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Stephen Colbert crashed the stage at the Republican National Convention Sunday night dressed as Caesar Flickerman from The Hunger Games .
At the center of power at the RNC pic.twitter.com/R8kBtEI7Hq
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) July 17, 20162
The magical moment was captured by Cassandra Fairbanks and posted to Twitter. (Fairbanks��� video was uploaded without her permission and without credit to YouTube on Sunday night by a third party and has been viewed more than 500,000 times.)
Colbert just hijacked the #RNCinCLEstage pic.twitter.com/dB4mSPCn4e
— Cassandra Fairbanks (@CassandraRules) July 17, 20163
���[Trump] has formed an alliance with Indiana governor Mike Pence,��� Colbert said in character as Flickerman, before pausing and feigning sleep. ���Sorry, I blacked out there for a moment.���
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He then banged a gavel and said, ���It is my honor to hereby launch and begin the 2016 Republican National Hungry for Power Games!���
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When a security guard appeared to escort Colbert off the stage, he sai d, ���Look, I know I���m not supposed to be up here, but let���s be honest, neither is Donald Trump.���
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After being deposited back on the convention floor, he appeared to be filming a segment for his show, so maybe we���ll get to see a better version of this on The Late Show .
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Colbert has dressed as the fictional character before in a recurring election-themed segment on his show called the ���Hungry for Power Games.���
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May the odds be ever in your favor, America!
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