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The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

Sen. Mark Kelly

The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

CBS

Tv & Film, Comedy, Comedy Interviews

4.42.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Arizona Senator Mark Kelly provides insight into the looming battle over funding the government, arguing that the central issue before Congress is the cost of healthcare under the Affordable Care Act.

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's the Late Show's Hot Show with Steven Colbert.

0:06.0

Welcome back, everybody.

0:11.0

Hey, my next guest is a former Navy aviator,

0:14.0

former astronaut, and currently serves as the senior senator from Arizona.

0:18.0

Please welcome Senator Mark Kelly.

0:27.5

Sir, nice to have you back on.

0:28.8

Great to be here.

0:37.4

Over the weekend, the president posted to Pam Bondi, basically, here are my enemies, Attorney General,

0:38.3

go get them, okay?

0:40.4

Baldly, okay?

0:42.7

As someone who served our country in the neighborhood for 25 years in peacetime and in combat,

0:48.9

it took an oath to the Constitution, what does it feel like to see such a flagrant disregard

0:55.0

for not just the norms, but for the laws of the United States.

1:00.0

You cannot have the Attorney General of the United States

1:03.0

be your personal pit bull to go after your enemies.

1:06.0

Yes, so...

1:08.0

Thank you. Thank you for making that point.

1:14.9

In that oath to the Constitution, it's to all of the Constitution,

1:19.8

presidents don't get the pick and choose.

1:22.3

And you mentioned the norms.

1:23.6

We've never had a president that has spent his time thinking about how he's going to use the Department of Justice to go after political enemies.

1:35.3

We've never seen this in our country's history.

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