Colbert's Late Show turns Trump's Georgia election call into a Stevie Wonder hit

The Late Show does Stevie Wonder doing Trump

President Trump has almost certainly asked numerous officials and lawmakers in states he lost to help him un-lose the election. But it was something special hearing him baldly plead with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) to "find" the specific number of votes he would need to beat President-elect Joe Biden in the state. Stephen Colbert's Late Show took that a step further Monday night by turning the content of Trump's call, recorded by Raffensperger's office, into a song, to the tune of Stevie Wonder's "I Just Called to Say I Love You."

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If '80s pop classics aren't your thing, the Gregory Brothers autotuned the actual audio of Trump's call into an homage to the '90s Broadway hit Rent. Count along with Trump 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.