Stephen Asks Russians About Trump, Putin And The 2016 Election

WE'RE TERRIBLY EXCITED AROUND HERE BECAUSE IT
IS DAY TWO OF "RUSSIA WEEK" AT "THE LATE SHOW."
YESTERDAY, WE KICKED THINGS OFF BY SHOWING MY COLLUSION WITH A
RUSSIAN LATE NIGHT HOST ON STATE RUN T.V.
SO FAR, NOBODY HAS ASKED ME TO TESTIFY BEFORE CONGRESS, AND, I
HAVE TO ADMIT, I'M A LITTLE HURT.
( LAUGHTER ) WHEN MY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CHRIS
ORIGINALLY PITCHED THE IDEA OF US TRAVELING TO RUSSIA, I DIDN'T
WANT TO GO BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE STORY WOULD'VE BLOWN OVER BY
NOW.
HA HA.
( LAUGHTER ) TURNS OUT, AMERICANS ARE MORE
SUSPICIOUS OF RUSSIAN MEDDLING THAN EVER BEFORE.
BUT I WANTED TO HEAR WHAT EVERYDAY RUSSIANS THINK ABOUT
THE SCANDAL.
DO THEY BELIEVE RUSSIA TAMPERED WITH OUR ELECTION?
AND WHAT DO THEY THINK ABOUT AMERICANS IN GENERAL?
DO THEY LIKE US?
DO THEY "LIKE" LIKE US?
( LAUGHTER ) IF SO, WHY HAVEN'T THEY ASKED US
TO WINTER FORMAL YET?
SO I TOOK TO THE STREETS OF ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA'S FORMER
CAPITAL AND CURRENT WEIRDER PRAGUE TO TALK TO ORDINARY
RUSSIANS.
JIM?
>> STEPHEN: HACKING OF AMERICAN ELECTIONS.
SECRET BACKCHANNELS.
PEE PEE TAPES.
THERE ARE A LOT OF ALLEGATIONS SWIRLING AROUND THE RUSSIAN
PEOPLE RIGHT NOW.
SO I FLEW TO ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA ON THE SUMMER SOLSTICE
FOR THE WHITE NIGHTS FESTIVAL TO SEE HOW THE PEOPLE FELT ABOUT
THOSE ACCUSATIONS AND TO FIND SOME COMMON GROUND.
HIGH FIVE!
HIGH FIVE!
HIGH FIVE!
HIGH FIVE!
HIGH FIVE!
SUP?
I'M STEPHEN.
>> MISHA, NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> STEPHEN: MAY I STROKE YOUR BEARD?
>> DO WHATEVER, UP TO YOU.
THANK YOU.
>> STEPHEN: I FEEL LIKE WE'VE GOTTEN CLOSE PRETTY FAST.
OKAY, ARE YOU A HACKER?
>> NO, I'M AFRAID NOT.
>> STEPHEN: YOU'RE NOT A HACKER.
IF YOU WERE A HACKER, WOULD YOU ADMIT THAT YOU'RE A HACKER?
>> WELL, I WOULDN'T ADMIT IT.
>> STEPHEN: YOU WOULDN'T ADMIT IT IF YOU WERE?
THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
THAT'S AS GOOD AS ADMITTING IT RIGHT NOW.
I'M HERE WITH MARIA AND VITALY, AND THEY JUST GOT MARRIED.
CONGRATULATIONS.
I'M GOING TO GIVE EACH OF YOU A POTATO.
I'M GOING TO MAKE A STATEMENT AND, IF YOU AGREE, HOLD UP YOUR
POTATO.
>> OKAY.
>> STEPHEN: PLEASE DO NOT EAT THE POTATO BECAUSE I WILL NEED
THOSE BACK.
DO YOU THINK THAT OFFICIALS IN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
COLLABORATED WITH RUSSIA TO INFLUENCE OUR ELECTION.
NO POTATO, NO POTATO ON THAT ONE.
OKAY, DO YOU THINK IT'S ALL JUST AMERICA BLAMING EVERYTHING ON
THE RUSSIANS?
UNANIMOUS POTATO, THAT'S THE RARE UNANIMOUS POTATO.
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WE'RE NOT SO DIFFERENT.
