Late-night television host Stephen Colbert mocked Republican Michigan gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon and got fact-checked.
During the Oct. 26 debate between Dixon and her opponent, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the Republican candidate referenced a conversation she had with Michigan resident Khalil Othman. She said he told her that he left the Democratic Party over a lack of handling pornographic materials in school books.
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“And he said, ‘I went to the Democrats and I said, “I cannot believe that this is in there,”‘” Dixon explained. “He said because Democrats won’t stand up for our children and go back to the basics, ‘I’m leaving the Democratic Party.'”
Colbert mockingly said Dixon “totally made up” the conversation, but Othman has since confirmed to the Detroit Free Press that he is real and did have that conversation with Dixon prior to the debate.
“To claim that I’m not here, I don’t exist, I’m not human, that’s absolute ignorance,” said Othman, a father of five and former Dearborn, Michigan, city council and state House candidate. “If [Colbert] did his due diligence and start researching or has his team do a little bit of research of who’s this person who attended Dixon’s rally, they will be able to find my name right away easy on social media. Just Google it.”
At a rally over the weekend, Dixon recounted the conversation and told supporters how Colbert’s comments are indicative of the Left trying to cancel conservatives.
“I told his story, and Stephen Colbert picks it up,” Dixon said. “And they make this whole skit about how this has never happened. That’s what he said, this story never happened. That’s where the Democrats are right now. You don’t exist, your stories are not important.”
Dixon countered.
“But I am listening to you,” she said. “I want to listen to you. I want to take your concerns telling, and I hope that you can trust me.”
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Whitmer currently leads Dixon by 4.4 points in polling averages.
