Stephen Colbert on Thursday roasted Rep. Steve King (R-IA) for his recent controversial comments on immigration, which include comparing immigrants to dogs and saying that some immigrants have “calves the size of cantaloupes” from bringing marijuana across the border.
“One of the best ways to choose who gets into this country is by what size produce their muscles are,” Colbert said. “The point is it’s all about choosing the good ones. Steve King knows that.”
Colbert then played a clip of a May speech where King compared selecting which immigrants should be granted entry into the United States to choosing bird dogs alongside a June interview with Univisión’s Jorge Ramos, in which King said he was “celebrating legal immigration” when he made the dog comparison.
“When he was comparing immigrants to dogs, which he did not do, he was complimenting them,” Colbert quipped. “The same way I’m complimenting Steve King when I call him a tool.”
“It’s not about Mexicans being animals,” he added. “Steve King is just saying they are human beings, who, if you pick the right ones, would make great pets.”
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Correction: This post has been updated to correct the spelling of Colbert’s first name from Steven to Stephen.
