Stephen Colbert Clashes with Chris Wallace in Lively Caravan Debate: You’re ’50-60 Percent Wrong’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT COLBERT The ░░░░░░░░ speech today what does ░░░░░░░░ mean to the election ░░░░░░░░ it s a real ░░░░░░░░ stoking speech Wallace Yeah ░░░░░░░░ mean the interesting to ░░░░░░░░ about the speech we ░░░░░░░░ the president was going ░░░░░░░░ speak at 4 15 ░░░░░░░░ the Roosevelt room make ░░░░░░░░ speech to the nation ░░░░░░░░ think most of the ░░░░░░░░ or cable news took ░░░░░░░░ live He didn t ░░░░░░░░ anything new I mean ░░░░░░░░ can argue as whether ░░░░░░░░ said was good or ░░░░░░░░ COLBERT Bad Laughter You ░░░░░░░░ to argue the good ░░░░░░░░ Wallace Yes okay I ░░░░░░░░ argue I ll argue ░░░░░░░░ here we go Look ░░░░░░░░ us again Take the ░░░░░░░░ shot Don t we ░░░░░░░░ I mean come on ░░░░░░░░ s adorable the two ░░░░░░░░ us COLBERT Fantastic You ░░░░░░░░ be my slightly older ░░░░░░░░ Wallace You know the ░░░░░░░░ between us I make ░░░░░░░░ look good Piano riff ░░░░░░░░ and Applause Oh I ░░░░░░░░ a rim shot from ░░░░░░░░ band COLBERT Okay Fear ░░░░░░░░ have the caravan good ░░░░░░░░ Fear of the caravan ░░░░░░░░ not good but the ░░░░░░░░ that 3 or 5 ░░░░░░░░ 7 000 people from ░░░░░░░░ country can just walk ░░░░░░░░ to our border knock ░░░░░░░░ the door and say ░░░░░░░░ want in we want ░░░░░░░░ take jobs here we ░░░░░░░░ to work here no ░░░░░░░░ country does need to ░░░░░░░░ borders and there does ░░░░░░░░ to be some kind ░░░░░░░░ system that determines whether ░░░░░░░░ not people are allowed ░░░░░░░░ the country or not ░░░░░░░░ mean do you believe ░░░░░░░░ do you believe in ░░░░░░░░ borders COLBERT No we ░░░░░░░░ t have an open ░░░░░░░░ There is a system ░░░░░░░░ 3 000 to 5 ░░░░░░░░ people will not make ░░░░░░░░ here This has happened ░░░░░░░░ times before and they ░░░░░░░░ do and you know ░░░░░░░░ Applause There is a ░░░░░░░░ in place a legal ░░░░░░░░ and we have laws ░░░░░░░░ allow asylum So I ░░░░░░░░ in the law Do ░░░░░░░░ believe in the law ░░░░░░░░ Wallace Wallace Yeah and ░░░░░░░░ COLBERT Well I accept ░░░░░░░░ apology then Wallace No ░░░░░░░░ to have the fact ░░░░░░░░ the asylum rules now ░░░░░░░░ somebody comes in and ░░░░░░░░ we have a credible ░░░░░░░░ of persecution COLBERT Yes ░░░░░░░░ What happens They are ░░░░░░░░ out into the country ░░░░░░░░ don t have enough ░░░░░░░░ to put them so ░░░░░░░░ do have a catch ░░░░░░░░ release program and about ░░░░░░░░ of the people who ░░░░░░░░ caught and released return ░░░░░░░░ their hearings and only ░░░░░░░░ 10 actually get legitimate ░░░░░░░░ COLBERT I m not ░░░░░░░░ to fact check you ░░░░░░░░ I don t have ░░░░░░░░ but I will reject ░░░░░░░░ reality and replace it ░░░░░░░░ my own When you ░░░░░░░░ out whether his stats ░░░░░░░░ true or not let ░░░░░░░░ know We have a ░░░░░░░░ interview by the time ░░░░░░░░ is over Wallace I ░░░░░░░░ be wrong COLBERT I ░░░░░░░░ your apology right now ░░░░░░░░ Applause Wallace Only 10 ░░░░░░░░ the people who seek ░░░░░░░░ are granted asylum COLBERT ░░░░░░░░ s different than what ░░░░░░░░ said Wallace I said ░░░░░░░░ things I also said ░░░░░░░░ They don t show ░░░░░░░░ for their hearing Wallace ░░░░░░░░ lot of them don ░░░░░░░░ COLBERT Now if a ░░░░░░░░ show up for their ░░░░░░░░ how wrong will you ░░░░░░░░ Wallace I ll be ░░░░░░░░ 40 wrong Laughter COLBERT ░░░░░░░░ ll find out Wallace ░░░░░░░░ didn t know math ░░░░░░░░ going to be part ░░░░░░░░ this interview COLBERT Neither ░░░░░░░░ I I didn t ░░░░░░░░ you were going to ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump Wallace I ░░░░░░░░ not going to attack ░░░░░░░░ COLBERT Why not If ░░░░░░░░ lies all the time ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t you attack ░░░░░░░░ Wallace Because there are ░░░░░░░░ things and bad things ░░░░░░░░ COLBERT Okay listen no ░░░░░░░░ you pour poison in ░░░░░░░░ cup of water there ░░░░░░░░ still water if there ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ drink it because I ░░░░░░░░ be poisoned.”