A New York City protest in support of Stephen Colbert fizzled out in just minutes after only about 20 people showed up.
The “We’re With Colbert” protest, organized in response to the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, was supposed to take place at the CBS Broadcast Center on Manhattan’s West Side.
“Our country is not perfect, never has been,” said the event’s organizer, who would only identify himself as Matt, according to a report from the New York Post. “But we’ve always had the First Amendment, and now Mango Mussolini is trying to take that from us.”
With “Mango Mussolini,” he was referring to President Donald Trump, of course.
This was not the first demonstration in Colbert’s defense. Just days earlier, a “Save Colbert” rally was organized by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. Just like Sunday’s event, the protest drew just a couple of dozen participants.