>> AN EMBATTLED FRESHMAN LAWMAKER, GEORGE SANTOS, IS
FACING NEW ACCUSATIONS THAT HE STOLE MONEY FROM A DISABLED
VETERAN WHO WAS TRYING TO GET LIFE-SAVING SURGERY FOR HIS
DYING SERVICE DOG. >> LASSIE!
>> OH, NO! REPRESENTATIVE GEORGE SANTOS
FELL DOWN A WELL. OH, MY GOSH!
GO GET HELP, GIRL! ( BARKING )
YOU SAY EVERYTHING IS PERFECTLY
FINE AT THE WELL? THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.
SO WHY DON'T YOU STAY HERE AND HAVE LUNCH.
( BARKING ) >> TUNE IN NEXT WEEK TO
"LASSIE," WHEN REPRESENTATIVE GEORGE SANTOS GETS TRAPPED IN A
BURNING BARN. >> Announcer: IT'S "THE LATE
SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT." TONIGHT:
PLUS, STEPHEN WELCOMES:
CONGRESSMAN ADAM KINZINGER AND MUSICAL GUEST, MEET ME @ THE
ALTAR. WITH A SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY
HARVEY GUILLEN
FEATURING LOUIS CATO AND THE LATE SHOW BAND.
AND NOW, LIVE ON TAPE FROM THE
ED SULLIVAN THEATER IN NEW YORK CITY, IT'S STEPHEN COLBERT!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) HAPPY THURSDAY.
HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY
THURSDAY. >> Audience: STEPHEN!
STEPHEN! >> Stephen: THANK YOU,
EVERYBODY! THAT'S RIGHT.
HELLO! ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
THANK YOU. HELLO!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) WELCOME!
THE THANK YOU, MY FRIENDS. PLEASE, HAVE A SEAT.
SIT DOWN! SIT, SIT, SIT.
THEY'RE VERY NICE. WELCOME.
>> Audience: STEPHEN! STEPHEN!
>> Stephen: THANK YOU.
YOU'RE VERY KIND. WELCOME, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
IN HERE, OUT THERE, ALL AROUND THE WORLD TO "THE LATE SHOW."
I AM YOUR HOST, STEPHEN COLBERT. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE HERE TONIGHT WITH FRIENDS BECAUSE WE
HAVE-- WE HAVE SAD NEWS FROM NEW ZEALAND.
THEIR PRIME MINISTER JACINDA ARDERN ANNOUNCED SHE WILL STEP
DOWN NEXT MONTH. NOOOOO!
JACINDA! IF YOU'RE NOT PRIME MINISTER,
WHO'S GONNA PICK ME UP FROM THE WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS WHY!
>> I AM LEAVING BECAUSE WITH SUCH A PRIVILEGED ROLE COMES
RESPONSIBILITY. I KNOW WHAT THIS JOB TAKES, AND
I KNOW THAT I NO LONGER HAVE ENOUGH IN THE TANK TO DO IT
JUSTICE. >> Stephen: WAIT.
WAIT A SECOND. SHE'S LEAVING BECAUSE IT'S THE
RIGHT THING TO DO? ( LAUGHTER )
OR STEAL CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS, OR HAVE A BORIS JOHNSON SEX
PARTY? ( LAUGHTER )
DEMOCRACY WORKS? DO YOU HAVE EVEN ONE DERANGED
PILLOW SALESMAN? SHE CONTINUED:
>> AFTER GOING ON SIX YEARS OF SOME BIG CHALLENGES, I AM
HUMAN. POLITICIANS ARE HUMAN.
>> Stephen: "EXCEPT MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE.
SHE SEEMS TO BE SOME SORT OF COCONUT WITH A WIG ON A STICK."
( LAUGHTER ) ARDERN--
( APPLAUSE ) LITTLE CHOKED UP THERE.
BUT SHE SEES THE BRIGHT SIDE OF THE POST-POLITICAL LIFE.
>> I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SPENDING TIME WITH MY FAMILY
ONCE AGAIN. AND SO TO NEVE, MOM IS LOOKING
FORWARD TO BEING THERE WHEN YOU START SCHOOL THIS YEAR.
>> Stephen: THAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL THAT REALLY IS.
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY-- ( APPLAUSE )
THAT'S WHAT SHE'S LIKE. THAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND SO
SELFISH. SURE, YOU WANT TO SPEND TIME
WITH YOUR DAUGHTER, BUT WHAT ABOUT YOUR OTHER DAUGHTER, ME?
( LAUGHTER ) YOUR BACK YARD WITH LORDE?
YOU'RE THE ONLY WORLD LEADER I'M FRIENDS WITH.
DON'T MAKE ME START HANGING OUT WITH JUSTIN TRUDEAU.
( LAUGHTER ) BUT HE SMELLS LIKE HOT YOGA AND
POUTINE. ( LAUGHTER )
IT'S NOT JUST THE KIDS. JACINDA'S ALSO LEAVING ME FOR
HER FIANCE. >> AND TO CLARKE, LET'S FINALLY
GET MARRIED. >> Stephen: CLARKE, YOU BETTER
SAY YES. I AM SAVING THE DATE.
PUT ME DOWN FOR FISH, BECAUSE YOU TWO HAVE FOUND YOUR FLOWER
GIRL. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
JACINDA ARDERN. IN 2017 SHE BECAME THE
YOUNGEST WORLD LEADER AND THE YOUNGEST LEADER OF NEW ZEALAND
IN OVER 150 YEARS WHEN SHE WAS ELECTED AT THE AGE OF 37.
IN HER SECOND TERM, SHE FORMED THE MOST DIVERSE GOVERNMENT IN
NEW ZEALAND'S HISTORY. HER LEADERSHIP ON COVID KEPT HER
COUNTRY LARGELY FREE OF THE VIRUS UNTIL LAST YEAR.
AND AFTER THE HORRIFIC GUN MASSACRE IN CHRISTCHURCH, SHE
SPEARHEADED LEGISLATION TO BAN ASSAULT RIFLES JUST SIX DAYS
LATER. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
BRAVA! ( APPLAUSE )
YOU TO COME TO AMERICA TO RUN IN 2024.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) AT 42 YOU ARE CONSTITUTIONALLY
OLD ENOUGH TO BE A PRESIDENT'S GRANDCHILD.
WHAT IS IT? IS IT THURSDAY?
IT'S A DAY OF THE WEEK, AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS: WE'VE
FOUND OUT MORE LIES ABOUT REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN GEORGE
SANTOS, ALSO KNOWN AS ANTHONY DEVOLDER, ALSO KNOWN AS
ANTHONY ZABROVSKY, ALSO KNOWN AS GEORGE DEVOLDER.
