Stephen Colbert is as shellshocked about Donald Trump's upset victory as many of his viewers. "What's it, four years?" he asked on Wednesday's live Late Show. "We've got four very interesting years in front of us." Things were palpably rough on the streets of New York City during the day, he said. "There's no way around it — this is what it feels like when America's made great again. I was wondering, and I was really hoping it would feel better because this sucks."
Colbert noted the protests on the streets of several major cities, and stood up for First Amendment rights: "Don't stop speaking up, don't stop speaking your mind, don't ever be cowed by what happens in the next four years. But do keep in mind that for eight years, a lot of people wouldn't accept that Barack Obama was president of the United States — for instance, Donald Trump. But like it or not — for the record, not — we have to accept that Donald Trump will be the 45th president of the United States."
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