For day three of "Russia Week" on The Late Show, Stephen Colbert visited Mikhail Prokhorov – the Russian billionaire who owns the Brooklyn Nets – to gain a better understanding of power in a country ruled largely by a small cadre of the uber-rich.
"This is how things work over in Russia: over there, the political system is controlled by wealthy elites who buy influence and pull strings of the government," Colbert explained. "Whereas in America," he deadpanned, "we speak English."
The rest of the segment lacked that political bite. During his time with Prokhorov,...
"This is how things work over in Russia: over there, the political system is controlled by wealthy elites who buy influence and pull strings of the government," Colbert explained. "Whereas in America," he deadpanned, "we speak English."
The rest of the segment lacked that political bite. During his time with Prokhorov,...
- 7/20/2017
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