WE HAVE RIVERFRONT DOUCHEBAGS WHERE I COME FROM, TOO!
ALEXEI, BECAUSE YOU'RE WEARING CAMOUFLAGE, I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE
TO SEE YOU AT SOME POINT DURING THIS INTERVIEW.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
I'M A VERY SMALL, STEALTHY PERSON.
>> STEPHEN: WHO'S TALKING?
I CAN HEAR HIS VOICE, BUT I CAN'T SEE HIM!
THE CAMOUFLAGE IS TOO GOOD!
WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING?
>> I'M A MATHEMATICIAN.
>> STEPHEN: A MATHEMATICIAN.
THAT'S A NATURAL FOR A HACKER.
ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE NOT A HACKER?
>> QUITE SURE.
>> STEPHEN: QUITE SURE OR COMPLETELY SURE?
ON A SCALE OF ONE TO TWO, HOW SURE ARE YOU THAT YOU'RE NOT A
HACKER?
>> WELL, TWO IS...UHH?
>> STEPHEN: TWO IS YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT A COMPUTER IS.
ONE IS, YEAH I DID IT, I'M A HACKER.
>> WELL, OH, MAYBE FOUR.
>> STEPHEN: FOUR?
THAT'S OFF THE SCALE.
THAT'S NOT IN MY SCALE.
THE ONLY WAY YOU COULD HAVE ADDED A FOUR TO MY SCALE IS IF
YOU HACKED IT.
SHOW OF POTATOES -- HAVE YOU HEARD OF DONALD TRUMP?
WE HAVE POTATOES.
OKAY.
WOULD YOUR POTATO BE A BETTER PRESIDENT THAN DONALD TRUMP?
( LAUGHTER ) HALF A POTATO-- WE'RE GOING HALF
A POTATO ON THAT ONE.
DONALD TRUMP WANTS TO BUILD A BORDER WALL BETWEEN THE UNITED
STATES AND MEXICO.
HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THAT?
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: YOU GUYS BUILT A REALLY GOOD ONE IN BERLIN, AND
YOU'RE NOT USING IT ANYMORE, CAN WE HAVE IT?
>> NO, I THINK THE GERMAN TOOK IT.
>> STEPHEN: THE GERMANS TOOK IT?
THAT'S SO LIKE THEM.
SHOW OF POTATOES-- DO YOU THINK THAT YOUR PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT
PUTIN, HAS INFLUENCE OVER OUR PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT TRUMP?
I'M GONNA GO POTATO.
DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?
>> YEAH I KNOW.
MAY I...
>> STEPHEN: WHO AM I?
WHO AM I?
>> YOU ARE VERY COOL GUY FROM U.S.A.
>> STEPHEN: DO YOU KNOW MY NAME?
>> JIMMY COLBERT?
>> STEPHEN: IT'S IVAN AND JIMMY COLBERT!
( APPLAUSE ) BEFORE I LEFT, THERE WAS ONE
LAST THING I HAD TO DO.
I'LL HAVE ONE CORN PLEASE-- ONE.
AND IF YOU HAVE IT, I'LL ALSO TAKE THE PEE-PEE TAPE.
( JAZZ PLAYING ) THIS IS A GAME THEY PLAY HERE IN
THE SUMMERTIME.
THIS IS CALLED "GUESS THE JAZZ MAN."
WHERE A FAMOUS JAZZ MUSICIAN, HIDES BEHIND A WOK, I THINK IT'S
JOHN COLTRANE.
I LOVE RUSSIA!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: THANK YOU,
ST. PETERSBURG!
JOIN US TOMORROW FOR MY INTERVIEW WITH A REAL-LIFE
RUSSIAN OLIGARCH, MIKHAIL PROKHOROV.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH KEEGAN- MICHAEL KEY.

Stephen Asks Russians About Trump, Putin And The 2016 Election

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