Stephen Colbert Comes to the Defense of ‘Backstabber’ Omarosa: ‘She’s Not Below Anyone Else in the White House’

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The ‘Late Show’ host also argued that there’s already ample ‘proof’ that Trump is a racist.

Published Aug. 13 2018 10:37PM EDT

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“Yet another close adviser to President Trump has betrayed him,” announced Stephen Colbert at the top of The Late Show on Monday night.

Yes, Omarosa Manigault Newman, a former reality-TV villain on The Apprentice who eventually served as a senior aide to President Trump, has become the latest confidant—following Billy...

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Stephen Colbert Comes to the Defense of ‘Backstabber’ Omarosa: ‘She’s Not Below Anyone Else in the White House’

The ‘Late Show’ host also argued that there’s already ample ‘proof’ that Trump is a racist.

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