GOP Says Trump Was Joking About China as Damning Ukraine Texts Emerge: A Closer Look

[@benwasserman8223]

They can’t even defend Trump so the GOP can only do the “he’s kidding” card. That’s pathetic

[@IAmJustR]

Rt! Even if it were true, when did that become acceptable Presidential behavior?? Tell us another one 🙄

[@tamhuy10]

but... should the President be joking about such things on camera ? (just playing the devil's advocate and imagining he was kidding)

[@thundafromdownunda8340]

Exactly! And even if it was true, he's the PRESIDENT, he's not there to make jokes!

[@thatguywhowearsblack]

Well, Kathy Griffin is off the hook, so is Snoop Dogg, Johnny Depp, etc.

[@Herman47]

It truly is.

[@markconnors4554]

CONGRESS - “IF YOU’RE LISTENING” - Find your damn spine and start upholding your Oath Of Office already!!!

[@SweatpantsPG]

Im sure Congress as a whole is reading KZbin comments.

[@WaitingForRuca]

@@SweatpantsPG lol

[@keithskoglund10]

Mark Connors their oath of office is to reflect the American people. Don’t cry like a kid when you don’t get your way.

[@acw2582]

Keith Skoglund well, more Americans voted for Hillary instead of Trump so.....

[@c.9231]

Keith Skoglund - If by "get your way" you mean expect people to behave ethically and follow the law, then yeah. The American people sure as hell are going to call him out on his criminal behaviour and they will reprimand those who allow it for political reasons. Its treasonous to put a particular political party above the well being of the country.

[@FRIENDHORATIO1]

“I was joking “ isn’t a legitimate defense.

[@8undre339]

That would be no conviction to any crimes!

[@DD-tc7ft]

Imagine joking, “I have a bomb on the plane”

[@priscillajimenez27]

I'm robbing this bank. Psych Calling 911...JK Bomb on plane! Made ya look I will kill you! Nah

[@Peepers2]

FRIENDHORATIO1 Trumps 3 favorite words, when he “misspeaks”and gets caught😁

[@EclecticFruit]

"Hey sexy" "Hi, what's your name, I'm calling HR." "What? Come on I was kidding."

[@Itcouldbebunnies]

"My phonecall with the President of Ukraine was *PERFECT!!!* Also: Rick Perry made me do it, Mike Pence did the same thing, the dog ate my homework, I know you are but what am I, Obama's birth certificate, Hillary's emails, deep state, nuh-uh, and Adam Schitt is a doody face. *SO THERE!!!!* 👶

[@samrakhan9525]

😂

[@DonnaMarie113]

Not to be critical, but why do you have to drag homework-eating dogs into this discussion?

[@catdog605]

Too funny.

[@paidicampbell1972]

@@DonnaMarie113 Shhhsh it's for tomorrows news :) - At some point I'm waiting for this defense lol

[@tamhuy10]

@@DonnaMarie113 yeah, the dog ate the complete transcrpts would have been more relevent

[@errgag3580]

🎶 If you like subpoena colluder, and getting caught in Ukraine,... and you deny the wrong-doing, but you only have half a brain... If you like making calls at midnight...To rogue heads of state,... And you're not fond of prison.....Come with me and Escape. "Yes, I like Subpoena Colluder, and getting caught in Ukraine....I'm not much into prison food, I'm into frau-du-lent campaigns! ... Come to the airport at tomorrow noon, and cut through all this red tape....Get in my trunk now, Comrade, where we'll plan your escape!"

[@fabrisseterbrugghe8567]

Love it!

[@m.e.1297]

Err gag Very well done! Great song with great lyrics!

[@Warrior2135]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@PiscesSista]

Sooo good! 😂👊

[@wleach51]

Brilliant

[@ifartmagic]

"No quid pro quo" is the most flagrant gaslighting I've seen in a while.

[@shirleyknox5248]

I don't think this is going to catch on at his Rally's doesn't roll off the tongue like no collusion

[@denzelelysium]

Just you wait. The bullshit lies are only going to increase. he will try to normalize this just like all his insane bullshit crimes.

[@susannovak8263]

It’s lying - flat out lying. I kind of wish people would stop using the word “gaslighting“. Call a lie what it is - a lie!

[@nicole4352]

@@susannovak8263 I do wish people would stop using gaslighting in reference to political figures. Gaslighting is an abuse tactic that relies on the victim's inability to prove what happened even to themselves. It's designed to keep the victim under the abuser's thumb by making it so they don't even believe themselves. It just straight up isn't possible for a politician to gaslight anyone if the exchange was recorded.

[@mrmres]

You believe Adam Schiff? ADAM SCHIFF? Hahahahaha. The KING of gaslighting.

[@readingturtle9036]

"It was a joke" is the number one defense my students give when they get caught bullying another student.

[@StormCrownSr]

Can confirm. Although most teachers in my old school just encouraged it.

[@wombatkins]

Gotta start that gaslighting early

[@pbrucpaul]

@@StormCrownSr Yeah, that was back then when teacher's would shrug and say "Get 'em after school, what the Fuss?"

