Trump Hangs Up on NPR After Being Fact-Checked on Election Lies: A Closer Look

[@Naterkix]

I'm glad somebody in the media didn't go along with Trump's BS in an interview.

[@RuerlKhan]

NPR is generally the most solid information source in the US I find. It's information rather than entertainment.

[@fritzhaselnuss7852]

maybe if he would ve been pressured like this from the very start (5 years ago) we wouldnt be where we are right now. I always felt he was given an easy time because of his age and/or position

[@ktburger659]

love npr!

[@Helvetica_Scenario]

@@fritzhaselnuss7852 He was allowed to lie, because news outlets wanted entertainment, so they let him ramble. They knew that if they pushed back, he would skip out and they'd lose their access to him. They did everyone a disservice in exchange for ratings. Trump's nonsense should have been smothered out like a fire. Everyone should have harshly shut him down, condemning every word out of his mouth in the process, giving him no platforms to spread his filth.

[@edene.4870]

@@Helvetica_Scenario That's the story of his life. People let him get away with things because it was useful for them to do so at the moment. He was never really taken seriously, because everyone knew him to be joke casting by through his daddy's money the way trust fund babies always do. Except we've reached a point in time where people you can't take seriously somehow reach high offices with the power to screw up your life. He's basically the answer to the question, "Oh, let him be, let's indulge him this once, what's it gonna hurt?"

[@susancalvert8207]

NPR you rock. You put a sock in the pie hole of lies. Well done. I have been listening to Steve for good long while.

[@dolores2716]

And Steve did without any anger. I know dump supporters won't listen to this, but if they did, I don't see how they could find fault with the interviewer.

[@conservativestrawman9837]

@@dolores2716 they'd probably just start panic eating at a Cracker Barrel.

[@nickwallette6201]

When I first started listening to NPR, I had someone tell me he can't stand listening to it because every time he turns on the radio, NPR is "only playing from the left." (It was a stereo joke.) That caught me QUITE by surprise, because they seemed so staunchly fair and unemotional about the news. The commentary might have some opinion, but even that is reserved, and reflects more the natural societal lean toward progressivism than any sort of liberal political alignment. Heck, at least my local station (and I assume probably many or most or all of them) play news clips not only from domestic sources, but the BBC as well. How do you get any more unbiased than having news reports from those who don't actually have a dog in this fight at all? After years of hearing news, commentary, and even represented debate (e.g. Left, Right, and Center), the cable news channels are embarrassingly _not_ neutral, and tend to outright tell their viewers how to feel more often than just telling the story and letting people digest it however they will. I really wish more people would listen to NPR.

[@anthonynorton666]

Fingers in ears, "I'm not listening. I'm not listening."

[@pwatson5766]

@@dolores2716 Oh, they would find fault! I can hear it now...."He's a never trumper!" They don't understand the concept of "unbiased" reporting.

[@zmanjace1364]

Love how he was shut down by NPR. Wish they did this kind of thing more often.

[@HostileTakeover555]

Wish they weren’t so hyper-partisan

[@tim3172]

@@HostileTakeover555 Do you mean you wish they didn't live in reality?

[@JN-Bellicose]

@@HostileTakeover555 The interviewer never took sides. He only presented the facts as they are. What exactly was the problem with that?

[@m0rthaus]

@@HostileTakeover555 Find some example of them shilling for the DNC. I'll wait.

[@HostileTakeover555]

@@tim3172 - A lack of objectivity and an echo chamber isn’t good for ANYONE. That’s what NPR is. Minimal research shows how many of their woke talking points are wrong and not supported by facts and data. They should present science and facts regardless of which party it supports and they DON’T do that.

[@karibrinkman-sull7239]

Love Seth's NPR content (the volume issue, that they do "their little show" downstairs of the retired gentleman's house and the Ira bit) and that Steve Inskeep shut the twice impeached loser down on that interview. So many great things about this Closer Look.

[@pauljansen1137]

Trump just can't take it when people are being critical of him....his narcissism won't let him...

[@jiffah]

He is also a pathological liar so any confrontation with reality messes with his brain.

[@texaswunderkind]

He's been sheltered his whole life by an army of his rich daddy's bankers and lawyers, so he isn't used to being questioned about anything.

