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Internet says 'funny and true' as Stephen Colbert calls Jim Jordan 'Speaker of nothing' in biting takedown

During his late-night show, Stephen Colbert branded Jim Jordon as the 'man who will not be in the history books'

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: TV host Stephen Colbert didn’t hold back in his sharp criticism of Representative Jim Jordan, who has yet again failed to secure the position of Speaker of the House, in a recent installment of his late-night program that aired on Monday, October 23. 

Colbert, who returned to 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert', following a fight with COVID-19, did not hold back while attacking Jordan. He called attention to the Congressman's recurrent shortcomings, highlighting his third unsuccessful attempt to clinch the position of speaker of the US House of Representatives. The host called him the "speaker of the nothing."

Stephen Colbert delivers a biting takedown of Jim Jordan

Stephen Colbert claimed in his late-night show that the reason he is feeling better is "mostly because Jim Jordan will not be speaker of the House." 

The Ohio Republican was compelled to drop out of the contest after he lost three votes on the House floor last week. 

"This is a historic humiliation for a man who will not be in the history books," Colbert mentioned, branding Jordon as "speaker of the nothing." The rep's candidacy was sunk by GOP moderates just days after one of his backers reportedly predicted that "moderates always cave. A tale as old as time."

"That, of course, is a Disney reference, though I think Jordan prefers that song from 'Encanto', 'We Don’t Talk About What Happened at Ohio State,'" Colbert joked, before asking his listeners to "Google it."

Fans react to Stephen Colbert's takedown of Jim Jordan

The segment swiftly caught the public’s attention, earning praise from viewers and social media users for Colbert’s frank and witty commentary on the political situation. The YouTube clip garnered several reactions.

"Jim Jordan will not be speaker of the House. THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE," commented a fan. 

"3 weeks and no speaker from the broken GOP house. Can it get any sadder?" questioned one user.

One user quipped, "It's great to have you back Stephen. It's also great to not have Gym Jordan as House Speaker."

"Gym Jordan gets a lot of hate on the Internet, but it isn't enough. We can do better," penned one user and another said, "Having no Stephen is far worse than having no speaker of the house."

One X user commenting on Colbert's clip wrote. "Funny and true." Another user remarked, "I for one will not be able to relax until the "Babel Cabal", misnamed the "Freedom Caucus" which they credit Jordan for being a founder, collapses for the dearth of ideas which mainstream Americans can accept for everyone as legislation."