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The Clash of the ‘Star Wars’ References

Senator Mike Lee of Utah on Wednesday gave a speech on the Senate floor that was sarcastic to the point of absurdity. In a sendup of the Green New Deal, a sweeping climate proposal put forward by left-wing Democrats, Lee used an image of Luke Skywalker riding a Tauntaun in a “Star Wars” film, as well as a painting of President Ronald Reagan on a dinosaur.

Stephen Colbert mimicked his technique, breaking out an easel, pictures and his own “Star Wars” reference. “Senator Lee, you’re the most embarrassing part of a storied American institution. You, sir, are the Jar Jar Binks of the Senate,” he said, unveiling a picture of the reviled character.