[@RE_CAN]

When a member of a government doesn’t want to get questioned or criticized about anything he doesn’t want to be a politician he wants to be a king. Literally donnie twice impeached here.

[@warpedjaffas1]

Notice how Trump said; "Rudy was too early. It was too early for fraud" Like all cults, there's always an excuse for why their fantasy doesn't eventuate.

[@gamepapa1211]

See kids, this is what happens when daddy gives you a paper route as a child and then you tell your driver to do them. (It's a reference to The Dollop episode for the Orange Baboon; look it up if you dare)

[@deltatango6793]

Seth, I love the show at home, at the studio, anywhere. They’re all great in their own way. But the “remote/quarantine/lockdown” shows will definitely always have a VERY special place in my heart because you have seriously helped me get through this very upsetting time. Thank you, thank you, thank you. 💙

[@renanmarques8704]

Same

[@doindaworst5824]

Yawp

[@lb5368]

Same here ❤

[@deannarobertson2871]

Yes.

[@renanmarques8704]

Although, for me, it was also nice to see Seth as upset, distraught, dazed and confused as I was. Schadenfreude I guess.

[@marcelofesposito]

Well done NPR!!

[@donnabravo399]

Steve Inskeep delivered a master class on how to interview a liar. Thank you, Seth, for including it!

[@EdricLysharae]

Ty NPR for being an island of truth and sanity in these crazy times.

[@themusicaljunkie37]

And sometimes they protect the status quo... so damn.. pissing off trump is really a super low bar

[@thethinking1]

@@themusicaljunkie37 Ya gotta start somewhere. Build on it. reinforce it...i got nothing but praise for this interview.

[@radagast1184]

Fact check: WRONG. NPR isn't an island of truth, it's actually an island of political bias.

[@MamaLeahRocksIt]

@@radagast1184 Sure. Okay. 👍🏻

[@sword-and-shield]

Hahaha...Thank God for the numbnut media mullets...they love em

[@Lilo-A]

“The number of ballots doesn’t mean anything.” Isn’t that , in fact, HOW you win an election? This is all suddenly starting to make sense. 🤔

[@waryaawariiri1812]

MAGA mathematic logic for you.

[@MarcF.Nielssen]

@@waryaawariiri1812 MAGAmatic?

[@lottasunshine1325]

As I said to a Trump loving neighbor, even if 1,000 fraudulent ballots were found in every state (which didn't happen) Trump lost by more than 7 million. He lost the popular vote in 2016 too. They just can't seem to grasp that fact.

[@skwrttj]

@@lottasunshine1325 ...Thet don’t WANT to understand. Willful ignorance!!!

[@trnharris]

@@skwrttj 💯

[@egocentral1]

I’m always so surprised by NPR hosts. Wow they have faces and everything!

[@catc8927]

I totally pictured a different face for Steve Inskeep! It really messed with me to see his unfamiliar actual face while hearing his very familiar voice.

[@Dbb27]

I know! Who knew?

[@thenaiam]

Right?! It's weird.

[@sea_triscuit7980]

I always thought they were talking jazz instruments...?

[@lynnhettrick7588]

Steve is close to how I pictured him, but I pictured him in a knit sweater, not a jacket. :)

[@michaeld4861]

I love how Fox has to correct him immediately when he says "i'll be here every monday or maybe tuesday if that doesn't work" but they don't correct him on ANYTHING else ever....

[@reedschrichte800]

Even rats know a sinking ship

[@darrellbarry3402]

Biden has a protection racket, he needs it badly.

[@debbieschortgen6303]

Trump is an absolute baby, He has no manners and he definitely is very ignorant, He should have never been in the White House, He is a disgrace to the human race, Lies about everything.

[@sanchitcop19]

The "Fox didn't commit to anything" had me in fits lol

[@noname-by3qz]

That's pretty bad when even FOX is not sure if they're busy that day 🤔

[@frogneckmen857]

I love the fact that the guy from NPR debunked everything trump said about the election, but Trump went on to say anyway that this can never happen again. What Donald, what can never happen again, cause if we're talking about your presidency, we all agree on that. That can never happen again.

