

“According to CPAC, ‘It’s time to stand up for Americans whose views have gotten them canceled,’ which is why they kicked things off by canceling an appearance from one of their panelists for a history of making anti-Semitic claims,” Colbert quipped. “Good — conservatives don’t want to be associated with anyone like that. It could sully the good name of the mob with aluminum bats trying to murder Mike Pence.”

Colbert mocked the rapper’s claim, noting that Judaism is the world’s oldest monotheistic religion, adding, “They’ve been around for a while, and they write it all down. It’s kind of their thing.”

“You know who could tell Young Pharaoh that Judaism exists? Old Pharaoh,” Colbert joked. “There’s a pretty famous old book about it. There’s even a new book about it.” 

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