The Late Show was on hiatus last week, but on Monday, Stephen Colbert took a brief look back at last Thursday's feisty Democratic debate, focusing on one moment in particular. "The subject that really stood out to me was when Bernie Sanders talked about his ideas on energy policy," he said — but when you see the clip, and Sanders talking about "what you do do" with nuclear and nonrenewable power, you can probably guess where Colbert is going. And with a little creative editing of archival footage, Colbert made Sanders' "doo-doo" sound downright presidential.
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