THAT'S TOO MANY NAMES FOR ONE PERSON BUT JUST ENOUGH FOR
ONE LAW FIRM. ( LAUGHTER )
TODAY'S NEW SANTOS LIE IS HIS FAKE GLAMOROUS LIFE IN NEW YORK
CITY, AS HE TOLD THIS PODCAST HOST:
>> I'VE BEEN OSTRACIZED FROM EVERY SINGLE POSSIBLE SOCIAL
CIRCLE. I WAS A GUY WHO USED TO GO TO
THE MET GALA. I'M NOT INVITED BACK.
>> Stephen: OH, HONEY. OH, HONEY, YOU'RE NOT INVITED
BACK BECAUSE YOU WERE NEVER INVITED IN THE FIRST PLACE.
OKAY, OKAY. UNLESS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE
MR. MET GALA. IT'S SO GLAMOROUS.
LAST YEAR'S THEME WAS "BASEBALL HEAD."
TODAY, WE ALSO LEARNED ABOUT ANOTHER SANTOS PERSONA,
BECAUSE ACCORDING TO ASSOCIATES, HE USED TO BE A DRAG QUEEN IN
BRAZIL PAGEANTS. WOW.
GEORGE SANTOS DID SOMETHING INTERESTING.
( LAUGHTER ) BORING LIKE, "I WORKED AT A
BANK," AND "MY MOTHER IS A VOLLEYBALL."
SOURCES SAY THAT SANTOS PERFORMED UNDER THE DRAG NAME
"KITARA RAVACHE." REALLY?
"KITARA RAVACHE." THAT'S WHEN HE WENT WITH?
I WOULD HAVE GONE WITH SOMETHING FUN, LIKE "ANITA ALIBI" OR
"IVANA PAWN YOUR JEWELRY." BUT KITARA RAVACHE NEVER MADE IT
TO THE BIG LEAGUES. ACCORDING TO A FELLOW DRAG
PERFORMER, "HE DID NOT HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A
PROFESSIONAL. GEORGE DID NOT HAVE THE GLAMOUR
FOR THAT." OH, SNAP!
( LAUGHTER ) THE G.O.P.-- I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, THE G.O.P. BETTER BAN BOOKS
FASTER, BECAUSE SANTOS JUST GOT READ!
( SNAPS ) ( SNAP )
I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MEANS SOMETHING.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT I JUST SAID. ( LAUGHTER )
ALL OF THIS, AND I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY-- HIS PARTY, THE
G.O.P., HAS DECLARED WAR ON DRAG QUEENS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
OVER THE LAST YEAR. THEY DON'T CARE THAT SANTOS IS A
SERIAL LIAR WHO STEALS MONEY INTENDED FOR DYING DOGS, BUT FOR
REPUBLICANS FINDING OUT HE PERFORMED DRAG WOULD BE AS BAD
AS FINDING OUT HE OFFICIATED A WEDDING BETWEEN THE GREEN M&M
AND A COVID VACCINE. ( LAUGHTER )
WELL-- ( LAUGHTER )
I TALKED ABOUT IT LAST NIGHT, AND NOW IT'S HAPPENED:
THE U.S. HAS REACHED ITS $31.4 TRILLION DEBT CEILING.
NOW, NORMALLY, CONGRESS AUTOMATICALLY RAISES THE DEBT
LIMIT AS NEEDED. BUT HOUSE REPUBLICANS ARE
REFUSING, IN ORDER TO LEVERAGE THE STANDOFF TO EXTRACT MAJOR
SPENDING CUTS ON SOCIAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING SOCIAL
SECURITY AND MEDICARE. THAT IS AN INSANE NEGOTIATING
TACTIC. ( BOOING )
IT'S LIKE A HUSBAND SAYING, "HONEY, WE'RE SPENDING TOO MUCH
ON ENTERTAINMENT. SO EITHER WE CANCEL ONE OF
OUR STREAMING SERVICES OR I SHOVE GRANDPA INTO THE RIVER.
WHICH IS IT? NETFLIX OR PEE-POP?"
( LAUGHTER ) REJECTING WHAT IT SAYS ARE
HOSTAGE DEMANDS USING THE DEBT CEILING AS A WEAPON.
SO IT COULD BE A LONG BATTLE AND A LONG ME TALKING ABOUT IT.
BECAUSE AS "PUNCHBOWL NEWS" PUT IT, "WELCOME TO THE NEXT SIX
MONTHS OF YOUR LIFE." WELL, THERE GOES DRY JANUARY...
AND-- AND-- ( APPLAUSE )
NO? AND DRY FEBRUARY...
AND NO-METH MARCH. ( LAUGHTER )
THING BIDEN HAS TO WORRY ABOUT BECAUSE A SUSPECTED RUSSIAN SPY
SHIP HAS BEEN SPOTTED OFF THE COAST OF HAWAII.
OH, NO! YOU KNOW THEY'RE DESPERATE FOR A
RATINGS BUMP WHEN THEY DO A HAWAII EPISODE.
( RUSSIAN ACCENT ) PUTIN FAMILY IS GOING TO
HONOLULU! WE WILL SAY 'ALOHA' TO
JOURNALIST, AND THEN WE WILL SAY 'ALOHA TO JOURNALIST.'"
( LAUGHTER ) RUSSKIES HAVE BEEN SNIFFING
AROUND OUR SHORES. RECENTLY, THIS SAME RUSSIAN SPY
SHIP WAS SPOTTED SAILING OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
WOW. I'M SURPRISED I DIDN'T SEE IT.
I DO A LOT OF FISHING DOWN THERE IN MY HOME STATE.
THOUGH, THIS MIGHT EXPLAIN WHY THAT ONE FISH WAS SO BIG AND
YELLING AT ME IN RUSSIAN. FRIED UP REAL GOOD, THOUGH.
OH, THERE'S HUGE NEWS-- YES, EATING HUMANS.
WHY NOT! ( APPLAUSE )
JOKE. THERE'S HUGE NEWS FROM
WASHINGTON, WHERE WE'RE LEARNING-- IS THIS TRUE?
IS THIS TRUE? HAS THIS BEEN VERIFIED?
AN OLD MAN ATE A HAMBURGER. HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED: TO
PROMOTE SMALL BUSINESSES, THE PRESIDENT ORDERED LUNCH FROM A
D.C. BURGER JOINT, SURPRISING THE EMPLOYEE WHO TOOK THE CALL:
>> GHOSTBURGER, BRITTANY SPEAKING.