[@jetetarro]

Reading Turtle lmao 😂 that’s so true. I can remember the kids who bullied me saying the same thing.

[@couragekarnga8735]

And yet, I'm sure even they would make better leaders.

[@steventatlock5443]

Oh cool, so when the FBI shows up at my house because I threatened to assassinate the president, I'll just tell them it was a joke that I knew it would bother Trump and then we'll all laugh. Good times.

[@nartouzumaki8232]

better not try this at home

[@sterlinggilbert3863]

So true so true

[@III-zy5jf]

Excellent, that’s a really good one.

[@duff3879kazak]

Man!! The whole government is like a comedy sitcom!!!! Put some audience laugh and its golden😁

[@BewareOfTheKraut]

Do it!

[@kmm9683]

"I don't know what the president was thinking." Neither does he.

[@liquid79]

Wait.. HE THINKS?

[@ashleysmith1276]

@@liquid79 🤤🤤🤤🤤

[@SSubversive]

He thunk

[@charlesjurgus]

He just kind of spastically filters the last line of coke he snorted through the twittering part of his brain.

[@charlesjurgus]

If they really wanted to get him... they would just track down where he gets his drugs... The Secret Service really needs to step-up and take one for the team... I know they've got some sense of where they come from.

[@Rye-Ann]

“It was a perfect call. I didn’t do anything.” “He said it, but was joking.” “He did it but only because Rick told him to.” Christ. Republicans, pick a lane and stay there!

[@bengal4047]

The clown car is swerving wildly all over the road as they try to shove each other out the doors and under the wheels

[@Gottenhimfella]

Funny how the orange snowflake got his man-tits in tangle when Schiff carried out an obvious parody of Trump's call to Ukraine. The GOP (including the muscular wing, aka Fox) climbed out of the warmth and safety of the fundamental presidential orifice (not the oval one) just long enough to bleat for his resignation. And yet, when Trump calls, in what is indistinguishable from deadly seriousness, for China to do the same, the GOP try to pass it off as humour.

[@chezmoi42]

@@Gottenhimfella I think you mean Schiff, but yes, that's the scenario.

[@Gottenhimfella]

@@chezmoi42 Thanks for catching that, I owe you. _(edited my post)_

[@chezmoi42]

@@Gottenhimfella No charge for the first one. 😉

[@princessaria]

A Narcissist's Prayer That didn't happen. And if it did, it wasn't that bad. And if it was, that's not a big deal. And if it is, that's not my fault. And if it was, I didn't mean it. * And if I did... You deserved it. *this is the step that the republicans are currently on

[@UltraK420]

That is exactly the type of person I avoid at all costs.

[@alasdairpaterson3439]

@John3:16 Pitbull Seconded!

[@jackiefreeborn2563]

Unnervingly accurate

[@jimwalker2997]

Great comment.

[@jimwalker2997]

@BVE we all do. Very well I may add 😉

[@freedomfighter2911]

Possibly Seth’s best show yet. So much material, so little time.

[@chloekey8043]

He’s always the best commentary

[@denisefallin8042]

I had pleasure of attending his rehearsal yesterday for his monologue. There was sooooo much material they didn't have time to use. Soooo cool!!

[@mrmres]

freedom fighter Who said this on Monday;"I don't know if I received bad info, but I think that I suspected there was much more than there actually was. I AM RELIEVED THAT IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY WITH THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT OVER OUR ELECTION" Answer: John Brennan HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA John Brennan is feeling the heat. The executioner is at the door. He will drag everyone down with him, including Obama. Clapper has already thrown that lying pos under the bus. "Obama was the one who wanted to use the surveillance tech on the Trump campaign". KICK ROCK, snowflakes. This is going to be really hard for you to handle without Xanax. We, the normal patriots, will enjoy watching your misery. Scream at the sky, o lunatics. Scream for Obama to save you! He will flee the country and deny that he committed treason. In his Bullwinkle voice;"How can I be guilty of treason? I wasn't even born in America. I have hidden my birth certificate from the public just in case this day ever came. I was born in Kenya!" HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. It has begun. Get your safe space ready. Get your Xanax. Do it. NOW!

[@grahamwalker1646]

@@mrmres I believe you have sight problems.i.e that is you are blind or else you just refuse to acknowledge what you saw. There are none so blind as he/she who will not see.

[@typerexc]

I would LOVE for a reporter to ask him, "Sir, what does 'Quid Pro Quo' mean?"

[@molsongrrrl]

People have told me ... Many people have told me that it means perfect phone call.

[@depressionbeard9882]

Type R "next to me we have the president of Finland. ASK HIM A QUESTION!!"

[@c.a.t.732]

@alyisdead "Ask the president of Finland that question!"

[@Itcouldbebunnies]

@@depressionbeard9882 I wish the reporter had asked the President of Finland a question about forest raking.

[@deborahv.3402]

After all that he certainly knows it by now

[@erikmuskett5313]

How can our senators say “ he’s just kidding”? Despicable... the two party system is broken .

[@patj5330]

Erik Muskett no,only one party is broken

[@morningmorgan6341]

Ehhh both parties suck, that’s why I’m all for Bernie

[@Fralexion]

Both parties may suck to some degree, but I'd argue only one of them is broken beyond repair.

