Stephen Colbert donned his "Hungry for Power Games" attire on Thursday's Late Show and surveyed the shrinking field of remaining 2016 candidates. "They're like The Beatles, but there are six of them — and they're all Ringo," he said. But he was there to bury one of them, not praise them. And so, with the help of Andro, his "tongueless man-boy," Colbert's Caesar Flickerman character bade a bittersweet Hunger Games farewell to the fallen tribute from District Thirsty, Marco Rubio.
"Tribute Marco leaves us after a string of triumphant third-place victories, but was blindsided by Tuesday's shocking second-place defeat in Florida," Colbert said. "So for the record, Florida votes yes on Jimmy Buffett, yes on releasing pythons into toilets — on Marco Rubio, no thanks." This marks a turning point in the "Hungry for Power Games," he added, because Rubio was the last man fighting for the GOP establishment. "He was supposed to become the Jeb Bush people liked," Colbert said. "Instead, he became the Jeb Bush — please clap, please clap." Still, he wasn't 100 percent sure this was actually the end for Ru-bye-o. "Goodbye, sweet Marco — unless you end up getting the nomination, because really, anything's possible at this point." Watch below. Peter Weber
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