WASHINGTON, D.C.—There's been a lot of hoopla and controversy about it, but it looks like the FCC is going to get to the bottom of things.

After receiving millions and millions of complaints across the country from people of all political leanings, the Federal Communications Commission has vowed to undergo an in-depth investigation to discover how standards came to be so relaxed that a vulgar joke was not only allowed all over the airwaves, but permitted to be elected leader of the most powerful country in the world.

"We should have acted sooner," says the head of the FCC. "We realize that now. We received many reports that this joke was permitted on the airwaves, not only in the late night hours, but at all times of day."

"This went on for months, until this joke gained massive popularity. It may be too late, but we have to do what we can."

"Oh, also what Stephen Colbert said is fine. He's a comedian."

At press time, the FCC said that after this blunder it was going to be taking a second look at all of its standards and practices, including the famous seven words that people are not allowed to say on the air: "Bernie Sanders would have won the election."