[@LoneStarr1979]

As a european, I would argue: a (factual) two-party-system more or less is broken by definition. I do not want to say that you automatically get a good working government by having more partys. But if you do not like one party for a specfic reason, you should be left with more than one option. A vote should more reflect with wich party you agree the most, not wich party you hate.

[@IMSiegfried]

@@LoneStarr1979 Absolutely. At this point one isn't much better than the other. Picking the lessor of two evils sucks.

[@hks2377]

“I just turned my bat into a lawyer... Not all the way, but close.” 😂

[@bfg3890]

"It was a perfect call" "I didn't even want to make the call it was Perrys fault" America how much further can you fall?

[@ranedae]

I'm so ashamed of my country.

[@davidm5707]

"Hold my Diet Coke!" trump

[@fjalics]

Well, it's worse than Nixon.

[@umair621990]

@@ranedae there is so much hate in your country. Good people maybe like you need to step up and kill them with kindness and figure out why there is so much hate

[@jetsamperes5762]

The real joke about 'the perfect phone call' was how absolute child like that call was from both sides of the line. "Congrats on a great come from behind victory - no one gave you a change and you won bigly! " Thank you sir "I was talking about myself'" "You're a 1000 percent right! We want to drain the swamp too. We learned so much from you!"

[@shotjohnny]

"If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed......and we will deserve it" - Lindsey Graham's Tweet on 5/3/16 @2:03 PM.

[@rosepetitfrere6815]

shot Johnny Nostradumbass to the rescue

[@australien6611]

@@rosepetitfrere6815 think u got it wrong man..

[@rocketamadeus3730]

Spineless as Ted Cruz.

[@couragekarnga8735]

Well, looks like Nostradomus over here got it right.

[@mrswimmyboy]

Lindsey Graham's quote is provisional: pro·vi·sion·al Arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later.

[@1wolfdog1]

Vladimir Putin: "Donald my good friend and comrade" "What does the "J" stand for in your name"? Trump: "Genius".

[@claudiaazevedo53]

GREY Wolf 😂

[@KittySnicker]

LOL

[@ladonnabrock8613]

GREY Wolf Hahahahahaha!!!!!!

[@alricanderson3733]

I think you meant Jenius.

[@gentillygirl545]

JOCK STRAP

[@stephaniejames6672]

"Sure he robbed the bank in broad daylight and without a mask, but he was only kidding. Jeez. You press people are so easily incited to report crimes committed in broad daylight." Is this really the best defense?

[@jgilly3362]

All imma say is trump's going down and America with it

[@keithskoglund10]

Boo Hoo lmao more like dems are fucked. Trump 2020 is literally secured thanks to all of this.

[@ezra55595]

Their legal argument is basically “it was just a prank, bro!”

[@couragekarnga8735]

The only prank here is that this lunatic ever became president!

[@ezra55595]

Courage Karnga ah yes, a prank on the whole world. (Bernie please save us???)

[@touristguy87]

...boys will be boys...

[@gaslitmasses75]

"Pranks for nothing" ~ Last Man on Earth

[@rays937]

I won the president of the United States..... you got to be joking...

[@TieflingKumasi]

"There was no quid pro quo." "Trump was joking/not serious." Jesus, they really are sheep! When one of them baas, they all baa. Can't one of them have an original thought?

[@Jillians1025]

Lol. Oh Noo.. They must do whatever, or say whatever their beloved clown in Chief tells them to. It's insane.

[@TieflingKumasi]

Jillian Adele I’m not sure what’s worse. That they do that out of fear or if they legitimately think those things.

[@mrswimmyboy]

They will all retire when he leaves office. Lets hope its soon.

[@mahound9]

Same thing he and they said re: Russia if you're listening... And guess what they did? They got right on it. Question, why didn't he just go to them again. In a press scrum or something just turn to camera and say: "Hey Vladimir, can you hack the Bidens and send me anything I can use? Or just make some stuff up?" It would have resulted in the exact same thing as right now. There would be no difference at all.

[@mrswimmyboy]

@@mahound9 - Russia must have been thrilled to know America was withholding military aid to the Ukraine. What a gift from Trump to Daddy Vladdy. Why would he ask Russia after the whole Mueller investigation? That's a big difference.

[@rickc2102]

"Get your crime hand away from me!" 😂😂🤣

[@pattygioffre2366]

My favorite line 😂😂😂

[@MsLul123]

He’s afraid that it’s contagious 😱

[@curbmassa]

"I don't know where it's been".

[@joanbowden7634]

That hand might have the syph on it! 😂😂😂

[@c.9231]

Robert Garcia - yeah like when he said he plans to defraud the people

[@crovax1375]

When trump is impeached is Pelosi going to say, "you're fired!" afterwards?

[@samrakhan9525]

🤣

[@alainarchambault2331]

History, though this process has begun before, it was never finished. kzbin.info/www/bejne/npDUpYWemputoaM

[@crovax1375]

@Steve N and impeachment is done by Congress. So thanks for your input. It was very important for you to mention the Senate's roll in the process.

