‘Colbert Report’: Trump Dumps Debate
The Donald has managed to stir up a sideshow for himself again, having briefly flirted (and hinted anew) about running for the nation's highest office, but yet again he's backed out by calling off the debate that all but a couple of GOP candidates had withdrawn from themselves.The Donald has managed to stir up a sideshow for himself again, having briefly flirted (and hinted anew) about running for the nation’s highest office, but yet again he’s backed out by calling off the debate that all but a couple of GOP candidates had withdrawn from themselves. Luckily, Stephen Colbert has an alternative in mind for a debate of his own.
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He's filling the seat long commanded by David Letterman, which is a gigantic deal in and of itself, but whether Colbert's version of "The Late Show" gets off the ground ultimately has to do with whether he can fly solo—on his own terms.
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