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Stephen Colbert addressed the #FireColbert controversy, but didn't apologize, saying: "I have jokes, he has the launch codes. So, it's a fair fight."

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00:01Still?

00:02Am I still the host?

00:03I'm still the host!

00:07That's what the host, yes, still the host, said to open Wednesday's Late Show with Stephen

00:11Colbert.

00:12This, of course, came after the hashtag FireColbert was trending online following his Monday show.

00:18During the monologue, Colbert unleashed a string of jokes aimed at Trump after the president

00:23made comments about the fake media in his interview with CBS's John Dickerson.

00:27Walking out of the interview after calling Dickerson's show Deface the Nation.

00:32Colbert's comments sparked the hashtag, which called for CBS to dump the late-night host

00:36and encouraged advertisers to boycott his show.

00:39Trump supporters called out one of Colbert's jokes, in particular, as offensive and possibly homophobic.

00:45In fact, the only thing your mouth is good for is being Vladimir Putin's holster.

00:49Yeah, the hashtag gained momentum online with conservatives taking issue with his remarks

00:53and fans coming to his defense.

00:55Fox News' Sean Hannity even weighed in on the campaign, tweeting that he is against all boycotts

01:00but does believe that Colbert was wrong in his attacks.

01:03He's a horrible human being.

01:04But if you don't like him, change the channel, he tweeted.

01:07And if you didn't change the channel, you got to see Colbert fire back at all the fire Colberters Wednesday night.

01:13If you saw my monologue Monday, you know I was a little upset at Donald Trump for insulting a friend of mine,

01:18Colbert said, referring to Dickerson.

01:20I don't regret that.

01:21He, I believe, can take care of himself.

01:24I have jokes.

01:25He has the launch codes.

01:27So it's a fair fight.

01:28Colbert quipped.

01:29He did go on to say, however,

01:31So while I would do it again, I would change a few words that were cruder than they needed to be.

01:38And he continued with a special message for Americans and the president himself.

01:42Life is short and anyone who expresses their love for another person in their own way is to me an American hero.

01:49I think we can all agree on that.

01:50I hope even the president and I can agree on that.

01:53Nothing else but that.

01:55So what's your take on hashtag fire Colbert and the host response?

01:58Let me know in the comments, guys.

01:59And remember, please, we're just reporting here.

02:01So no hashtag fire Paul tweets.

02:03Okay.

02:04For the Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Paul Costabile.

02:06See you guys.

02:08See you guys.

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