Major Garrett tells Stephen Colbert that Trump's new attorney general may be illegitimate

Stephen Colbert grills Major Garrett
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Democrats won control of the House in Tuesday's midterms in a "mild wave," Stephen Colbert said on Wednesday's Late Show, but in a press conference on Wednesday, Trump "said this was great for Republicans, and so was Trump." He played a clip of Trump naming the GOP losers who refused to "embrace" him. "I gotta say, I'm really surprised that stopped him, because he is not known for asking permission before he embraces," Colbert said. "I mean, just look what he did to that poor flag."

"Trump seemed a bit subdued throughout this morning's press conference until he saw one of his favorite chew toys, CNN's Jim Acosta," Colbert said, and he "became even more hostile when asked about his racial rhetoric." He was especially tickled when a reporter live-fact-checked Trump on his support among black voters.

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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.