Stephen Colbert acts out Marco Rubio's (possible) about-face on running for re-election

Stephen Colbert acts out Marco Rubio decided to run for re-election

(Image credit: Late Show)

published 17 June 2016

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has sworn up and down for months that he won't seek to hold on to his Senate seat when he's up for re-election this November — in fact, it was one of his selling points during his failed presidential run. Well, "here's a sentence I thought I'd never say again: Marco Rubio is in the news," Stephen Colbert said on Thursday's Late Show. "To Rubio, the Senate is a useless hunk of bureaucratic sewage — and he might be running for re-election. Wow, that was a quick turnaround," he added, then acted it out, rudely. Colbert also offered some thoughts on John McCain blaming President Obama for the Orlando shooting and Donald Trump suggesting he'd go it alone as president, and you can watch below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.

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