Stephen Colbert unpacks Trump's dramatic meeting with Pelosi, Schumer

That was... surreal.
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Shannon Connellan
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Stephen Colbert unpacks Trump's dramatic meeting with Pelosi, Schumer
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House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer met with Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday, and uh, the meeting did not go smoothly.

So, naturally, Stephen Colbert unpacked the whole thing, hardly containing his delight and running videos of cat boxing to represent the encounter with the president.

The Late Show host ran through the highlights of the tempestuous meeting, in particular, Trump's threat to shut down the government in order to fund his border wall, and his remarkable ability to spring to action on hearing his own name.

"He's like Alexa, he only wakes up when he hears his name," joked Colbert.

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Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.


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