“To claim that I’m not here, I don’t exist, I’m not human, that’s absolute ignorance,” Othman told the Free Press.
During a recent episode of the Late Show, host Stephen Colbert accused Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon of making up a parent who was concerned over the inclusion of books containing "pornographic materials" in school libraries.
"Dixon's not the only one worried about this issue. So is this guy she totally made up," Colbert told his viewers, according to Fox News.
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View on RumbleIn a clip played by Colbert, Dixon was heard saying, "I had a gentleman come up to me just a few nights ago, and he said, ‘I found content in my school library describing how to have sex to my son.’"
"Okay, fine, ‘that happened,’" Colbert commented, making air quotes with his hands.
A new report from the Detroit Free Press revealed that this man is in fact real, and his name is Khalil Othman.
"A Dearborn resident whose existence was doubted by comedian Stephen Colbert during a monologue last week has a message for the CBS late-night host: I am real and so is my switch to the Republican Party," wrote Niraj Warikoo for the Free Press.
"To claim that I'm not here, I don't exist, I'm not human, that's absolute ignorance," Othman told the Free Press. "If this person did his due diligence and start researching or has his team do a little bit of research of who's this person who attended Dixon's rally, they will be able to find my name right away easy on social media. Just Google it."
41-year-old Othman is a father of five, and a former Dearborn city council candidate.
In a Sunday evening campaign event, Dixon slammed Colbert’s comments, telling the crowd. "That's what he said, this story never happened. That's where the Democrats are right now. You don't exist, your stories are not important."
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