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'The Late Show' host Stephen Colbert blasted the president for trying to "poison American democracy."

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00:00For him to cast a dark shadow on our most sacred right from the briefing room in the White House,

00:06our house, not his, that is devastating.

00:09Stephen Colbert is blasting President Donald Trump for trying to quote

00:12poison American democracy with his false election claims and pleading for Republicans to speak up.

00:18Colbert's The Late Show came after Trump made a speech Thursday in which he repeated claims

00:22that the election was rigged. Visibly upset over Trump's speech, Colbert said on his CBS show

00:27that Trump stated quote nonsensical stuff and lied to the American people.

00:31If you did not know that Joe Biden was getting close to 270, Donald Trump just provided all the proof

00:39you will ever need. Though Colbert says Trump's behavior is predictable, he argued that the

00:43president needs to quote get a new act. According to the host, we all knew he would do this,

00:47but then an emotional Colbert paused while at a loss for words.

00:51What I didn't know is that it would hurt so much. I didn't expect this to break my heart.

00:58The Late Night host then pleaded for Republicans to speak up and reject what Trump did in that speech.

01:04For evil to succeed, all that is necessary is for good men to do nothing.

01:14He said Republicans need to choose what side they are on, that of Donald Trump or the American people.

01:19This is the time to get off the Trump train, because he just told you where the train is going,

01:25and it's not a passenger train, and he'll load you on it someday too.

01:29With Republican leaders such as Senator Mitch McConnell declining to comment amid Trump's fight,

01:33Colbert said the American people will keep note of who remains silent and who speaks up against

01:38Trump's claims. He just attacked the thing that makes us most great,

01:42and it is time for you all to mean what your hats have been yelling.

01:46For more on this story, head to THR.com. For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.