Colbert: 'Nice to see Republicans take the House without any zip ties'
Colbert: ‘Nice to see Republicans take the House without any zip ties’
Late-night hosts discuss the GOP’s slim majority in Congress’s lower chamber, Nancy Pelosi’s farewell and Mike Pence’s book
Guardian staff
Fri 18 Nov 2022 16.23 GMT
Stephen Colbert
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/nov/18/stephen-colbert-late-show-recap-house-republicans
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Over a week out from the midterm elections, it’s now clear that Republicans have taken control of the House. “I know, it’s disappointing,” said Stephen Colbert on Thursday’s Late Night, “though it’s nice to see Republicans take the House without any zip ties.”
The current House minority leader, Kevin McCarthy, will lead a slim Republican majority, smaller than many projected before the midterms. “So it’s bad, but it’s not as bad you feared. It’s the political equivalent of Papa John’s,” Colbert joked.
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