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TV host Stephen Colbert’s interview with former US president Barack Obama was filmed in early April at Mr Obama’s soon-to-open presidential centre on the South Side of Chicago.
PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT/YOUTUBE
Tim Balk
Late-night talk shows are facing pressure from US President Donald Trump and the US Federal Communications Commission, who accuse them of tilting left in their jokes and guests. But that did not stop TV host Stephen Colbert from airing an interview with former US president Barack Obama on the night of May 5 as Mr Colbert’s cancelled CBS show heads toward its final episode in May.
Mr Obama used the interview to go after Mr Trump, but never mentioned him by name. He urged Democrats to avoid sounding like academics when talking to voters. And he talked about aliens.
