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‘You Asked For It’: Stephen Colbert Gets 'Mean' In Scathing Reply To George Santos

The late-night host burns Santos over his latest wild claim.
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Stephen Colbert fired back at Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), the embattled freshman lawmaker facing growing calls to resign over his extensive history of lying.

Santos, who has been an endless source of material for late-night comedy, called the bits mocking him “TERRIBLE” and urged the hosts to “step their game up.”

Colbert was happy to oblige with a “TERRIBLE” impression of his own. Then, he got mean... as in “Mean Girls,” with an edit that puts Santos into one of the film’s best-known scenes in response to his latest wild claim.  

Check it out in his Tuesday night monologue: 

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