Comedian Dave Chappelle says he never really wanted to give President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE a chance, despite his calls to do so days after the presidential election.

Chappelle on Wednesday addressed his controversial "Saturday Night Live" monologue that aired the week of last year's Election Day, in which he said he would “give him a chance that night.”

“It’s not like I wanted to give him a chance that night,” he told "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert.

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Chappelle said one positive aspect of Trump’s presidency is that he is making people pay more attention to ethics, adding that many Americans are now feeling what black Americans have long felt after other elections.

“In the last six months I think we’re all getting an education on the presidency,” he said.

“No one really talks about oxygen until someone’s got their hands around your neck,” Colbert said of Chappelle's comments on ethics.

Chappelle said the pain people felt after Trump won highlighted how “effective” Barack Obama Barack Hussein ObamaObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Senate Republicans face tough decision on replacing Ginsburg Cruz: Trump should nominate a Supreme Court justice next week MORE’s presidency was.

“Donald Trump’s the other foot. Good foot, bad foot, good foot, bad foot,” he said. “He’s a polarizing dude. He’s like a bad DJ at a good party.”

Chappelle has said in the past that he regrets saying that he will give Trump a chance, adding that he "f------ up" for saying it.