Stephen Colbert recaps the New Hampshire primary, confuses his Sanders and Trump impersonations
On Wednesday's Late Show, Stephen Colbert noted that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Donald Trump were the big winners of Tuesday's presidential primaries in New Hampshire, then imagined a general-election debate between the two native New Yorkers. After a few back-and-forths between the two, impersonating each candidate, Colbert said that "at this point I can't tell if I'm doing Trump or Bernie. I can't tell. Honestly, the difference is not yuuge."
He then turned to Tuesday's losers, starting with Hillary Clinton. "She's not reaching young people, so she's trying a new tactic: disappointed mom," he said. And if you doubt the analogy, Colbert's spot-on "disappointed mom" spiel will put your doubts to rest. He spent a little time poking fun at Gov. John Kasich and Sen. Marco Rubio, but he went all-out at the end. After playing a clip of MSNBC's Chris Hayes accidentally calling Sanders "Bernie Sandwich," Colbert unleashed some elaborate, truly spectacular sandwich puns. Watch below. Peter Weber
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