“YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO WIN, DON’T YOU?”
What started as a harmless late-night interview suddenly turned into one of the most awkwardly hilarious showdowns Stephen Colbert has ever had on TV. After already beating former President Barack Obama TWICE in wastepaper basketball, Colbert pushed things even further with a tense Wordle battle that had the studio dead silent.
But the real chaos started when viewers noticed something suspicious on the screen during Colbert’s “victory.” Obama calmly solved the puzzle in three tries… while Colbert claimed he did it in two — even as eagle-eyed fans accused him of straight-up cheating live on air.
Obama’s reaction completely stole the moment: “You seem intent, every time I’m on the show, to exert your superiority in some fashion.”
Now fans are losing it over the strange competitive energy between the two — and the clip is spreading fast for all the wrong reasons.