Donald Trump predicted that with him sitting out Thursday night's Republican debate in Des Moines, Iowa, Fox News would see its ratings plummet. Stephen Colbert, after mocking Trump's decision to skip the debate because he doesn't like moderator Megyn Kelly — "after all, why would he want to practice going head-to-head against a strong blonde woman?" — basically agreed with Trump's assessment of the debate audience.
"With zero Trump in tonight's debate, there are now 24 million viewers up for grabs, and I am grabbing them," Colbert said on Thursday's Late Show. "If Fox News has no Trump, then I am all Trump." And so he hosted his own "top tremendous all-you-can-Trump luxury presidential debate," featuring just one candidate. "Tonight, the leading Republican faces off against arguably his greatest opponent: himself," Colbert said, introducing Donald and Mr. Trump. "You know the rules: You say the first thing that comes into your mind, and no matter what it is, your poll numbers go up."
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