The 2016 presidential race is so overstuffed, Stephen Colbert told Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Wednesday's Late Show, "are you sure you're not running for president?... You might have done it in your sleep." Warren assured Colbert, "I'm sure I'm not." Well, Colbert said, "can you tell us why you'd be such a terrible choice to be president of the United States, why we shouldn't be clamoring for an Elizabeth Warren presidency?"
Warren started out by explaining that she's out there every day trying to fix the government. "The game is rigged," she said, and when Colbert pressed her about what she meant, Warren launched into a rousing... well, campaign speech? It got thunderous applause. "Well, you don't sound like you're running for president, I'll tell you that," Colbert deadpanned. Watch below. Peter Weber
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