[@michaelccozens]

Would that it were so. If the GOP doesn't pull the trigger in their ongoing coup (replacing state election officials with 45 zealots, voter suppression, extreme gerrymandering, etc) this year (and they may well do so), they are definitely going to do so for 45 in 2024. If it looks like he's winning, it'll be fine, but as soon as he looks to lose, they'll declare fraud based on nothing and appoint their own people. Not really anything to stop them.

[@denesem2161]

Lol

[@tracychristenson177]

I don't think even the Republicans believe what Trump says, but they do believe that if they keep saying that they believe it, everyone else has an obligation to treat them and what they say with respect, even though it's a lie and they have bad intentions. They're trying to use people's impulses to treat all viewpoints with respect to push their way, and they think that getting their way justifies that behavior.

[@alysononoahu8702]

Steve Innskeep

[@frogneckmen857]

@@michaelccozens not really anything to stop them? You underestimate the large amount of folks that don't support installing a first of its kind American dictatorship. If Donald was as popular as he's state run tv or cult followers out there think, he'd still be in office. He lost by 7 million votes. Not 3, not 600, 7 million. It's beyond insane that he's still at it. If the republican party had a shred of decency, it will scratch off this flea and flush em.

[@sommmeguy]

Steve Inskeep earned his Scotch that day. If only more journalists would be more like this. That's what happens when you don't have advertisers (and their customers) to worry about. NPR rules!

[@newtempphone-ash9507]

NPR & KROQ

[@LeeStJohn-ym4df]

I agree but sadly years ago NPR did have take on advertisers because Congress cut the funding.

[@cathithomas2888]

True!

[@newtempphone-ash9507]

bummer, is Elmo on NPR I forgot?

[@kayomholt-montague7661]

I totally agree with you. The objective news ended on the day when network execs decided to turn the facts of the news into "entertainment FAUX news". Now, the vast majority of networks only care about their ratings and their profits. To hell with Joe Friday and his declarations of "Just the facts, ma'am. Just the facts". Nah, so many people would rather be entertained than to "entertain" the cold, hard reality/truth of the unbiased news.

[@claudettes9697]

Steve is a class act, that was fun to listen to.

[@michaelmccoy1794]

Hell yeah! He *does* play for Inskeeps.

[@noellerose3453]

I've NEVER looked him up, this is the first time I've seen Steve's face! I've been listening to npr for 20 years and like the mystery of what they all actually look like.

[@ibeezisi3847]

Exactly what my big brother told me today. He’s a frequent npr listener.

[@lb5368]

I was waiting to watch/hear Steve casually drop BJ Leiderman's name

[@brianfholmes1]

@@noellerose3453 Me too Noelle. I always assumed he had “a face for radio” because he is such a pleasure to listen too. But he’s a normal looking dude. Steve is 10X the intellect than the wanna be godfather.

[@Milomusic41]

My 9 yr old also storms out of the room when we catch her lying.

[@devonlockwood1477]

It just makes me happy to see a real interview with Trump and see him given fact after fact that he's wrong! Thank you NPR. 😊

[@goombapizza6335]

I recommend you watch his two famous 2020 interviews with Chris Wallace and Jonathan Swan. They didn't give an inch. Hilarity ensued. Viral memes were made.

[@drgonz0id]

Trump must be out of his mind to call into NPR lol

[@devonlockwood1477]

@@goombapizza6335 thank you. I'm going to watch them. I'm just gonna make some popcorn first. 👍👍👍👍

[@DaveT383]

@@devonlockwood1477 Be careful! You might choke laughing.

[@rickh633]

@@drgonz0id asking for a friend. When wasn"t the bleach injector out of his mind? I never understood wind. You know, I know windmills very much. I have studied it better than anybody else. It’s very expensive. They are made in China and Germany mostly. -Very few made here, almost none, but they are manufactured, tremendous -if you are into this- tremendous fumes. Gases are spewing into the atmosphere. You know we have a world right So the world is tiny compared to the universe. So tremendous, tremendous amount of fumes and everything. You talk about the carbon footprint - fumes are spewing into the air. Right? Spewing. Whether it’s in China, Germany, it’s going into the air. It’s our air their air everything - right? A windmill will kill many bald eagles. After a certain number they make you turn the windmill off. That is true. -By the way they make you turn it off. And yet, if you killed one they put you in jail. That is OK. You want to see a bird graveyard? You just go. Take a look. A bird graveyard. Go under a windmill someday, you’ll see more birds than you’ve ever seen in your life. ~ D. Trump 12/21/201

[@scatterbraindonor]

I listen to NPR regularly, and hearing this on Morning Edition FLOORED me, it was a riot listening to Trump tangle with Innskeep, one of my favorite reporters on NPR. Even better when Steve then informed us they only got nine minutes out of a scheduled 15 minute interview, lmao.