HOW MAY I HELP YOU? >> HI, BRITTANY.
THIS IS JOE BIDEN. I'D LIKE TO PLACE AN ORDER FOR
LUNCH IF I COULD, OKAY? >> HI!
>> WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE?
>> WELL, I'D LIKE TO HAVE A BACON CHEESEBURGER WITH AMERICAN
CHEESE, AND A SIDE OF FRENCH FRIES.
WE'LL HAVE SOMEONE COME PICK IT UP, OKAY?
HOW'S BUSINESS AT GHOSTBURGER THESE DAYS?
>> IT'S PRETTY GOOD! >> WELL, GOOD!
OKAY, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING LUNCH.
>> Stephen: (AS BIDEN) "OKAY, OKAY, THERE YOU GO.
ALL RIGHT. I LOVE LUNCH, BRITT!
ONE OF MY TOP THREE MEALS BEHIND DINNER AND JELL-O CUP!
YA' KNOW, BACK IN SCRANTON, WE DIDN'T HAVE McDONALD'S, AND
FORGET 'IN AND OUT.' WE JUST HAD 'OUT.'
DOORS WEREN'T REALLY A THING BACK THEN, AND EVERYONE SLEPT IN
ONE BIG ROOM, LIKE THAT CHARLIE BUCKET GUY.
GOOD OLE' CHUCKIE BUCKIE. HIS CHUBBY PAL'S STILL STUCK IN
THAT PNEUMATIC CHOCO-TUBE. REST IN POWER, AUGUSTUS GLOOP."
( LAUGHTER ) REALLY?
ACCORDING TO AIDES-- A.K.A. THE
PRESIDENT'S HAMBURGER HELPERS-- BIDEN ENJOYED HIS LUNCH.
BUT HE DID GET THE GHOSTBURGER WITH NO SPOOKY SAUCE-- WHICH IS
EITHER A GHOSTBURGER SPECIAL SAUCE OR WHAT BIDEN CALLS
KETCHUP HE DOESN'T TRUST. WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU
TONIGHT! MY GUEST IS CONGRESSMAN ADAM
KINZINGER. BUT WHEN WE COME BACK, I ASK
CONGRESSMAN GEORGE SANTOS SOME VERY, VERY TOUGH QUESTIONS.
STICK AROUND. ♪ ♪ ♪
( APPLAUSE ) WELCOME BACK TO REQUEST THE THE
LATE SHOW." GIVE IT UP FOR LOUIS CATO AND
THE LATE SHOW BAND RIGHT THERE. ( APPLAUSE )
THANK YOU, FRIENDS. HAPPY THURSDAY.
>> Louis: HAPPY THURSDAY. >> Stephen: HAPPY THURSDAY.
I'M EXCITED. HAVE A SEAT, EVERYBODY.
THANKS SO MUCH. IN JUST A MINUTE, WE'VE GOT A
GENTLEMAN WE'VE HAD ON THE SHOW SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE.
IT'S ALWAYS AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION.
REPRESENTATIVE ADAM KINZINGER IS GOING TO BE HERE.
>> Louis: THAT'S RIGHT. >> Stephen: FORMERLY OF
CONGRESS, FORMERLY OF THE JANUARY 6 PANEL.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING WHAT HE HAS TO SAY NOW THAT HE
DOESN'T HAVE TO BE REELECTED. THAT SHOULD BE BRACING IS I'LL
FIND THE CONVERSATION. YOU KNOW I LOVE ME A DON LEMON.
DON IS A DEAR, DEAR FRIEND, SOULCYCLE EMERGENCY CONTACT.
AND OF COURSE I ALWAYS WATCH THE CNN-- WHAT'S IT CALLED?
"CNN THIS MORNING." C.T.M.,s WE CALL IT, CNN THIS
MORNING. AND I WAS WATCHING THIS MORNING
AND I WAS A LILINGSZ TAKEN ABACK.
I DIDN'T EXPECT THIS. CAN YOU SHOW WHAT HE WAS
WEARING? THERE YOU GO.
YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE A GREAT MAN ONCE SAID WHAT THE ( BLEEP ) IS
THAT? ( LAUGHTER )
WANT TO ADD SOME COMEDY TO CNN AND THIS IS HILARIOUS.
BUT HOW DO YOU REPORT THE NEWS IN THAT OUTFIT?
HOW DO YOU ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT TRAGEDY WEARING THAT, BECAUSE
WHAT COULD BE MORE TRAGIC THAN THAT LOOK HE HAD THIS MORNING?
COULD YOU PUT IT BACK UP? HE'S LIKE A HIGH SCHOOL TRACK
TEACHER WHO WENT FOR A RUN AND THEN GOT A LITTLE HUNGRY AND
STOPPED AT A RESTAURANT BUT IT WAS TOO NICE OF A RESTAURANT,
AND THEY SAID, "SIR, YOU HAVE TO WEAR A JACKET."
SO THEN HE SOO HE STOLE A JACKET FROM AN EXTRA FROM "GUYS &
DOLLS." ANYWAY, DON,s YOU'VE GOT A LOT
TO ANSWER FOR. I HOPE YOU TALK ABOUT THIS
TOMORROW MORNING ON THE SHOW. I'LL BE WATCHING.
FOLKS, EARLIER IN THE MONOLOGUE, I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE LATEST
ALLEGATIONS REGARDING NEW YORK CONGRESSMAN GEORGE
SANTOS. BUT OF COURSE TODAY'S
REVELATIONS ARE JUST ADDED TO THE LONG LIST OF LIES SANTOS
APPEARS TO HAVE TOLD ABOUT HIMSELF-- WHICH, IN CASE YOU
FORGOT, INCLUDE CLAIMING HE ATTENDED BARUCH COLLEGE AND
N.Y.U., GRADUATED SUMMA CUM LAUDE, WORKED AT GOLDMAN SACHS
AND CITIGROUP, HAD UKRAINIAN JEWISH GRANDPARENTS WHO FLED TO
BRAZIL TO ESCAPE THE HOLOCAUST, HAD A MOTHER WHO DIED IN 9/11,
EMPLOYEES WHO DIED IN THE PULSE NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING, WAS ONE OF
THE FIRST PEOPLE TO GET COVID, OWNED AN ANIMAL RESCUE CHARITY,
ATTENDED A PRESTIGIOUS PREP SCHOOL, WAS A VOLLEYBALL STAR,
MADE $750,000 SALARY, WAS MUGGED ON HIS WAY TO PAY RENT,
HAD A CAREER SELLING YACHTS, A MILLION-DOLLAR APARTMENT,
13 REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES, AND NEW REVELATIONS ARE COMING EVERY
DAY. SO THE WHOLE COUNTRY IS
WONDERING WHAT IS THE TRUTH ABOUT GEORGE SANTOS?
