Stephen Colbert Roasts ‘Grossly Incompetent’ Devin Nunes for Leaving Congress to Run Trump’s Media Company

Stephen Colbert took aim at Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) for resigning from Congress to lead a new media company owned by former President Donald Trump.

“Speaking of catastrophes,” Colbert said on Tuesday’s Late Show, teeing up his take on the Republican. “There’s news about California representative and goldfish who watches you have sex — Devin Nunes.”

The host earned a round of applause from viewers as he shared news of Nunes’ impending departure from Congress, going on to assure them that the Republican will not be out of a job.

“Nunes has been named the CEO of the former president’s new media company despite having ‘no apparent prior experience working in the tech industry or as an executive,’” Colbert said. “Instead, Nunes is a former dairy farmer.”

Colbert then really took the joke home, cracking that Nunes’ past experience makes him the “perfect guy to make money off the old president, because he has experience milking things with leathery skin.”

The host went on to remind viewers that Nunes’ past life as a dairy farmer is not his only connection to cattle, as he sued Twitter for $250 million over a parody account pretending to be his cow.

“The case was of course dismissed and we still don’t know who was behind the cow Twitter account,” he said. “All we know is that it’s someone smarter than Devin Nunes, so probably a cow.”

Colbert went on to say that the president normally has “good reason” to appoint someone “who is grossly incompetent to an important position.”

“They’re related to him,” he joked. “That means the only reason Nunes got this gig is because [Jared Kushner], Don Jr., and Eric all turned it down.”

“Sorry, Dad, no can do. That job is beneath me! But I’d still like to be considered for the role of chief executive hug-receiver,” Colbert added, whipping out his Eric Trump impression.

Watch above, via CBS.

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