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CBS anchor chokes up discussing how he'd explain Trump's victory to his children on 'Colbert' show

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CBS News anchor John Dickerson appeared emotional during his sit-down with „Late Show“ host Stephen Colbert while discussing President-elect Trump’s historic victory.
CBS News anchor John Dickerson got emotional as he grappled with President-elect Trump’s historic victory in Tuesday’s election during his appearance on „The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.“
Dickerson, who CBS News tapped to co-anchor „CBS Evening News“ following Norah O’Donnell’s forthcoming exit, was confronted by host Stephen Colbert, who recalled having to explain to his „mystified“ 14-year-old son how Trump won the 2016 election.
„How would you explain that to a 14-year-old today? How would you explain this election?“ Colbert asked.
„I’ll try not to think about my boys because“, Dickerson said before choking up.
After a brief pause, he regained his composure.
„I think the way you would explain it is this- you’d obviously not go into all the complexities of things but I think you would say that, you know, amazing things have been done through the American political system“, Dickerson said.

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