WELL, HERE TO TELL US THE TRUTH ABOUT GEORGE SANTOS, PLEASE
WELCOME CONGRESSMAN GEORGE SANTOS!
( APPLAUSE ) JOINING US.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME, STEPHEN.
IT'S AN HONOR TO BE BACK ON YOUR SHOW.
>> Stephen: THIS IS ACTUALLY YOUR FIRST TIME HERE.
>> NOT ACCORDING TO MY IMDb. IT SAYS I'VE BEEN A GUEST FIVE
TIMES, AND I WAS ALSO YOUR BANDLEADER, JON BATISTE.
( LAUGHTER ) NOT TRUE.
THAT'S NOT HOW YOU PRONOUNCE HIS NAME.
IN FACT, YOU ARE FACING DAMNING ACCUSATIONS THAT YOU HAVE
FABRICATED ALMOST ALL OF YOUR BACKSTORY.
BUT HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY, RIGHT NOW, TO TELL THE TRUTH AND CLEAR
THINGS UP. >> WHAT'S TO CLARIFY?
EVERYTHING I'VE SAID HAS BEEN THE TRUTH, OR MY NAME ISN'T
GEORGE ANTHONY DEVOLDER SANTOS KITARA ZABROVSKY JOHN JACOB
JINGLEHEIMER CELLINO AND BARNES. >> Stephen: IS ANY OF THAT YOUR
REAL NAME? >> I DON'T KNOW.
PROBABLY. >> Stephen: OKAY.
LET'S GET INTO SOME OF THESE ALLEGATIONS.
EARLIER TODAY, YOU DENIED CLAIMS THAT YOU USED TO PERFORM AS A
DRAG QUEEN. >> ABSOLUTELY, STEPHEN.
THIS DRAG STORY IS JUST ANOTHER MEDIA DISTRACTION THAT IS SIMPLY
NOT GONNA WERK! OKURR...
SORRY, SORRY, NEXT QUESTION, PLEASE.
>> Stephen: WHAT ABOUT YOUR CLAIM TO HAVE ATTENDED BOTH
N.Y.U. AND BARUCH COLLEGE, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO RECORD THAT
YOU WENT TO EITHER? >> NO RECORD?
OKAY, THEN HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THIS?
HMMM! LEGALLY, THAT'S A DIPLOMA!
>> Stephen: NO, THAT'S NOT. IT'S A SHIRT.
AND YOU OBVIOUSLY MADE THAT. >> I DID NOT.
ALTHOUGH I COULD HAVE. I DOUBLE MAJORED IN T-SHIRT
DESIGN AND PROFESSIONAL VOLLEYBALL.
>> Stephen: SO YOU'RE STICKING TO YOUR STORY THAT YOU PLAYED
VOLLEYBALL AT A SCHOOL YOU NEVER WENT TO?
>> OF COURSE. I'M A VOLLEYBALL STAR!
A STAR! I'M A STAR!
IN FACT, I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF A BIG MATCH RIGHT NOW.
SEE, TOUCHDOWN! ( APPLAUSE )
ANOTHER WIN FOR HOGWARTS! >> Stephen: LOOK, JUST TELL THE
TRUTH. WHAT ABOUT "FRIENDS OF PETS
UNITED," THE ANIMAL CHARITY YOU CLAIMED TO RUN AND COLLECTED
MONEY FOR, EVEN THOUGH THE I.R.S. HAS NO RECORD OF IT?
>> SO WHAT? THE I.R.S. DOESN'T KNOW
EVERYTHING. DOES THE I.R.S. KNOW THE WEIGHT
OF A WISH? ( LAUGHTER )
THE WAY, THOSE ARE THE NAMES OF MY OTHER CHARITIES.
PLEASE DONATE BELOW. >> Stephen: JIMMY, TAKE THAT
DOWN! TAKE 2 DOWN, JIMMIE!
DO NOT SEND MONEY THERE. SANTOS, YOU'VE BEEN ACCUSED OF
SOME REALLY ATROCIOUS THINGS. YOU CLAIMED YOUR MOTHER DIED IN
THE SEPTEMBER 11th ATTACKS, THEN YOU SAID THAT SHE DIED A FEW
YEARS LATER AND THEN YOU SAID SHE DIED IN 2016.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED? ( LAUGHTER )
YOU BRING THAT UP AT A TIME LIKE THIS?
CAN'T YOU SEE I'M AT MY MOTHER'S FUNERAL RIGHT NOW?
DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO LOSE SOMEONE WHEN THEY'VE
ALREADY DIED THREE TIMES BEFORE? >> Stephen: I'M SORRY FOR YOUR
LOSSES. BUT, REPRESENTATIVE SANTOS,
AFTER ALL THIS DECEPTION, DO YOU REALLY EXPECT REPUBLICANS TO
KEEP YOU IN CONGRESS? >> OF COURSE, STEPHEN.
THEY CAN'T GET RID OF ME. I'M THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE!
( LAUGHTER ) NOT.
NO. DON'T APPLAUD HIM!
NO. THAT'S KEVIN McCARTHY.
>> OKAY, BOOMER. THEN WHERE DID I GET THIS GAVEL?
>> Stephen: YOU OBVIOUSLY BOUGHT THAT.
IT STILL HAS THE PRICE TAG. >> I'M GONNA HAVE TO FACT CHECK
YOU THERE, STEVE. I DID NOT BUY IT.
I STOLE IT. >> Stephen: EVERYTHING YOU'VE
SAID HERE HAS BEEN A LIE. UNLESS YOU'RE WILLING TO
ACTUALLY TELL THE TRUTH, THIS INTERVIEW IS OVER.
JIMMY-- >> WAIT WAIT!
OKAY, FINE. ALL RIGHT.
NO MORE LIES. I'M READY TO COME CLEAN.
>> Stephen: GO AHEAD. >> ALL RIGHT, THE TRUTH IS, MY
ENTIRE CAMPAIGN WAS SECRETLY FUNDING BY
( BUZZING ). MY TELEPHONE?
HELLO? ANNA WINTOUR?
YOU WANT ME BACK AT THE MET GALA?
AND THIS YEAR'S THEME IS DRAG, SOMETHING THAT I'VE DEFINITELY
NEVER, EVER DONE BEFORE? OH, I GOTTA GO, STEVE.
