Stephen Colbert Rips Apart Kevin McCarthy With 1 Sharp-Toothed Film Reference

Stephen Colbert tore into Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for blaming Democrats after hard-right Republicans joined with lawmakers from across the aisle to oust him from the House speakership.

The “Late Show” host on Wednesday pointed to a group of GOP lawmakers who got McCarthy to agree to a chamber rule in January that would allow any member to offer a motion to vacate the speaker’s chair.

Colbert went on to play a clip of McCarthy pointing the finger at Democrats for his ouster before making a swipe at the former House speaker.

“Really? You handed a straight razor to the craziest, most selfish nihilists in the entire MAGA mob and said, ‘Just hold this to my neck, and if I say or do one thing you don’t like, just slice away.’ And you’re blaming the Democrats?’” Colbert said.

The “Late Night” host later compared the remarks to an “iconic scene” from “Jaws” before cutting to an edited clip of Quint’s death in the 1975 film.

“This was a political decision from the Democrats,” said the shark hunter in the spoof clip as a shark drags him underwater.

You can see more from Colbert’s monologue, which includes another reference to an iconic movie, in the clip below.