CBS’s Stephen Colbert’s interview with former Speaker Nancy Pelosi was derailed late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning on night two of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago by anti-Israel hecklers. The Late Show host struggled as he sought to control the unruly behavior, but also tried to appease them by noting Pelosi’s answers were “unsatisfying to some people” as he did not realize his and Pelosi’s desire for a two-state solution is not what the hecklers really want.
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After said break, Colbert began, “There was a political protester here…If the goal is the peaceful and prosperous future for both Israelis and Palestinians, what role does the United States play?”
After giving a long rambling answer that touched on Biden’s career and John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address, Pelosi gave the standard liberal, ceasefire, two-state solution answer that did not appease the shouters.
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