Amber Ruffin was initially slated to take the stage at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday, but her participation was called off in March by WHCA president Eugene Daniels. On Tuesday evening, Ruffin appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to share the reasoning behind her cancellation.

“I mentioned that it would be impossible to craft jokes about both sides,” Ruffin explained to Colbert. “Because right now, one side is literally abducting people off the streets and placing them on planes, while the other side is, well, not engaging in that behavior.”

Contemplating the circumstances, Ruffin remarked, “After they let me go, I revisited my Google Doc and realized, this would have turned out poorly. They wouldn’t have appreciated it.”

Colbert, known for his roast of President George W. Bush during the 2006 WHCA dinner, inquired if Ruffin would share any of her planned jokes. She refused, stating, “Absolutely not,” but did disclose the message she had aimed to conclude with.

“I intended to wrap up with something akin to, ‘This administration is working to make you resent other people, and that’s not your true nature. Humans are inherently made to love each other. But it’s true! They’ve got you by persuading you that you’re filled with hate, and you definitely aren’t. It’s the very opposite of your essence.’ And expressing that now makes me thankful for the cancellation.”