Stephen Colbert Wants to Know if the Sanders Campaign Is Still On
Bernie Sanders goes on the Late Show.
“My guest tonight is, as of 4:01 Eastern Time, still a Democratic candidate for president of the United States,” is how Stephen Colbert introduced Bernie Sanders before the candidate walked on to the stage of the Late Show, greeted by cheers that morphed into enthusiastic audience chants of “Bernie! Bernie!” when he sat down.
“Have you gotten used to that yet?” asked Colbert.
“It sounds awfully good,” responded Sanders.
Sanders was taped on the show ahead of a speech he delivered that night, leaving Colbert to ask, “Is there anything you might be saying tonight about the status of your campaign that I would want to talk to you about now and felt cheated if I didn’t get to ask you about because you said it after the show was over? In other words, are you continuing your campaign after tonight?”
Sanders affirmed he was continuing with his campaign, as he did during his...
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