Stephen Colbert has never been shy about calling out politicians for their mistakes, which is why it was no surprise when he went after President Barack Obama last night on The Late Show for his lack of knowledge in one very key area: Game of Thrones characters.
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For the uninitiated, that’s the home of HBO’s Game of Thrones, where groups of families are fighting for power.
Presidents, they’re just like us!
So you watch it on the treadmill or something? .
The issue is that the president can’t always remember the characters’ names. Yeah, when I’m working out sometimes late at night. When asked his favorite character, his response was “My favorite character is probably…the dwarf, what’s his name?” Check out Colbert’s hilarious Game of Thrones comments below. Colbert? Not amused, because he definitely knows who Peter Dinklage’s character is.
Colbert states that in a recent interview the President had with GQ, he stated that he loves Game of Thrones, however, he has trouble keeping up with the characters. “Well, I guess that’s understandable, he only says it like fifty times per episode”.
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I remember the characters, so when I watch it, I know exactly what’s going on. We’ll see how fatal those injuries really were come Season 6, won’t we? But if you read a review of the show afterwards and they’re mentioning such and such, the only one I remember is Jon Snow, because I can pronounce Jon Snow.
