Colbert Rips McConnell Over Debt Threat With Absolutely Brutal New Comparison
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The Senate minority leader blocked efforts to raise the debt ceiling, which could cause the U.S. to default on its debt.
Stephen Colbert said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) is threatening the nation with “financial Armageddon” after blocking an effort to raise the debt ceiling.
That would cause the U.S. to default on its debt, and could lead to higher prices, massive job losses and a recession, the “Late Show” host noted.
Colbert did away with the turtle comparisons that comics and critics alike have turned to over the years and came up with a new one for McConnell: the Great Goblin from “The Hobbit” film:
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