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The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

David Letterman | Polling In The Deep

The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

CBS

News, Comedy, Comedy Interviews, News Commentary, Tv & Film

4.41.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Some of President Biden’s advisors want to protect his reelection chances by easing up on his schedule, the turkeys pardoned at the White House today were reported to be Taylor Swift fans, and Argentina’s president-elect is modeling himself after America’s former president. Stephen Colbert gets the honor of welcoming his predecessor David Letterman back to the Ed Sullivan Theater for the first time since hosting his final episode of the Late Show in 2015. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:27.0

Emirates, fly better. Welcome, welcome one and all in here, out there all around the world to the late show.

0:39.2

I'm your host Stephen Colbert, folks. It's a big day and not just because my guest tonight is Mr.

0:49.0

David Letterman. I agree. I could not agree more I'm so happy he's back in the Ed Sullivan theater because he left a

0:59.3

yogurt in the breakroom fridge I think it's growing. Today of course is also Joe Biden's

1:08.0

birthday. Happy birthday Mr President. Good for you. Biden is now 81 and has broken his own

1:17.6

record as the United States oldest sitting president. Also, also oldest leaning president and oldest just lying down to rest my eyes for a bit, president.

1:30.1

On his

1:35.0

birthday, Biden received a festive bouquet of terrible poll numbers. In fact, his approval rating has declined to the lowest level of his presidency 40%.

1:39.5

Still, 40% but still pretty good for an 80-year-old guy running around town with poll members less than half his age

1:47.0

No, I mean no no no I'm I don't know why you would know what I mean I don't know why you would know what I mean.

1:54.0

Biden still has plenty of supporters.

1:56.0

And here's what they love about him.

1:58.0

He's not somebody much worse because Biden voters say they are more motivated by their desire to stop Trump than by

2:05.1

support of the president. Well... Well yeah Well, yeah, nobody buys a fire extinguisher because they're big fans of pressurized foam.

2:19.0

Biden's team has a couple of different ideas on how to deal with his age going into next year.

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