[@pietrojenkins6901]

Hillary is also chant saying "lock him up,lock him up"

[@travelenthusiast2755]

That would be EPIC LOL 😂

[@MosinShooter109]

"People can see through the glasses." Is probably my new favorite presidential quote. I'd bet money that the irony completely escapes him.

[@MRMICCEL]

So, Are we pulling troops out of Syria or is that another "JOKE" ?

[@kirpdeb]

A sick joke.

[@nartouzumaki8232]

pretty sure Putin and Assad are laughing Bigly Time

[@myriamickx7969]

Joking, just joking ! I'm only pulling out like 50 people !

[@couragekarnga8735]

Why would anyone want to ally with America when we have a troll for a president?

[@brittneybabeee4031]

I can’t believe this is America now.

[@xdevantx5870]

Now? This garbage started with Reagan.

[@Superman679]

@@xdevantx5870 I was going to write the same. After I wrote NO ! This is not America now. Because, America is a continent not a country

[@xdevantx5870]

@@Superman679 America is Two Continents. But we know what is meant when people say America...

[@myworms]

Didn’t drain the swamp, just added more creatures to it.

[@orderlycollector]

@Zeke Balboa North and South America

[@aminmian7291]

1:00 I wanted to add that soccer joke: he's like a soccer player that runs across the field with the ball in his hands and throws it into the net AND STILL MISSED.

[@LishaClose]

Fair enough lmao

[@mrswimmyboy]

...and the crowd cheers what they think was a goal.

[@jasoncarter1869]

"I didn't even want to make this call....but it was a perfect call.....but it wasn't my idea.....but I said nothing wrong..... but Rick pressured me to do it... but it wasn't a crime and I don't see anything wrong with it... Don't be rude...ask this guy from Finland a question!" -Trump

[@MkeKen67]

Standard Trump playbook in a nutshell.

[@lesleymarsters4273]

Appalling comment but are we surprised?

[@smiller2044]

Scary thing is people believe Trump will be reelected 😱

[@anthonymcmillian8785]

I have yet to see Such a definitive answer to one question until now! Wile E. Coyote says " superrr Genius" then gets himself killed!

[@jasoncarter1869]

@Logical Musicman In addition, I say that they should put laws in place that hold politicians accountable for the lies that they tell. Both parties and on all levels of government. Bogus election promises, misleading attack ads, and potentially dangerous rhetoric should all be illegal. EVERY SINGLE WORD that comes out of ANY POLITICIAN'S mouth should be viewed as a statement made under oath and lies should equal a perjury charge. Sounds fair to me.

[@TheFortressMaximus]

Ah, the old "just joking defense". In case you didn't know that's a get out of jail free card. Most judges don't want you to know after you commit a crime saying "I was just joking" makes it impossible to prosecute you for the crime.

[@molsongrrrl]

Easiest way to get out of a murder charge. 'I was joking!'

[@bugman2509]

Mike McTighe I was joking is the what s guy says after failing to convince his girlfriend to have a threesome with her sister.

[@sylviahaik6303]

As Trump would say, everybody knows that he was joking when he asked Zelenskiy to investigate Biden.

[@lilsammich8252]

Stab stab stab. JK

[@MexiSword]

Pretty sure that was the OJ defense. "What? No I never killed her I was just joking."

[@Tmanaz480]

There doesn't have to be a quid pro quo. The crime is in the asking.

[@adamf663]

No problem. He did the extortion, bribery, election meddling package.

[@845835]

Thanks for showing those text messages Rudy! - Kurt "I had to resign" Volker

[@kcmichelson4528]

Trump uses "Quid Pro Quo" like at 73 he just learned the newest slang. "Listen. I don't quid, pro, or quo. I don't pop, lock, and drop. I pro before I quid. I have the best quids. Mad quiddin'. I got quos in different area codes. You're either caught cripin' or caught slippin'."

[@smiller2044]

Spot on 😆

[@gaiusjuliuspleaser]

Word.

[@J-BKing]

*dies on the inside* 😅

[@lemonleen]

It's the new "no collusion."

[@skbwolverine]

😂😭

[@Scotts2Sense]

Joking about China??? Do we not remember "Russia, if you're listening..."

[@vidyasonavane9602]

scott david .... sadly... we are just waiting and watching helplessly, how this inept conman and his so called “Christian” enablers going to destroy this country and the world.

[@babybirdhome]

Dan Givens I don't believe any nonsense. I believe evidence. And there is a metric crapton of evidence.

[@sarahmagoo]

Uhmmm didn't they say the same thing when he asked Russia for help with Hillary's e-mails?🤔🤔🤔

[@vanessawells6442]

"Lock him up." Not impeachment, not jail. Prison.

[@rachelel9087]

You mean "he was just joking"? Yes.

[@claudiaazevedo53]

It is! The only difference is, that this time he did it as President. So this time he is using the power of office and that is illegal.

[@hardyharr9377]

They have used the "he was joking" more than a few times. They usually say it when they can't possibly defend his bad behavior

[@xy6845]

Well yes they could've started impeachment inquiries by then. but i guess Washington politicians would've rather chosen to wait and see how much damage he would actually do before they would finally decide on whether he's a good guy or not. (He's not!)