I'M SO SORRY. >> Stephen: REPRESENTATIVE
GEORGE SANTOS, EVERYBODY. AND THANK YOU TO HARVEY GUILLEN.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH THE REAL CONGRESSMAN ADAM KINZINGER!
>> THAT'S ME! THAT'S ME.
>> Stephen: NO IT'S NOT. THAT'S NOT YOUR NAME.
( APPLAUSE ) THERE YOU GO.
WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PLEASE, HAVE A SEAT YOU ALL. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY GUEST
TONIGHT SERVED SIX TERMS IN CONGRESS AND IS NOW A SENIOR
POLITICAL COMMENTATOR FOR CNN. PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE
SHOW," CONGRESSMAN ADAM KINZINGER.
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK. >> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK. >> I'M FREE!
>> Stephen: OUT OF THERE. WELL, THAT LEADS TO MY FIRST
QUESTION. YOU'RE OUT OF CONGRESS FOR THE
FIRST TIME IN 12 YEARS? >> 12 YEARS.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S IT LIKE ON THE OUTSIDE?
>> IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY GREAT. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I --
>> Stephen: IF YOU HAD KNOWN IT WOULD BE THIS GOOD YOU WOULD
HAVE QUIT SOONER. >> YOU MISS PARTS OF IT, YOU
KNOW. SOMETIMES IN THE FIGHT YOU WISH
YOU COULD BE THERE TO KIND OF HAVE YOUR SAY ON SOME OF THIS
STUFF. BUT WHEN I WATCHED THAT SPEAKER
FIGHT HAPPEN AND SOME OF THOSE-- SEE THING THROUGH ONE SPEAKER
VOTE IS MISERABLE. SITTING THROUGH 15 IS INSANITY,
AND I'M SO GLAD I WASN'T THERE FOR THAT.
>> Stephen: YES, BUT, OKAY-- ( APPLAUSE )
GRATIFYING AT ALL TO WATCH KEVIN McCARTHY SQUIRM FOR THOSE 15
VOTES, TO HAVE TO KOWTOW TO GUYS LIKE GAETZ?
TO ACTUALLY GO HAT IN HAND TO A MAN LIKE MATT GAETZ.
WASN'T THAT PLEASANT. >> IT WAS A LITTLE GRATIFYING.
THE TOUGH THING IS YOU KNOW HOW BAD THAT IT IS FOR THE COUNTRY.
YOU'RE MAKING COMMITMENT TO PEOPLE I FRANKLY DON'T THINK
HAVE THIS COUNTRY'S HEART IN THEIR MINDS.
IT'S ABOUT THEIR OWN FAME, THEIR ATTENTION.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU, THE DAY KEVIN McCARTHY WENT TO
MAR-A-LAGO A WOWM OF WEEKS AFTER JANUARY 6, HE CHANGED THE
DIRECTION OF THE PARTY. >> Stephen: AFTER HAVING SAID
AFTER JANUARY 6, THE PRESIDENT BEARS SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR
WHAT HAPPENED. >> THEN HE FORGOT THAT.
SO WATCHING HIM HAVE TO, HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, STRUGGLE A LITTLE
BIT. I WOULD SAY THERE'S A LITTLE
PART OF ME THAT KIND OF ENJOYED THAT.
>> Stephen: AND YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN THAT SOFT SPOKEN.
YOU SPEAK YOUR MIND. YOU'RE PRETTY FRANK.
BUT YOU RECENTLY-- I THINK THIS WAS JUST LAST WEEK-- YOU SAID
THIS ON A PODCAST. YOU HAD SOME CHOICE WORDS ABOUT
THE NEW SPEAKER. JIM.
>> KEVIN'S A PIECE OF ( BLEEP ). LET'S JUST BE HONEST ABOUT THIS.
HE WILL SAY WHATEVER HE NEEDS TO SAY TO STAY IN POWER.
I'M NOT EVEN SAYING THAT GRATUITOUSLY TO BE MEAN TO HIM.
IT'S JUST A FACT. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> I DIDN'T KNOW THE MIC WAS ON. >> Stephen: JUST TO BE CLEAR
YOU SAID THAT AFTER YOU LEFT OFFICE, RIGHT?
>> I DID, I DID. >> Stephen: HOW MANY MEMBERS
OF THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS CALLED YOU UP AND WENT, "OH, THANK YOU
FOR SAYING THAT"? >> I THINK THEY'RE ALL SCARED
I'M PROBABLY GOING TO DIME THEM OUT IF I DO.
I STILL HAVE PEOPLE THAT CALLED ME SAYING, "I WISH WE COULD GET
THROUGH THIS." I WAS GETTING A LOT OF
INFORMATION DURING THE SPEAKER'S VOTE.
I KNOW THE DYNAMICS THAT WERE AT PLAY THERE, AND IT'S MISERABLE.
>> Stephen: SO WHAT'S THE DEAL NOW,s IS ANY ONE PERSON IN THE
HOUSE CAN CALL FOR ESSENTIALLY LIKE A SNAP VOTE AND SAY HE HAS
TO RUN FOR SPEAKER AGAIN? >> YEAH.
SO BASICALLY THEY CAN CALL THIS LIKE A NO CONFIDENCE, A MOTION
TO VACATE THE CHAIR. YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL OF
THAT. ANYBODY IN THE HOUSE CAN DO IT
NOW. >> Stephen: REPUBLICAN OR
DEMOCRAT. >> REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT.
AND THIS WAS HELD AS, LIKE, A SWORD OF DAM CLOSE OVER PRIOR
SPEAKERS' HEADS. BOEHNER FOR INSTANCE WANTS TO
CUT A DEAL WITH THE DEMOCRATS ON DEBT, THEY WOULD HOLD THIS OVER
HIS HEAD, PAUL RYAN. SO THEY CHANGED THE THRESHOLD SO
THEY IT COULDN'T BE USED AS A WEAPON.
WHEN WE GET TO THE DEBT LIMIT, WE APPROACHED IT TODAY, BUT WE
HAVE TIME WITH MEASURES BEING TAKEN PLACE, THEY'RE GOING TO
SAY, THESE 20 PEOPLE OR WHATEVER, ARE GOING TO SAY,
"KEVIN, IF YOU CUT A DEAL WITH THE DEMOCRATS IF WE DON'T PASS
THE DEBT LIMIT, WE'RE GOING TO VACATE THE CHAIR."