[@benwillems8584]

That's something a Synth would say!

[@julesmasseffectmusic]

U r confusing nor with npc

[@thenaiam]

It's so weird seeing Inskeep's face; I'm so used to just hearing his disembodied voice.

[@kieranjaegar]

They should not pay, and then sue Trump for breach of contract! 🤣

[@edvh88]

@@thenaiam me too- wasn’t actually aware he had a corporeal aspect 😂😉

[@taylorbasford4542]

To the LNWSM crew, we appreciate everything you guys are doing and are thankful for your leading by example. You should feel good.

[@MrBsbotto]

Amen to that!

[@TwoMarshmallows1]

Agreed!

[@Arwen2446]

Take care, Seth, we need and appreciate you and your show!!

[@kathym.5676]

Steve Inskeep just got a huge bump in popularity. Good for him- waited six years for an interview with that horses’s ass (no pudding pun intended).

[@shawnhartmann4581]

Maybe that will be the next pudding flavor; "Road Apples".

[@michaelwardle7633]

That’s honestly how every outlet should have handled him from the very start of his career.

[@anitapownall9556]

That is what I thought too! The press is part of the reason all of this 2020 election stuff happened. They could have trained him to be more honest with a little confrontation.

[@emma-eventing]

too bad they were too busy cashing in on the coverage and "ratings" bleh

[@ccole1255]

@@emma-eventing 👈 nailed it

[@jaxager]

Going all the way back to the 80s....

[@oliviaturner7388]

He would have cried all the way back to 5th Ave., with his thumb in his mouth, “they’re all meanies! I quit!” He would have understood quickly that running a country is not like being on a reality tv show.

[@R0bobb1e]

Without you and the other late night family, I'm not sure I would have made it this far. Lost my job, lost my home, lost almost all of my possessions. The only thing I didn't lose was my family. I was mortified when I heard you'd contracted corona, but am glad to see you're on the up! Get well soon and I hope to see you in the studio again soon! ☮🤟♥

[@utezahn3174]

Hope it gets better for you!

[@ChubbyUnicorn]

I wish better days for you. Hang in there.

[@joyl3926]

Sorry for losses! Hope it gets better for you

[@MrBsbotto]

Way to keep standing, Sethia! I can tell from your post that you're a strong person. Hang in there! Me and many others are pulling for you. Anybody can be a success when the cads fall in their favor; my heroes are the ones who get kicked in the head and still keep getting up again. Much respect and may you persevere in this c

[@annsalaunrondou3676]

Amen, So sorry to hear of your losses. I agree with you that Seth and along with many others has kept us going yeah I'm just going with laughter. I also love Randy rainbow On KZbin. I'll pray that things improve for you my friend

[@iandalziel7405]

Man, why so mean to NPR? they do great work speaking truth to power something few others do... More people should listen to NPR.

[@jcanfieldschatz]

I'm glad Wally is okay.. Oh yeah, and you too Seth.

[@asingh4152]

I was so worried about Wally

[@martinprehn9353]

#KeepWallySafe #ohyeahAndSethToo

[@crankynic]

Seth's feeling a bit of Wally envy.... We love you both guys, play nice!!

[@stellangios]

Correction: Terry Gross would never state that DT wrote The Art of the Deal, because it's well known he did not. Also the Sea Captain and Rhianna painting is awesome and I hope we see it again 👍

[@mary.klugman8952]

Dislike the Captain....set him sailing off into the sinset!!

[@nomimalone7520]

Especially with Will Forte voicing the Sea Captain.

