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Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Stephen Colbert in 2016 tried to bring together a nation that was coming apart.
On Election Night, Colbert and crew mounted a live special for the Showtime cable network, and as more electoral votes were called for Donald Trump, cementing a victory that set many Americans on edge, groans from the live crowd became more intense. Suddenly, Colbert’s comedy show was no laughing matter.
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