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Stephen Colbert mocks Donald Trump's claim that Joe Biden rigged the election

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Now playing on All Clips Stephen Colbert mocks Donald Trump's claim that Joe Biden rigged the election Stephen Colbert76 plays Watch on Instagram · Transcript & source

On The Late Show, Stephen Colbert tears up his monologue over what the episode title calls Trump's "Thursday Night Lie Fest." The bit plays on Trump's claim that the election was rigged: Colbert points out that Biden would have had to coordinate Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Wisconsin and Michigan while letting Republicans keep the Senate and gain House seats.

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Who
Stephen Colbert
Where
monologue - The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Original footage
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · watch the full video from this moment
Length
43 seconds, unedited within the cut
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76 on Instagram
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if Joe Biden did pull the strings behind the scenes in Republican states like Arizona and Georgia while coordinating with Democratic states like Pennsylvania and Nevada and Wisconsin and Michigan and throwing in the red herring of letting the Republicans keep the Senate and gain a few seats in the House while just barely removing Donald Trump, poof, wow. I mean, kudos to that level of interstate coordination. I mean, anyone who could accomplish that many things at once right now, really, would be the president we need during a global pandemic. This is one I really wish I could swear. But I'll say this,

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