Jaleesa M. Jones

USA TODAY

"While Donald Trump’s position on a lot of issues is unclear, he has a firm position on Putin, and I’m going to guess it’s missionary."

So joked Stephen Colbert on Wednesday's episode of The Late Show, during which he pilloried the president-elect's relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The late-night host scrutinized how complimentary Putin and Trump have been toward one another, airing news coverage that showed Putin calling Trump "a talented, very colorful person" and Trump admirably noting that Putin "has very strong control over a country."

"Yes, and soon he’ll have very strong control over two countries," Colbert quipped before referencing remarks from top U.S. officials, who maintained Russian hackers were trying to influence the election.

"And immediately after the election, Trump reached out to Putin... Despite the fact that we know Vladimir Putin’s a bad guy, Trump cartoonishly insists that he’s a model for leadership. Well, here now to answer for this is Cartoon Donald Trump," Colbert said, introducing the cartoon version of Trump.

A muscle-bound cartoon version of Putin later joined the set, whispering answers to "Trump" and, at one point, making out with him.

Yeah, Colbert went there.