Episode 1189 • • 41:04 - 48:07
1189: CIS-Cast
Stephen Colbert Ukraine Transcript Skit with Helen Mirren
Stephen Colbert featured actors Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen in a dramatic reading of the Trump-Zelensky phone transcript. The skit is criticized for misrepresenting the text by implying Trump asked for an investigation into the Bidens in the same breath as a request for military aid. The segment argues that late-night comedy writers are irresponsibly misleading the public regarding the actual contents of the released PDF.