[@SpaceForceCommander]

It’s a joke! = It’s locker-room talk! Grand Wizard Trump: “Quid, Pro, Quo.”

[@Chas-OTE]

Well to be fair, everything Trump says is a joke.

[@heatherbleu5370]

@space-cadet David 'Spanky Bonespurs' Dennison : your avatar is brilliant!:)

[@couragekarnga8735]

Why does he always sound like he's trying to hypnotize us?

[@jayyyzeee6409]

@@couragekarnga8735 "The Force can have a strong influence on the weak-minded."

[@heatherbleu5370]

@@jayyyzeee6409 Haaaa:) @Courage Karnga I don't know girl, but don't start clucking like a chicken! ~Always good to run into ya here, tc💙

[@jerminator356]

Thank you Seth, I don't think I could get through this sh*t show without you!!!!

[@typerexc]

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me 12,000 times, you can tell who I voted for.

[@couragekarnga8735]

My uncle seems to believe that Trump is the best choice for America. I've since disowned him.

[@kathywilkins5546]

That would make a GREAT bumpersticker!

[@mikebronicki6978]

@@couragekarnga8735 as you should. Thank you.

[@todd-617]

@@TRoll-vv9kq Poor triggered little tRumpflake

[@electricalgenius6675]

@FirstName Last they already used that line. Now it's "You can fool some of the people all the time, and that's our demographic"

[@elvinn9434]

Get your crime hand from me!!!😂😂😂. Seth, your delivery is always on point 👍👍

[@RubbrChickn]

There is a 3rd whistleblower, about his taxes

[@xcofcd]

Well I yhink by now we pretty much know what's in his tax returns and why he hides them. Same with his school grades and so on...

[@typerexc]

Officer pulls me over for speeding: "Sir, you were going 75 miles per hour in a school zone." Me: "Oh, yes, but I was just joking." Officer: "I see. Well, have a nice day, then."

[@samrakhan9525]

🤣

[@Noworries-w5c]

Too funny. 😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@jayyyzeee6409]

Apparently Trump forgets he wasn't hired to tell jokes.

[@bengal4047]

*runs over 3 first-graders on the way out*

[@gur262]

50miles to fast while drinking vodka, are you kidding me? Yes.

[@windmillcancersurvivorwind6746]

Who let Rudy out of his coffin ⚰️

[@serendipity5838]

🤣🤣

[@ZobethC]

It’s Halloween, Ghouliani always comes out when the Spirit Stores open! 🎃 👻 🧛‍♂️

[@Wolfboss7]

Well, Trump has the keys...and he keeps Eric and Baron locked in the basement with the coffin until he needs them.

[@lornacallwood4556]

His second wife.

[@flowerdoyle3749]

For a second I thought the coffin emoji was a cockroach.....

[@kicks7587]

Trump is now consulting his lawyer Shaggy, his new defense: "It wasn't me"

[@killasmilez2957]

Lol please leave shaggy out of this 🇯🇲😂

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

Dude, even in there's late show with james corden, shaggy do the "it wasn't me" trump's edition😂 I am SERIOUS. look it up!

[@killasmilez2957]

Nurlinda F Sihotang oh yea i saw it..hilarious

[@KingOfMadCows]

Reporter's question to Republicans two weeks from now: "Do you think Trump was being serious when he told the military to put secret caches of wildfire under Washington DC?"

[@AG-6969]

Props for GOT reference LoL

[@onrubywings]

But remember - the president mustn't know

[@johnmeeder3038]

Nothing will happen. Trump bought the judges

[@Gottenhimfella]

@@johnmeeder3038 Indeed: America now has the best judges dirty money can buy.

[@themachine8009]

It is a Soviet tactic. Bring out so many conspiracy theories that u drive a large group of people into cognitive overload. Next step, u say: “There’s so much “information” out there, that it is impossible to know what is true and what is not”. Result: you have effectively not only rebuked your own false stories, but also as a byproduct also sown doubt about actual facts as well.

[@SweatpantsPG]

Classic Michael Scott move if you ask me. I still dont know for sure if theres a smaller man inside kevin controlling him or if andy is gay.

[@donutchan8114]

It's easier to tell whether the dollar is real by knowing what the real one looks like than knowing every way it can be counterfeited. In other words, people who eat this crap up are idiots and I hate it.

[@johnthepotato6632]

Can you give me a link to an example of when the Soviets did this?

[@number890315435100]

@@johnthepotato6632 It's called firehose of falsehood. Here there is a page about it on wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firehose_of_falsehood

[@stampandscrap7494]

I thought it was invented by the tobacco industry

[@stephenbrady4352]

Quid pro quo: "I'll do something for you if you do something for me." It literally means "This For That".

[@nhungngo6798]

" a best joke" from Vadimir PuT....

[@mrswimmyboy]

And that is what Trump did. "You investigate Biden and make the results public, and I will consider reinstating the military aid I withheld. The military aid you depend on for your survival." It doesn't have to even be specific. An implied threat is all that is necessary.

