CBS’s Stephen Colbert had an emergency and unscheduled interview with former USAID Administrator Samantha Power on Tuesday’s edition of The Late Show in an attempt to save the agency from President Donald Trump. While Colbert thought he was simply interviewing an expert on what USAID actually does, in reality, Power’s love of the agency meant that she and Colbert spent the entire interview avoiding the main issue with USAID
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Nevertheless, Colbert later asked, “Why do you think this is the first agency that is being taken out behind the barn?”
After Power hypothesized it’s because foreigners don’t have members of Congress, Colbert summarized, “So, that while it affects the United States, ultimately because of our influence around the world and protecting us from flare-ups of disease or conflict around the world, we don't immediately see it, therefore, they can go ahead and attack this one agency, and no one's going to care that much.”
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