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The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

Journalist Maggie Haberman | Walker Of Shame

The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

CBS

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

4.41.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Georgia senate candidate Herschel Walker got caught in a big lie this week, and officials in Ukraine clapped back at Elon Musk’s plan to end Russia’s war against their country. And Maggie Haberman says "at this point, we can't ignore him" when talking about the former president with Stephen Colbert, as they discuss the many news-breaking revelations from the previous administration in her new book, “Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Well, welcome. Welcome, one, and all, to the late show. I'm your host, Stephen Colbert.

0:09.0

Well, you know, you can feel the sort of the energy of the news cycle picking up,

0:17.0

because the midterms are only about five weeks away, something like that. Maybe a little bit less.

0:22.0

And one of the key races for control of the Senate was, can turn completely upside down last night.

0:27.0

I'm talking about the Georgia Senate race between incumbent Democratic Senator and King of the Sears Portrait Studio, Raphael Warnock.

0:36.0

And GOP nominee and psychic failing to read his own mind.

0:42.0

Herschel Walker. Walker has made headlines because he's in favor of a national abortion ban, with no exceptions.

0:49.0

Turns out, he might make one exception to that.

0:55.0

Because reportedly, back in 2009, Herschel Walker paid for his girlfriend's abortion.

0:59.0

I have not seen a hypocrite this big, since Gandhi did that ad for Arby's.

1:05.0

Be the meats you want to see in the world.

1:11.0

Now, of course, Walker denies it. He tweeted the report is a flat out lie.

1:16.0

And if there's one thing Herschel Walker knows, it's lying, because he has done a ton of it,

1:23.0

including falsely claiming he was an FBI agent, hiding the fact that he had secret children from his own campaign,

1:31.0

and falsely claiming he never falsely claimed to have graduated from the University of Georgia.

1:38.0

Really? He not only. That's impressive.

1:44.0

He not only lied, he lied about lying. What kind of lesson does that teach his secret children?

1:52.0

And this woman evidently has the receipt, specifically a receipt from the abortion clinic,

1:57.0

a copy of a $700 check from Mr. Walker and a signed Get Well card.

2:03.0

This is, what's the word, a disaster.

2:07.0

So Walker went on the Fox News last night and was asked about this evidence by the most effective form of birth control known to man, Sean Hannity.

2:17.0

Jim, get well card. It looks like it's included with your signature on in the article.

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