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Stephen Colbert Breaks Down Latest Bonkers Election Conspiracy To Emerge From GOP

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“Now this is obviously insane,” the “Late Show” host said of the wild “Italygate” theory.

Stephen Colbert took on the latest wild conspiracy to emerge from the GOP — the so-called “Italygate.”

The baseless theory suggests that people in Italy used military satellites to flip votes in the 2020 presidential election from then-President Donald Trump to his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden.

The theory was even pushed by then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in the aftermath of Trump’s defeat, according to The New York Times. Meadows reportedly pressured the Justice Department to investigate. Continue reading.

Stephen Colbert unleashes furious rebuke of Republicans and Fox News: ‘Have you had enough?’

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“A Late Show with Stephen Colbert” had a show planned for Wednesday night, but it ended up being a live show because the host spent the day glued to the coverage of the attempted war at the hands of President Donald Trump’s supporters.

“I really want to do the show we’re about to do and I also don’t want to do the show we’re about to do because Lord have mercy, there are some dark subjects that we talk about on the show occasionally, but I’ve really haven’t been as upset as I am tonight,” he said. “I’m sure you are, too.”

His message was to Republicans, particularly those who spent the last several years kissing up to Trump. Continue reading.