THAT IS A SCARY THING BECAUSE WE HAVE NEVER AS A COUNTRY, NEVER,
BREACHED THE DEBT LIMIT. WE CAME AS CLOSE AS WE COULD IN
2011 WHEN I WAS THERE AND IT HAD REAL EFFECTS ON THE ECONOMY.
>> Stephen: TECHNICALLY SPEAKING HERE, IF KEVIN
McCARTHY ACTUALLY GREW A PAIR AND SAID, "WE HAVE TO
INVESTIGATE GEORGE SANTOS," COULD SANTOS CALL FOR A SNAP
ELECTION? >> YEAH, YEAH, HE COULD.
HE COULD. >> Stephen: WOW.
>> IN HIS RECOUNTING HE PROBABLY ALREADY HAS A COUPLE OF TIMES.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: NICELY DONE.
NICELY DONE. YOUR-- YOU'RE PETITIONING FOR
SANTOS TO RESIGN. YOU'VE ORGANIZED A PETITION
ONLINE FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. TELL ME WHY YOU'RE DOING THAT.
>> SO HE MADE SOME COMMENT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, "LOOK IF
170,000 PEOPLE VOTED FOR HIM TO PUT HIM IN OFFICE, IF 170,000
PEOPLE WANT ME OUT I'LL LEAVE." WE WANT TO GET 170,000 PEOPLE.
I DON'T THINK HE SPECIFIED WHERE THEY HAD TO BE FROM.
>> Stephen: IS THAT AN ABERRATION OR AN EXTENSION OF
NORMALIZING THE AMOUNT OF LIES THE FORMER PRESIDENT TOLD, AND
PEOPLE LIKE MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE OR BOEBERT OR GOSSAR.
>> Stephen: WE'RE IN A DANGEROUS PLACE.
OBVIOUSLY, HE AND OF HIMSELF, COMPLETELY LYING ABOUT ANYTHING,
WITH NO MOORING TO ANYTHING TRUE WHATSOEVER IS AN ABERRATION.
THE PROBLEM IS PEOPLE ARE DEFENDING HIM, NOT JUST BECAUSE
THERE'S ONLY A FIVE-SEAT MAJORITY BUT BECAUSE NOW
POLITICS IS ALL ABOUT JUST OWNING THE OTHER SIDE.
IF YOU CAN SAY SOMETHING MEAN ABOUT THE OTHER SIDE, IT DOESN'T
MATTER WHAT YOU SAY, IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW YOU LIE, AND THAT IS
A PROBLEM WHEN YOU BECOME UNMOORED TO TRUTH.
WHEN YOU LIE ABOUT AN ELECTION BEING STOLEN, WHEN YOU LIE ABOUT
DIFFERENT THINGS, TRUTH OF A SUDDEN IS REALLY EASY TO GET
AWAY FROM. IT'S REALLY EASY TO MAKE STUFF
UP. SO I THINK HE PROBABLY WOULDN'T
BE THERE WITHOUT THE LIES THAT HAD PRECEDED THIS MOMENT.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK.
BUT STICK AROUND WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE CONGRESS ADAM
KINZINGER, EVERYBODY.
RIGHT THERE, THAT GENTLEMAN RIGHT THERE YOU RECOGNIZE FROM
THE JANUARY 6 COMMITTEE. IT'S CONGRESSMAN ADAM KINZINGER.
NOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT A SMALL BUT POWERFUL GROUP OF THE
REPUBLICANS WANT, AND KEVIN McCARTHY SAYS HE'S GOING TO DO
IS AN INVESTIGATION OF THE JANUARY 6 COMMITTEE.
SO THAT'S IN SOME WAYS AN INVESTIGATION OF YOU.
YOU'RE ON OF THE PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE JANUARY 6
COMMITTEE. AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU
ALL DID, BY THE WAY. ( APPLAUSE )
OF A CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE BEING USEFUL.
IF THEY SUBPOENAED YOU AND THEY ASKED YOU TO SHOW UP, WOULD YOU
DO IT? >> WELL, I WANT TO SEE WHAT THAT
LOOKS LIKE, BUT I BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF CONGRESS TO SUBPOENA,
EVEN THOUGH ALL OF THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMEN IGNORED
OUR SUBPOENA, I BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF CONGRESS FOR OVERSIGHT.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL HAVE TO OWN THAT.
BUT, LOOK, I'M HAPPY, I AM PROUD OF THE WORK THE COMMITTEE DID.
I'M HAPPY TO PUT THAT OUT. WE PUT ALL OF IT OUT FOR THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE TO SEE, AND YOU WANT TO INVESTIGATE WHAT
INVESTIGATING TRUTH LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO
ACTUALLY TELL THE TRUTH AND RECOVER FROM A BAD MOMENT IN
DEMOCRACY, I WALK IN THAT, BECAUSE WE HAVE A GREAT STORY WE
CAN TELL AGAIN, CAN WHICH IS THERE ARE A LOT OF MEN AND WOMEN
THAT HELD THE LINE ON JANUARY 6, AND THERE WAS A LOT OF ROT AND
LIES THAT LED TO THAT DAY. DEMOCRACIES AREN'T DEFINED BY
BAD DAYS. THEY'RE DEFINED BY HOW WE COME
BACK FROM THOSE BAD DAYS. ( APPLAUSE )
MISSED THE NUT OF YOUR ANSWER. THEY SUBPOENA, "YOU DO SHOW UP?
>> YEAH, THERE'S ALWAYS NUANCES. LIKE, I WANT IT TO BE A LEGAL
SUBPOENA. >> Stephen: YOU SUBPOENAED
THEM. YOU SUBPOENAED KEVIN
McCARTHY-- >> AND THEY DIDN'T BOTHER TO
SHOW UP. >> Stephen: AND MEADOWS.
>> RIGHT. >> Stephen: WHAT'S THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LEGAL AND NONLEGAL SUBPOENA?
>> I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW.
ONE'S LEGAL. I DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE, BUT
I KNOW THIS: I HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE.
THEY DID, OBVIOUSLY. >> Stephen: NOW MIGHT BE A
GOOD TIME TO FIND OUT IF YOU HAVE ANY CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS IN
YOUR HOME. HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT JUST--
JUST-- PROBABLY DON'T, BUT I'D CHECK--
>> DO A QUICK SWEEP. >> Stephen: I'D CHECK MY
GARAGE JUST TO BE SURE THAT THERE'S NOTHING THERE.
>> THAT'S REALLY GOOD. >> Stephen: LAST MONTH, THE
JANUARY 6 COMMITTEE HELD THEIR FINAL HEARING, AND WHAT IS THE
ONE PIECE OF THAT REPORT THAT YOU THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD TAKE
AWAY FROM? BECAUSE WE LEARNED SO MUCH OVER
THE COURSE OF THOSE SIX MONTHS. AND, AGAIN, WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL
FOR RESTORING FAITH NAY CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE THAT
ISN'T JUST A CIRCUS. BUT WE LEARNED SO MUCH, IF YOU
COULD CLEAR EVERYTHING AWAY AND JUST LEAVE US WITH ONE THING
WHAT WOULD IT BE? >> IF I COULD LEAVE WITH ONE
THING ON THAT, IT'S LESS ABOUT THE DAY OF JANUARY 6.
