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Stephen Colbert Shreds Marjorie Taylor Greene’s COVID Argument With Basic Truth

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) argued against coronavirus lockdowns with a wild comparison over the weekend, tweeting that “the country has never once shut down” because of cancer.

On Monday, “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert pointed out the obvious flaw with the QAnon conspiracy theory-endorsing lawmaker’s argument.

“Because cancer is not contagious, you nimrod,” Colbert said. “That’s like comparing apples and oranges… to cancer.”

Colbert also had some choice words for Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), who this week accused Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, of overhyping COVID-19.

Watch the video here:

This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.

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