Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) on Wednesday night challenged comedian and native Hoosier David Letterman to stand up to Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) by running for office in the state.
“What I want to know is, what can I do now to make the governor feel uncomfortable?” Letterman, a critic of state’s divisive Religious Freedom Restoration Act, asked during “Late Show with David Letterman.”
“As a matter of fact, there’s an open seat there,” Franken responded quickly, noting that incumbent Sen. Dan Coats (R-IN) won’t run for re-election in 2016.
Letterman has announced he will leave “Late Show” later this year and hand it off to comedian Stephen Colbert.
Franken continued: “Look, when young people come to me and say, ‘How do you become a United States senator?’ I say, ‘Well, do about 35, 40 years of comedy and then run for the Senate.’ You know, it’s worked every time.”
“I think you should run,” Franken told Letterman to applause.
Watch below, via “Late Show”:
h/t Salon
