Stephen Colbert encouraged Americans to “stay strong” after his win at the 2025 Emmys.
The late-night host was told earlier this year that his run behind “The Late Show” desk would come to an end in 2026. Though the network stressed the move was purely a financial decision, many commentators believed that Colbert was being targeted for his regular critiques of President Donald Trump.
Speaking on the same network that gave him his slow-moving pink slip, Colbert took another shot at Trump. His ambiguous acceptance speech pulled double-duty as a eulogy for his show and a statement about living through Trump’s second term.
“Sometimes you only truly know how much you love something when you get a sense that you might be losing it,” he said. “Ten years later, in September of 2025, my friends, I have never loved my country more desperately. God bless America. Stay strong, be brave.”
Colbert closed his speech with a quote from Prince.
“If de-elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy and punch a higher floor!” he said.
Colbert wasn’t alone in using his time in the spotlight to shine a light on important causes. “Hacks” stars Meg Stalter and Hannah Einbinder both took a moment to call for peace in Gaza. Stalter wore a piece of tape on her purse with the words “Cease fire!” scrawled on it as she walked the red carpet. Einbinder closed her acceptance speech by saying, “Go Birds, f**k ICE and free Palestine.”
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