Stephen Colbertmay not be a journalist himself, but he doesnt shy away from the uncomfortable questions, either.
If he lies all the time, why wouldnt you attack him?
Because there are good things and bad things.
He added, But Im not gonna drink it cause Ill be poisoned.
You understand that the economic recovery did not start on Jan. 1, 2017?
The Fox News host did say that he doesnt entirely support Trump.
But the two continued to spar over immigration and Trumps fear-stoking speech about the caravan coming to invade America.
Colbert even seemed to catch Wallace making a false assertion when his producers fact-checked a statement.
Seriously, do you believe in open borders?
We dont have an open border.
Thereisa system, and three-to-five thousand people willnotmake it here.
This has happened many times before, and they never do, and you know that.
So I believe in the law.
Do you believe in the law, Chris Wallace?
And only about 10 percent actually get legitimate asylum.
As it turns out, he was wrong about that first part.
CitingPolitiFact, Colberts team found 60-70 percent of non-detained immigrants attended immigration court proceedings.
So you were 50-60 percent wrong.
Wallace was correct in his approximation about immigrants who received asylum: about 12 percent.