IT'S THE FACT THAT THERE WERE DECISIONS MADE PRIOR IN THE OVAL
OFFICE, IN THE POLITICAL CIRCLES-- EVERYWHERE-- THAT LED
TO A MOMENT WHEN HALF OF THE COUNTRY, IN ESSENCE, WAS
CONVINCED THAT AN ELECTION WAS STOLEN.
BY THE WAY, DEMOCRACY, SELF-GOVERNANCE CANNOT SURVIVE
IF YOU CONVINCE PEOPLE THAT THEIR VOTE DOESN'T COUNT BECAUSE
THEY'RE GOING TO FEEL UNREPRESENTED.
THIS COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED ON THE IDEA OF BEING REPRESENTED.
SO THE ONE THING I WOULD LEAVE PEOPLE WITH IS THIS IS NOT A
MOMENT IN HISTORY. THIS IS A SYSTEMIC ISSUE THAT WE
AS A COUNTRY HAVE TO TAKE HOLD OF, TELL THE TRUTH, FIGHT BY THE
RULES, AND THEN WE CAN SELF-GOVERN FOR THE REST OF THE
EXISTENCE WE HAVE HERE IN AMERICA.
( APPLAUSE ) THAT LAST MEETING LIKE?
DID YOU GUYS GO OUT FOR DRINK? IT WAS LIKE JOB WELL DONE.
YOU AND LIZ CHENEY ARE OUT OF THERE.
AND THE DEMOCRATS ARE ALL WAITING FOR THEIR SUBPOENAS,
TOO. BUT YOU DID YOUR JOB IN AN
EXEMPLARY WAY. DID YOU GUYS-- I MEAN, I KNOW
IT'S A DARK SECRETARY-- >> IT WAS A UNIQUE MOMENT.
>> Stephen: DID YOU CELEBRATE IN ANY WAY.
>> IT WAS A UNIQUE MOMENT. WE GO INTO THE ANTE ROOM THE
ROOM WE COME OUT OF AND RETREAT TO.
WE'RE ALL STANDING AROUND AND USUALLY WE KIND OF GO OUR OWN
WAYS, AND THE GROUP WASN'T BREAKING UP.
AND I THINK THERE WAS KIND OF THIS FEELING OF THIS IS IT.
FOR ME, IT WAS MY LAST ACT AS A MEMBER OF CONGRESS, RIGHT, FOR
ABOUT HALF OF THE PEOPLE ON THIS COMMITTEE.
SO IT WAS-- IT WAS-- IT WAS UNIQUE.
WE SAID SOME REALLY INTERESTING WORDS TO EACH OTHER ABOUT THE
HISTORY OF THIS, WHICH WE OF COURSE MEANT.
AND THEN WE WENT OUR SEPARATE WAYS, AND I HAD A FLAT TIRE AND
HAD TO AIR THAT UP AND DRIVE HOME.
>> Stephen: YOU LITERALLY HAD A FLAT TIRE.
>> I LITERALLY HAD A FLAT TIRE. >> Stephen: THAT'S A METAPHOR
RIGHT THERE. >> EXACTLY.
>> Stephen: YOU ALL REFERRED FOUR CHARGES TO THE JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT, OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT, HISTORIC, AS YOU
SAID. WHAT ARE--
( APPLAUSE ) WOULD YOU GIVE ME ODDS ON
WHETHER THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY BRINGS THOSE CHARGES?
>> I THINK IT'S PRETTY-- I MEAN, I THINK THERE ARE PRETTY GOOD
ODDS. >> Stephen: 2:1.
EVEN MONEY? >> LET'S CALL IT EVEN MONEY.
I THINK EVEN MONEY. NOBODY IS ABOVE THE LAW IN THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THAT INCLUDES THE-- THAT'S
ESPECIALLY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
AND I THINK THERE IS NO DOUBT, PARTICULARLY WHEN HE'S SITTING
IN THE OVAL OFFICE, TELL THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE ACTING
ATTORNEY GENERAL, "JUST SAY THE ELECTION WAS THE STOLEN, JUST
SAY IT AND LEAVE THE REST TO ME AND THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMEN."
THAT IS AN INSIGHT INTO WHAT HE INTEND TO DO.
SO THIS IS A TOUGH THING FOR THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO PROVE,
BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO PROVE INTENT.
THAT RIGHT THERE TO ME IS A VERY, VERY COMPELLING INTENT
AMONG MANY OTHER THINGS THAT WE HAVE.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A BREAK HERE, BUT WHEN WE COME
BACK, I WILL ASK THE CONGRESSMAN IF THERE'S STILL A MEANINGFUL
PLACE FOR HIM IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
STICK AROUND. ♪ ♪ ♪
WE'RE BACK HERE WITH FORMER CONGRESSMAN, JANUARY 6 COMMITTEE
MEMBER, ADAM KINZINGER. THE REPUBLICANS ARE NOW IN
CONTROL OF THE HOUSE, AND, OBVIOUSLY, THE DEMOCRATS ARE IN
CONTROL OF THE SENATE, AND NOTHING IS NECESSARILY GOING TO
GO THROUGH THAT'S TOO DRASTIC. BUT THERE ARE A FEW THINGS ON
THE REPUBLICAN AGENDA-- AND DO I HAVE IT RIGHT HERE?
I DON'T. WHERE DO I HAVE IT?
I'LL REMEMBER IT. THERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT
OCCURRED TO ME THAT ARE ON THEIR AGENDA.
I'M CURIOUS WHETHER YOU THINK THESE THINGS ARE THE KIND OF
MODERATE THINGS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE VOTED FOR, OR WHETHER THESE
ARE EXTREME. THEY VOTED THIS WEEK, THEY WANT
TO ELIMINATE THE I.R.S. NOW, THE REPUBLICANS FAMOUSLY
LIKE TO CUT TAXES. WOULD YOU BE IN FAVOR OF
COMPLETELY ELIMINATING THE I.R.S.?
>> NO, NO, NO. I VOTED-- IN FACT, EVERY YEAR
THAT WOULD COME UP AS SOME WEIRD VOTE, AND I'D VOTE AGAINST IT.
YOU CAN'T ELIMINATE THE I.R.S. YOU HAVE TO COLLECT TAXES.
