Five years ago Joe Biden solidified Stephen Colbert as a guest in his new first week Show lateAdjust the few months after the death of his son Bau and finally let the host rock his soul about his painful decision to leave that cycle for the President.
Now that he is officially President-elect, Biden is back Late show Thursday night for his first post-election joint interview with his wife, Jill Biden. Or rather, Colbert came to them, Wilmington, Delaware, coming down, for a personal visit of appropriate distance with the first couple.
After opening with Colbert ReportIn the style throwback “Better No Know Lover” segment, the host begins the interview with the President-elect with a layout: “What will President Biden put in the world?”
Facing a “divided and disorganized world”, Biden said he would declare “America’s back” in terms of diplomacy and plan to make the country more “united” against “dirty and hateful and personal and mean” politics. . Trump era.
Asked if he takes it “personally” that many Republicans have not acknowledged winning his election, Biden said he understands he is in a “difficult place.” Sen. Speaking specifically about Lindsay Graham (R-SC), he added, “Lindsay is a personal disappointment because I was her personal friend,” before insisting that Trump would finally be willing to work with Republican legislators after leaving the next prime minister. Mass.
Biden also extended a kind of olive branch to President Trump, saying “what they did to move the vaccine has been positive.” But then he quickly added, “Most likely, it’s been the president who has decided that the way they succeed is by splitting us.”
In other areas, such as the COVID-19 crisis, Colbert forced his guest to explain how he plans to achieve his set goal of 100 million inoculations in his first 100 days and what he is thinking of doing to hold Russia accountable for attacking the US election. .
When Jill Biden joined the next segment, Colbert brought up the bizarre controversy surrounding her doctorate, which jumped from her. The Wall Street Journal Op-ad page on Fox News’ primetime lineup this week.
“That was amazing!” She said, explaining that it was “really her tone” that caught her by surprise. “One of the things I’m most proud of is my doctorate. I mean I worked hard for it. “When Colbert suggested she take it as a compliment, which is what everyone might think of criticizing her,” Dr. “He laughed before her name and said,” Well, I’ll take it that way. “
Later, the host also asked the president-elect how he handles the attacks on his son, Hunter Biden, who has barely slowed down since the campaign ended and will inevitably “thunder” against him once he becomes president.
“We have great faith in our son,” Biden said. “I don’t care about any of the allegations made against him.” He called the attacks a “wrong game” but added, “That’s it. And he’s an old man. He is the most gifted man in terms of pure intellectual ability. And as long as it’s good, we’re good. “
“As a father, I understand that and I appreciate it,” Colbert said. “But I mean in terms of your job as president, can you reach out to a family who will use this as an attack on you when there’s this kind of personal attack, because it’s about the family?”
“If it benefits the country,” Biden said, then he will do what he has to do, adding, “I really mean it.”
When Colbert said, “You’re a better man than I am, I’m not sure I can do it,” Biden said, “Don’t get me wrong, it doesn’t mean I’m angry, it doesn’t mean I’m angry.” No and that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t ‘come here’ and go round if I were back in my high school days. ‘
“But you have to take the high road,” Jill Biden added.
“The American people, I think they can smell righteousness, what is true and what is not true,” J. Biden added optimistically. He explained that Republicans feel really bad for him as a way to show offspring to Trump.
“We think people are our friends,” Jill biden stressed.
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