[@uberquellen]

The narcissistic man child never says/tweets anything that needs interpreted. What he says is what he means. There is no other explanation/twist/spin needed. They need to stop being his armchair interpreter.

[@safetybeachlife]

Rich Olson yeah. If it comes into his head , it comes out his mouth a microsecond later.

[@coyotesong]

They can't stop. They're spineless and mindless. A killer combination. Long live the GOP!

[@LanokirX]

So they use "just a prank bro!" as defense, wtf is this for a joke?

[@junkboxxxxxx]

Remember "locker room talk" about raping women?

[@georgeb.wolffsohn30]

So next time a cop stops you just try that excuse. See if he laughs 😲

[@jaybee8862]

@@junkboxxxxxx still cant believe he got elected after saying that... plus he had like over 20 molestation allegations

[@jgilly3362]

That's what trump wants u to think to get out of a hell hole he's dug along with many other of his colleagues lol I can't wait to see trump fall

[@naturelovingguypeoplenotso3039]

No. This is the scary reality of living with a National cult, that is so delusional.

[@ericclarkson2252]

"I would like you to do us a favor though". The last word should never be omitted. And you don't need quid pro quo. Asking alone is illegal.

[@Gottenhimfella]

Indeed. One Republican lawmaker being interviewed accidentally made that point, when he asserted that the interviewer had inserted a word which was not in the transcript (which he clearly had not yet read) IOW he could not believe Trump would have said something so revealing, and so self-incriminating.

[@whobitmyname]

11:56 "People can see through the glasses." That's right, Donny. Glasses are those things that you can see through. Good boy, have a McNugget.

[@markchip1]

"People can see through the glasses..." - yeah Donny, that's how glasses work!

[@nartouzumaki8232]

hahahahaha ... he is sooo stupid hahahahaha

[@kevinpotts123]

The GOP has official become the rude ass dude that claims "it's just a prank bro".

[@elbarjones4812]

Just like our newest Supreme Court Rapist,er Justice

[@Newfiecat]

They've always been that rude-ass dude...

Yes let's not forget those violent Democrats in Minneapolis last night

[@kevinpotts123]

@ did the mean Democrats hurt your feelings? Show us on this doll where the Democrats hurt you.

[@adamf663]

Never has stupidity been so nasty or nastiness so stupid.

[@jessicalee333]

"It was a perfect phone call, there was nothing illegal about it, but I was just joking, also Rick Perry made me do it."

[@davidalexander3320]

If he was "kidding" then Chapelle was right. The saturday after the election he said something to the effect of "we just elected an internet troll president" on SNL

[@wisetrollman]

Internet trolls are smarter.

[@astucieusefille4150]

wisetrollman 😂 touché.

[@SweatpantsPG]

By "we" you mean the electoral college right? Let's not forget he didnt come close to winning the vote

[@tarrynlea]

Marco Rubio is like Pinocchio, except it's his ears that grow...

[@msimpson9455]

His ears are disturbing, to say the least.

[@cisco8650]

Or he just shrinks every time he lies. The little Marco nickname makes sense when thought this way.

[@rescueumbrella]

But when HE'S investigated: "It's a Witch hunt!"

[@keithskoglund10]

Josie Marrero yeah cuz it’s an investigation with no real data and all of the “facts” the left has have been proven false. So continually investigating on no merit is a witch hunt. What ever happened to your Russia collusion investigation??? LOL

[@keithskoglund10]

Brianna Jones uhh you mean the actual conversation that transpired between trump and Ukraine. Not someone’s opinion of it.

[@TroIIingThemSoftly]

@Keith Skoglund GTFO trollski.

[@bobstarr]

keith, if a guy goes to court and get's out of a speeding ticket because the officer spelled his name wrong, does that mean he is innocent of speeding? trump is guilty of obstruction of justice by what i heard him say with my own ears. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqa9lGiIgM95opY wake up and/or stop lying because you are not fooling anyone -with a brain-

[@mandero88NAFO]

@@keithskoglund10 no merit? HAHA.

[@mcnudde]

The 5yr old's defensece: "Ma, I was only joking!"

[@grayscribe1342]

"Did you really think he was serious when he declared war on ?" "Well, thought so, because they attacked US soldiers and interned US citizens after him saying it."

[@knowpassword]

It TRULY is a miracle we haven’t blown ourselves up yet..

[@bengal4047]

Please don't jinx it

[@mrrodriguez2947]

I wake every day thinking that exact thought 😂

[@keithskoglund10]

It’s a miracle you have a brain and think this way LOL

[@mrrodriguez2947]

Humanity is the most destructive force on this planet...it is genuinely astounding we haven't nuked the entire world over petty bickering and egos🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ I do think one day a world leader is going to think it would be his divine purpose to send us all to eternity though😶

[@themarbleking]

It truly is a miracle America hasn’t blown up the free world yet! ...Or all shot each other!

[@tonystark341]

Get your crime hand away from me ! 😂

[@christopherrichardson6092]

"quid pro quo" means "a favor" ... so ... "do us a favor..." = "quid pro quo" ... DONE. :) BOOM.