[@nomimalone7520]

@@mary.klugman8952 you're crazy, that was the legendary Will Forte doing his voice!

[@piertinence]

The orange idiot has never made a deal with anyone if it did not entirely agreed with what he was promoting. He has never admitted being w wrong even when he wa clearly exposed of being wrong.

[@victorli2127]

I missed the sea captain! And I’m glad he’s “found love in a hopeless place.”

[@jasontroglin8070]

Get well soon Seth and thank you for still doing the show. A lot of us depend on you for our laughter late night while we unwind. I was always told don't go to bed angry thank you Seth and your crew for helping me go to bed and laugh the day off and rest. Y'all are amazing and if any of your crew are sick get well soon as well you all will be in my prayers for a fast recovery.

[@johnpoortman5273]

Seth you’ve been a positive/sane source for entertainment and information for me during this zombie apocalypse… I thank you very much and hope that you get well soon.

[@RandallChase1]

Trump’s interview was REALLY funny. He literally couldn’t handle getting real questions asked of him… The interview ended just like his marriages, early and with no satisfaction.

[@ozzielinkin]

Priceless

[@douglasgw1992]

This was a solid joke lol

[@NexusKin]

It also ended just like his sexual encounters, flaccid, limp and completely underwhelming, even with regards to Stormy Daniels.

[@jsully8076]

Zzzziinnng! Elite my friend, elite! ✌️❤️

[@wangson]

ha!! nice!

[@0098Elaine]

Good job NPR, nice seeing someone other than the fox bobbleheads interviewing 45.

[@Makermook]

I bet a dollar this is the last time Trump goes on NPR.

[@sunshine3914]

@@Makermook The dementia is real, tho.

[@abc-bu7nr]

I'll bet whoever suggested the NPR interview got an earful. ERIC!!!! 😂

[@jeannefoster5594]

Bobbleheads! Haha! Great visual. Thanks!

[@ravenlaurendine]

You do an amazing job, Seth. And I loved your special on Netflix...very professional, revealing, and funny as hell.

[@artcan3829]

To actually SEE Steve innskeep speaking after 10 years of only hearing is surreal. And excellent Ira glass impression!

[@clayadamczyk7435]

Ira Glass looks as you’d imagine but don’t google Peter Sagal.

[@kathleenlafrance8281]

Steve Innskeep was not what I imagined, in a good way.

[@PjPerez]

Likewise! I mean, I know what Steve looks like, but hearing his voice coming out of his actual moving face does feel odd.

[@TheGozeraye]

Im so glad wally is okay. He carries the show.

[@saml302]

at this point he's the only thing keeping us going

[@razz1166]

I love Seth’s saltiness that we were concerned for Wally’s health. Seth was clearly fine as seen by his continuing the show from isolation.

[@thexalon]

Now the question we all want to know is "Where's Amber?" She hasn't said "What" in a long time.

[@kellycardinal9609]

Haaaa haha!

[@dawnsalois]

whaaa haa haa. good one

[@canadiantexan5]

"He's gone, okay," that is a very NPR response lol!

[@debbieschortgen6303]

Seth I hope you are feeling better, I'm so sorry you got sick with covid.😪 He's good to hear you back on the air

[@pelarinbacosiii448]

It's great to see Steve's face during the interview. I wish I could've seen the look on Trump's face when he finally realized that he was unprepared and that the interview was going south for him. If only....

[@pamelacass9642]

Donnie will never ever realize he's unprepared, because he doesn't LISTEN to anyone else, not even the voices in his head.

[@OZHAMMERSYD]

Don't know if it was intentional but the Hendrix "shred" line was pretty funny

[@90klh]

I laughed out loud when i heard that Trump tried an interview with NPR - NPR is actual news, news that is so newsey it makes Trump scandals sound boring NPR reporters ask real questions

[@man-solo89]

And have the facts to back it up with anyone on the show haha

[@anthonybroady9483]

For real… why would he do an interview on NPR? But it don’t even matter the maga crowd Is such a cult that are going to say “they hung up on him”

[@mickcollins1921]

@@anthonybroady9483 The MAGA cult thinks NPR is a just Lesbians hosting folk music shows and a random Brit giving international updates twice a day.

