DAVID MARCUS: Stephen Colbert’s character is the latest never-Trump Republican to fall
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Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' cancellation shows how his fake Republican and Never Trump persona became irrelevant as the political landscape shifted under Trump
David Marcus is a columnist living in West Virginia and the author of "Charade: The COVID Lies That Crushed A Nation."
The character that was created was a Ron Burgundy-like conservative buffoon, or as Colbert would put it, a "well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot."
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