[@babybirdhome]

Christopher Richardson It literally translates to, "this for that". You give us this, we give you that. Or precisely what happened in the phone call transcript.

[@KyleAckerProductions]

Republicans sync up on messaging like a damn iTunes library does with an iPhone

[@ADVJames]

"I just turned my bat into a lawyer...not all the way but close" HA HA HA HA HA

[@abc_12333]

Rudy does look like that 50's character "Bat Boy"

[@michaellovegrove9467]

“People can see through the glasses!” Ah... yeah... that’s kinda what they’re for.

[@monmon1798]

😂😂😂😂 I needed this.

[@thisisfyne]

Yeah you can really tell he's a genius here.....

[@Fralexion]

No no, if he was _really_ smart the glasses would always catch the light in just the right way to make them a completely opaque white.

[@rstrajt9220]

I get smarter every time I wear my glasses. True story.

[@monmon1798]

Robin Strajt me too.

[@OhGeeGanksta]

Right! Because if I'm not saying "I'm robbing you" when I'm holding a gun to your head, it's not robbery. Duh!

[@tonymccraw3853]

The GOP's new position, " he's just trolling you."

[@conniehoughtaling3228]

"I just turned my bat into a lawyer, well not all the way" LOL

[@fabrisseterbrugghe8567]

Wow! I'm pretty sure Rick Perry didn't see that train coming to run him over.

[@rosepetitfrere6815]

Fabrisse ter Brugghe Hope it hurted!!!!

[@rhondah1587]

I think he did because he announced late last week that he was resigning as Secretary of Energy. Another one bites the dust. How many is that now? I've lost count.

[@coreystewart8322]

Rick Perry isn't a big enough name, he should try to place the blame at the feet of some real heavy hitters like Kim Jong Un, Syrian President Assad, Brazilian President Bolsonaro or Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. Just keep dropping names until something sticks.

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

"It was the one armed man!" - Donald Trump, after getting dimed out by Rick Perry

[@JohnBonini]

"You switched the samples!"

[@nylhsaashlyn2202]

The term “quid pro quo” will forever be intolerable after this “presidency.”

[@bionicbezerker1304]

This guy is throwing EVERYONE under the bus.

[@kaylinsmith6921]

I can only hope that if he gets booted, everyone he mentions also gets investigated and booted. I hope he implicates everyone.

[@lilsammich8252]

Gonna need a miles long train before Trump is done. Or a whole lot of buses.

[@georgeb.wolffsohn30]

That's the only question widdle donnie asks a prospective aid, agency head, bootlicker : " will you dive under the bus for me ?"

[@couragekarnga8735]

That's all right. That way there won't be anyone to help him when someone else takes over the driver's seat.

[@dafttool]

*Country over Party. Country over Cult.* 🇺🇸 *NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW* 🗽

[@asideofaioli4630]

How will we explain 2019 to the children?

[@grumpySafa]

Slowly :-)

[@anthonymcmillian8785]

Even though a picture is worth a thousand words, using videos will still make look like a 2019 comedy!

[@Endlessvoidsutidos]

Im going with Solar flares

[@himhim6135]

With many excuses

[@OzvenomDnD]

I'm hoping we can just put "My B" over it and move on

[@thetruth6148]

Seth,you are the funniest smart person that I know....you have me in stitches...🤣🤣😂

[@MichaelWolf940]

Republicans - we’re a nation of laws!!! Americans - you guys keep breaking them 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@ginaplopper-norton8839]

"it was just a joke" oh thank goodness. i thought he was being serious with this whole being president thing....

[@brainflash1]

Funny, I can remember the GOP saying the same thing when Trump announced his campaign.

[@bailodescalza]

Nope! POTUS was NOT joking, cuz he repeat it on Twitter and in his latest Chopper Press Conference when he said "it wasn't political"

[@verilyheld]

When you keep having to say someone was joking, eventually people stop believing.

[@eunicekalu8965]

It's Time For A Closer Look!!!!!! Really needed this laugh today!!:D :D :D :D :D. Thank you Seth and Late Night Staff writers!!!! You guys are amazing !!!! :D :D :D

[@defenestratefalsehoods]

He was joking when he told Russia to find Hillary email and they did. His words has actions behind them. It's not a joke when a foreign enemy carry it out

[@tangobango9653]

Trump’s election was ‘a joke’ too...America was only kidding.

[@Werevampiwolf]

To be fair, most of us voted against him

[@tangobango9653]

Werevampiwolf True!

[@NoctumusTV]

Phew ... thank God! But don't ever scare me like that again! The idea of Donald Trump as president is not something you should joke about.

[@lisalisa1435]

@@tangobango9653 popular vote supported as much!

[@tangobango9653]

Dan Givens Ha. Not a Lib. Not still crying. But a saying about you TrumPTARDS & the 2016 Election comes to mind....’It’s easier to Fool someone than to convince them that they have been Fooled’ - Mark Twain.

[@ronque23]

Hey, We’re colluding And this is crazy But we’re conspirators So call me maybe!

[@sarabeth9877]

Rich Winder needs to read this.

