Barack Obama’s Colbert appearance blends a measured lecture on norms with pointed digs at the GOP, while critics question the interview’s staged applause and overall tone.

Obama Warns About GOP, Sparks Fake Applause On Colbert
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Obama Warns About GOP, Sparks Fake Applause On Colbert

Barack Obama showed up on Stephen Colbert’s show and mixed a soft-pedaled lecture about norms with clear jabs at Republicans, while a conservative commentator flagged the interview’s tone as staged. The night mixed critiques of today’s politics with a sideways detour into alien talk, and the applause kept drawing skepticism. What followed was equal parts...