It has been a rough few days for CNN and Brian Stelter.

The Mueller report comes out in favor of Trump, Avenatti goes down and throw in the Smollett news for good measure.

Desperate times sometimes lead to the desperate repeating of painfully unfunny attempts at humor, like this one from ‘Late Show’ host Stephen Colbert.

TONIGHT: Trump goes on an offensive post-Mueller report offensive. #LSSC pic.twitter.com/xxxxV8jqtr — The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) March 27, 2019

Stelter with the echo.

Colbert: "I've gotta say, being told you've not been indicted for betraying your country is a pretty low bar for a victory lap. If I don't run anyone over in my car tomorrow, I expect to celebrate with an ice cream cake…" https://t.co/p8HEs9kUBc — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 27, 2019

Aside from the fact that it’s not funny, the premise is absurd.

After being investigated for more than two years about something that turned out to be bogus, why shouldn’t President Trump have the right to use it to his advantage?

If the entire country spends two years saying Colbert hit someone with his car, a special counsel investigates whether or not he hit someone with his car, and then it turns out he didn’t hit anyone with his car … yeah, he can take a victory lap. https://t.co/o2NH7tzeIg — Amber Athey (@amber_athey) March 27, 2019

What if we spent 2 years telling the world that you ran someone over? Harassed your family. Ran wall-to-wall coverage that you committed vehicular homicide. Isolated anyone who had the guts to even express an iota of skepticism. How about then, Stephen? https://t.co/p4njFs16N4 — Erielle Davidson (@politicalelle) March 27, 2019

A two year investigation based on zero evidence beyond the #FakeNews that people like @brianstelter and outlets like @CNN pushed is the actual low bar. Like gutter low. https://t.co/mU6nG221oF — John Cardillo (@johncardillo) March 27, 2019

Stelter continues with his manic, crippling Russia-gate apologist tour https://t.co/e55v5hxILH — Benny (@bennyjohnson) March 27, 2019

Instead of doing everything they can to try to regain credibility with the viewers they betrayed, it seems as if Stelter and CNN are laser-focused on digging an even deeper hole.

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'If only there were video'! @redsteeze burns Jussie Smollett apologist Brian Stelter with pitch-perfect flashback [pic] https://t.co/NxCXxFhsed — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 26, 2019