[@idong4329]

We're co-conspiring So call me maybe

[@lorenzoteague8445]

😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@OldRaver]

‘There was NO quid pro quo’ is going to be his ‘I did NOT have sexual relations with that woman’ 😂😂😂

[@Khronogi]

The fun thing is it doesn't matter if there even was. Its straight illegal to ask a foreign entity for political help.

[@Tedd755]

"My great and powerful wisdom" --Dementia-in-chief

[@charlespeakjr2168]

Wasn't this done in The Wizard of Oz 80 years ago?

[@rescueumbrella]

Sure, "just kidding." He's only used that excuse how many times?

[@smackdowner]

That's the only excuse republicans use when they try to cover up their bullshit

[@nadinezachary9436]

He sounded damn serious to me.

[@shinashiz9836]

Isn't that what they said about Trump asking Russia to hack Hillary's emails...

[@rescueumbrella]

@@shinashiz9836 who said it? Who are "they?" About what? Sorry, this isn't clear.

[@shinashiz9836]

@@rescueumbrella lololol A joke right?

[@dillhole4603]

I'm just gonna go ahead and give this a thumbs up before I even watch it. SETH IS A BADASS!

[@serendipity5838]

Me too... I always do

[@feliciaflores4680]

@Dill Hole.. I was thinking the same thing, trump was butt hurt when turkey ended up buying s400's from russia instead of our jets. Some deal maker, this guy.. ✌

[@dillhole4603]

@@feliciaflores4680, yeah, a real artist. I think he made a movie about it or something. I doubt anyone watched it.

[@juniorg82]

That photo of Boris Johnson and Trump, the Dumb and Dumber of politics!

[@winesap2]

You gotta love how all the Republiturds have to same talking points at the same time. They all said the same different thing last week and now they are saying something new, but all saying the same thing different from last week. It's like someone sends them all a text to let them know what lies they are supposed to tell to try to cover up Trump's crimes now.

[@chloekey8043]

They do. After the whistleblower first came out, the White House accidentally sent the talking points to the Dems. Then emailed asking for them back🤪

[@winesap2]

@@chloekey8043 right, I forgot about that. Good thing they care about the truth and draining the swamp by covering up Trump's corruption and lying as much as they can, trying out different lies to see which ones might work the best or muddy the waters the most. I'm sure Trump cult members don't notice it.

[@beckross5186]

The sign on top of Rubio should read “Small Testicles”

[@w1tchmom]

More like NO testicles!

[@larrydaniels6532]

Maybe; For Rent.

[@censusgary]

“The way he says it makes it obvious he has no idea what ‘quid pro quo’ means.” Absolutely.

[@sportsallday5449]

Seth Meyers Knocks it out the park every time...

[@paganbeer8265]

Next the GOP will bring out the "it was all just a dream" defense.

[@georgeb.wolffsohn30]

It is. And it's a BAD one. I hope America wakes up soon.

[@bengal4047]

There was a morning back in I think it was 2017, where I woke up and legit thought for a few minutes that the past 2 years had been some really twisted bizarro dream. It was a wonderful feeling; I couldn't wait to tell my friends about all the nonsense I'd seen so we could laugh at how stupid and improbable it all was. Then after a few minutes, I remembered that it was all real :(

[@phoenixliv]

All this “noQPQ” and Mulvaney comes out like “Of course it was QPQ We do it all the time!”

[@KingofHearts]

Omg 1:47. Pence has adapted Trumps “I’m lying right to your face” hand gestures.

[@sunflashfuturesailor]

Ugh you’re right and it makes him even more nauseating.

[@johnchessant3012]

Great, can someone transform Giuliani into a water goblet now? The spell is "Vera verto"; I'd do it myself if I hadn't unfortunately had my wand confiscated for "inappropriate charms on a goat".

[@rosepetitfrere6815]

John Chessant 😂

[@mrrodriguez2947]

😂😂

[@sybillestahl8646]

John Chessant Aberforth!

[@SmugSuspenders]

"People can see through the glasses" - epic x'P

[@pushinkeys]

trump’s actually trying to use the “ I didn’t know I couldn’t do that” excuse...

[@Swampert384]

Which raises another question: how, after more than two years in office, could he not know the rules?!

[@vickymc9695]

@@Swampert384 dementia?!

[@akaimizu1]

ForrestTheBoar he can’t. He actually got caught for doing basically the same kind of thing while he was running for office. The Republicans let him get off because he was “new” and didn’t understand the rules yet. However, that doesn’t fly when you’ve already taken office and have already gotten your warning.

[@couragekarnga8735]

Ignorance of the law is not a defense.

[@hollycampbell4103]

ok I just want to point out the really nice fake eyelashes Lindsey Graham is wearing in the old video.

[@bismuthcrystal9658]

"But mooooooom, it's not my faaaauuuult, Ricky dared me to do it!"

[@toussaintchivars9005]

A judge: So why did you make that statement? Man baby: Obama, uh, Hillary, uh the Deep State@ The judge: What??? The Defense: He was just joking your honor! The jury: WTF??? The prosecution: 🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍👍🤣🤣🤣🤣