>> Stephen: THEY WANT TO COLLECT TAXES BUT THEY WANT TO
MAKE INSTEAD A 30% SALES TAX, A NATIONAL SALES TAX.
>> YEAH. >> Stephen: ACROSS THE UNITED
STATES, WHICH OF COURSE WOULD BE A FAIRLY REGRESSIVE TAX AND
WOULD HIT THE POOREST PEOPLE THE MOST.
>> IT HAS-- AND WE GO DOWN THIS ROAD EVERY TIME THERE'S A NEW
MAJORITY OR NEW GROUP COMES IN AND THEY SOMEHOW THINK THIS IS A
MAGIC BULLET. LOOK, IF WE COULD REINVENT THE
TAX SYSTEM WE COULD DO IT, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A 30% SALES
TAX. >> Stephen: MAYBE.
>> MAYBE. >> Stephen: ARE YOU
MEANINGFULLY REPUBLICAN ANY MORE?
I KNOW THEY KICKED YOU AND LIZ CHENEY OUT OF THE CAUCUS WHEN
YOU JOINED THE JANUARY 6 COMMITTEE.
ARE YOU-- IS THERE A MEANINGFULLY A PARTY FOR YOU
THERE? >> YOU KNOW, THAT'S A QUESTION I
ASK MYSELF ALL THE TIME. AS REAGAN FAMOUSLY SAID, HE
ALWAYS SAID, "I DIDN'T LEAVE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
THEY LEFT ME." I FEEL THAT WAY ABOUT THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY. I STILL HOLD THE VALUES I HOLD.
WITH TIME, YOU MATURE A LITTLE BIT, YOU HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWS,
ABOUT BUT I HAVEN'T TOTALLY SOLD OUT WHO I WAS JUST FOR POWER.
I FEEL LIKE I'M MAINTAINING THAT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY PARTY BELIEVES ANYMORE.
I HONESTLY DON'T. I DON'T HEAR THEM TALK ABOUT
SMALLER GOVERNMENT. I DON'T HEAR THEM TALK ABOUT A
STRONG NATIONAL DEFENSE. I HEAR SOME OF THEM SUPPORTING
VLADIMIR PUTIN OVER THE FREEDOM-LOVING PEOPLE OF
UKRAINE. AND IT'S NOT A PARTY I
RECOGNIZE. I'LL STILL FIGHT FOR THE SOUL OF
IT, BUT I DO FEEL A LITTLE POLITICALLY HOMELESS AT THE
MOMENT. >> Stephen: HOW DO YOU LIKE
CNN? DO YOU ENJOY WORKING OVER THERE?
>> YEAH, YEAH, IT'S GREAT, I LOVE IT.
IT IS GOOD FOLKS. >> Stephen: DID YOU TALK TO
DON LEMON ABOUT WHAT HE WORE THIS MORNING ON THAT SHOW?
>> I WAS ON IT! >> Stephen: WERE YOU SHOCKED?
YOU WERE ON THE SHOW THIS MORNING PURPOSE YOU SHOCKED AT
WHAT HE WAS WEARING? WAS THERE ANY EXPLANATION?
>> I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOME REASON FOR IT, BUT I GUESS NOT.
I WAS LIKE, ARE YOU DOING A RUNNING SEGMENT LATER.
>> Stephen: HE WAS TALKING A LOT ABOUT INTERMITTENT FASTING,
TOO. >> THERE YOU GO.
WE JUST TAYOU COULD ABOUT SANTOS.
THAT'S MORE FUN. >> Stephen: CONGRESSMAN, THANK
YOU FOR BEING HERE. NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
CONGRESSMAN ADAM KINZINGER, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY MEET ME @ THE
ALTAR.
>> Stephen: MAKING THEIR TELEVISION DEBUT WITH "SAY IT
(TO MY FACE)" FROM THEIR UPCOMING ALBUM, "PAST PRESENT
FUTURE," MEET ME @ THE ALTAR. ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
♪ ♪ ♪ >> ♪ I'M A BITCH AND MY BAND IS
AN INDUSTRY PLANT ♪ LEAST THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS ON
THE INTERNET ♪ THINK YOU KNOW WHO I AM, YOU
SAY YOU'RE NOT A FAN ♪ BUT YOU GOT ALL MY SONGS
PLAYING IN YOUR HEAD ♪ IT'S SO OBVIOUS YOU REALLY
WANT MY ATTENTION ♪ HOPE YOU'RE HAVING FUN
STILL STUCK IN YOUR ♪ MOTHER'S BASEMENT
STILL STUCK ♪ TALK TRASH, BUT YOU'RE LIKE A
MILLION MILES AWAY ♪ I'M NOT FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
I'M NOT ♪ I JUST LAUGH 'CAUSE YOU'RE
NEVER EVER GONNA ♪ SAY IT TO MY FACE
SAY IT TO MY FACE ♪ SAY IT TO MY FACE
OH YOU'RE SO IRRELEVANT,
♪ ALMOST DIDN'T COMMIT ALMOST DIDN'T WRITE YOU
♪ A SECOND VERSE REALLY WISH I COULD STAY,
♪ GOTTA FLY TO LA PLAY A SHOW AT THE WILTERN
♪ IT'S SO OBVIOUS YOU REALLY NEED SOME ATTENTION
♪ HOPE YOU'RE HAVING FUN STILL STUCK IN YOUR
STILL STUCK TALK TRASH, BUT YOU'RE LIKE A
♪ MILLION MILES AWAY I'M NOT FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
♪ I'M NOT I JUST LAUGH 'CAUSE
♪ YOU'RE NEVER EVER GONNA SAY IT TO MY FACE
♪ SAY IT TO MY FACE SAY IT TO MY FACE
OH ♪ I KNOW, I KNOW
THAT YOU REALLY NEED YOUR MOM ♪ RUN HOME, RUN HOME
GO HOME ♪ STILL STUCK IN YOUR MOTHER'S
BASEMENT ♪ TALK TRASH, BUT YOU'RE LIKE A
MILLION MILES AWAY ♪ I'M NOT FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
I JUST LAUGH 'CAUSE YOU'RE ♪ NEVER EVER GONNA
SAY IT TO MY FACE ♪ SAY IT TO MY FACE
WHY CAN'T YOU SAY IT TO MY FACE? ♪ SAY IT TO MY FACE
SAY IT TO MY FACE ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU.
MEET ME @ THE ALTAR, EVERYBODY!
THAT'S IT FOR "THE LATE SHOW." TUNE IN NEXT WEEK.
GOOD NIGHT! ( APPLAUSE )