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Stephen Colbert Briefly Considers Kissing Up to Trump Like Marco Rubio Did: 'Pass' | Video

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    20% Somewhat Conservative

  • Reliability

    40% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -26% Negative

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72% : ""This is actually kind of surprising, Trump and Rubio," Colbert continued.
56% : And apparently, Trump noticed how enthusiastically Rubio hit the surrogate circuit on the campaign trail," Colbert continued.
52% : "Trump has begun naming his cabinet, and he's expected to pick Marco Rubio for Secretary of State," Colbert said.
47% : Well, Rubio saw that people like Trump more than they like him.
45% : "Colbert then ran a clip from that election, where Rubio said, "[Trump is] always calling me 'little Marco,' and I'll admit...
34% : Trump keeps the Florida senator's "balls in a jar," the host of "The Late Show" jokesAs the lineup for Donald Trump's increasingly bleak second term continues to come together, "The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert spent some time during his Tuesday monologue talking about it, including the news that Florida Senator Marco Rubio is likely going to be the new Secretary of State.
28% : This was of course a reference to the belittling nickname Trump gave him, "Little Marco Rubio.
13% : Back when Rubio was running against Trump in the 2016 primary, he hit Trump below the belt.
12% : Colbert noted that once upon a time, Rubio was one of Trump's harshest critics, only to become one of his biggest sycophants, prompting the CBS host to joke that Trump must be keeping Rubio's "balls in a jar" on his desk.

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