Seth Meyers has had it with Republicans defending former President Donald Trump.
The “Late Night time” host took intention at Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) on Monday after the conservative lawmaker paraded out a sequence of lame excuses on CNN about Trump’s assault on Senate Minority Chief Mitch McConnell and his spouse, Elaine Chao.
Trump appeared to threaten McConnell for supporting Democratic-sponsored laws, saying in a Fact Social submit that “he has a DEATH WISH.” Trump then tacked on a racist jab at Chao, noting that McConnell “should instantly search assist and recommendation from his China loving spouse, Coco Chow!”
When requested about it on CNN, Scott stated: “I believe the president is saying, is, you recognize, there’s been some huge cash spent during the last two years. We’ve acquired to ensure we don’t preserve caving to Democrats.”
“As you recognize, you recognize, the president likes to present individuals nicknames,” Scott added.
Meyers was disgusted with the senator’s spin.
“I believe essentially the most insulting a part of these interviews is at all times once they attempt to clarify away one thing that was very clearly a deranged outburst from Trump as if it was one thing, a classy tackle politics,” Meyers stated.
Imitating Scott, he continued: “What I believe the president was saying is that we’ve got to encourage individuals to eat extra, which is able to in flip drive up provide, thus boosting the economic system. ‘Senator, he tweeted: Eat my nuts.’”
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