Stephen Colbert’s Wednesday cold open for The Late Show not only smeared the Republican Party by claiming their health care policy motto is simply “Kill,” but the CBS host also took House Majority Leader Steve Scalise out of context by omitting his actual beliefs to do it.
The cold open began with CBS News 24/7 anchor Mugo Odigwe setting the table, “Health care is at the top of the congressional to-do list as premium tax credits are set to expire at the end of this year for more than 20 million Americans. House Republicans have released a package of bills they say will help fix the problem.”
That then led to a clip of Scalise at a recent press conference asking, “When I watch TV commercials, I see this gecko lizard, and I see the emu, and I see all these other animals out there selling health—they're selling car insurance. They're selling homeowners' insurance; why aren't they selling health insurance?”
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