Sec. Antony Blinken On The State Department's Mission To Prevent War And Make Peace

In the third part of their interview, Stephen asks Secretary of State Antony Blinken to explain the State Department's mission in the world, and then asks if he'll join the house band to play us into commercial! If you missed the first two segments of this interview with Sec. Blinken, check them out in this episode's playlist. #Colbert #AntonyBlinken #SecretaryBlinken

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[cheerfulstrength]

Thank you Secretary Blinken for being a wise and articulate leader, and a good human with the heart of a musician! Bravo!!🙏🏽💙🙏🏽

[andreakohlhaussen]

Blinken is for sure the coolest Secretary of state ever. And extremely qualified and such a great human being. No one better for the job!!!

[alekmccracken]

Him playing at the end, the band accepting him. My heart's strings sing!

[galahadgarza]

I really like Antony Blinken, but seeing him play a left handed guitar—as I do—doubled my admiration for him!

[felixuniverse]

Yes, that's it - what A. Blinken just said here: "If we try to make the world wiser, it is going to benefit all of us"! We need to thrive for a wiser, tolerant and balanced world, where egos and greed of dictators and billionaires are meaningless, but peace, harmony and well being of people around us brings happiness to each of us. The World belongs to the intelligent, and not to the calculative, rich, and in power!

[annetterichards]

What a refreshing, delightful, reassuring treat!! Thank you Secretary Blinken 💖

[valeriesmith]

How cool to see Secretary Blinken jamming with the band - not to mention restoring the State Department, etc.

[jessamynrising]

Civil servants like Secretary Blinken make me proud to be an American.

[stitchcrafter]

It's great to see Blinken relaxed, with his guard down...You can see his real personality here. I really appreciate that...

[rikkiechambers]

Honestly he is one of the first officials in government that has given me hope for peace and helped me understand that we are actually helping the Ukrainian people 🙏🙏🙏thanks for this interview ! This man is the kind of Americans we used to have in government, we need more like him

[DrStratComm]

This is how cabinet member should be! He’s smart, funny, and makes you feel like you could totally sit down and have a beer with him and discuss foreign policy or different cultures or travel or something. I’d want to be friends with this guy.

[glnnchrstphr]

My admiration and respect just doubled for Secretary Blinken! Left handed too!

[nacholibreri]

ALL of the staff in the White House and other admin, y’all are the best! Thank you for standing in the breach…

[LizaV]

What a grear honarable man you have. You Americans must be proud!

[aaryamannambiar]

This dude is surprisingly hilarious! He has good comic timing

[KaldiaGaurav]

I've never really listened to Blinkin before right now. I don't know how lethal his bite is, but his bark is freaking awesome! This is the guy we need standing up in front of the media for the Democratic party! I'm so worried that Dems will fumble at the 10yd line and we will return to GOP lead Congress that will, very likely, change the very fundamentals of who & what America is and who & what we strive to be. A media mouthpiece like his could be the difference to losing our democracy as we know it. I know that we can start making significant changes for the American people, once we can get a true majority elected, maybe even politicians who know that they are supposed to represent the will of their constituents, not their own selfish scams! Listening to him is engaging and hopeful and unifying. This man needs to be on the news everyday on all channels!

[hawsrulebegin]

He seems genuinely nervous on this. Which is nice to see. No attention seeking nonsense.

[maileannlouie]

He has a very calm, reassuring and soothing voice. I’ve never heard him speak before! He seems extremely approachable lol must be the musician part of him! He’s extremely likable

[fuji]

My admired person💝Mr. Antony nice. I love him very much💖💞💕🌹

[avantgardeaclue]

Now try to imagine anyone, ANYONE, from the former administration speaking as competently, and as eloquently as this man. It's just ridiculous.