[@my8d638]

Trump got an entire group of people to vote for him while making them believe their country isn't great

[@CameronBrtnik]

he thought it stood for “Number 45 President Reelection”

[@Tysto]

It is *stunning* to me that he tried to BS his way on the air every week, and Doocey shut him down *immediately*. Hilarious!

[@weemeemoo]

Love this show for giving me a little corner of the world where I understand all of the references

[@DumbDesign]

Trump has lived his whole life on this principle: if you repeat a lie often enough, it becomes the truth. In Trump's case, he actually believes it will become true if he just wished it hard enough.

[@petecartwright5211]

That is absolutely correct. Well done. (Now think of the people that used that mantra in the past...} It is Standard Operating Procedure now for Republican politicians.

[@MrBubyV]

👉🏽 He’s Pinocchio,…..🤥

[@lacountess]

No he’s Peter Pan. Fairies exist as long as you believe in them.

[@conky221]

He’s such a hole!

[@jsmariani4180]

Unfortunately, his Base not only buys but militantly defends the LIE.

[@rna151]

Seeing the light drain out of the Fox and Friends crew at the prospect of spending yet more time with Trump is absolutely hilarious.

[@singletona082]

the forced smile from the lady in the middle just.... As you said you could see the light drain from the three of them. And yet those three fuckwits keep working at fox. if they are that disheartened why do they tow the line of rupert murdoch's bullshit machine?

[@LD86]

It was comical indeed how Douchey of all people had to nip that in the butt.

[@oliviaturner7388]

You could literally see the life drain out of them! 😂

[@oliviaturner7388]

@@singletona082 money!

[@maxsalmon4980]

@@oliviaturner7388 That's the thing that they LIKE!! Wowwowowow...wow.

[@nigelsdebbie]

I'm so glad you're okay! My days wouldn't be the same without you and your Trump impersonations!😁

[@rosenbaum75]

I love when Donnie boy implodes under the most basic fact-checking. I wish this would happen more often.

[@dolores2716]

I'm guessing he won't venture away from conservative entertainment shows for a long time now.

[@CCR971]

He's used to the sycophantic grovelling on FOX and probably assumed the same would happen on NPR. He's such a baby he can't answer a single unscripted question without throwing a tantrum. 🍼😭

[@randallsandoval1179]

That's why it took six years to let NPR interview him. It's impossible to get away with a lie on NPR. They will crucify you, albeit gently.

[@rosenbaum75]

@@randallsandoval1179 what an embarrassment. He KNOWS he lost fair and square because he had no rebuttals, no evidence, no answers to these simple questions. He was cornered by facts and he couldn't handle it. What a toddler.

[@Kiki-tt3lh]

It's why he only goes on faux noise. They let him lie without saying a word.

[@cindybolling5855]

So sorry you have contracted COVID-19 and had to isolate your self and your show; however, the silver lining behind that cloud is the Captain. Thank you, thank you, thank you for bringing him back. I hope you are still without symptoms.

[@kathleen109]

And The Thorn Birds.

[@l6318]

@@kathleen109 I saw 4!

[@chriswiedeman2956]

I'm loving this! The insanity is real. Thank you, Seth. Glad you are all doing well.

[@darreneden4808]

When you surround yourself with people who agree with everything you say it is very hard to accept criticism. Trump can not understand or accept anyone telling him that he is wrong. His ego can not accept it.

[@sword-and-shield]

Except when it applies to liberal numbnutism...right.

[@JTazza]

The reason KZbin removed the dislike button was to allow dying echo-chambers like this comment section survive without knowing they’re in the minority. Your party is falling apart. They’ve made you think Trump is evil but the results are in. Biden is trashing our country. He’s senile. Trumps economy was a winning one. Have fun at the gas pump idiots.

[@crouchingcaterpillar]

@@JTazza Presidents don't set gas prices, idiot. Trump worked with murderer MBS to get lower prices. MBS bought Trump. Trump left this country a mess. No doubt if one knows where to find truthful information. Question for you: If Biden were responsible, why are gas prices high all over the world?

[@minoltaaraya]

As an NPR listener the reverse Terry Gross got me, guess impressions camp is paying off! 🤣👏🏾❤️

[@heidikickhouse-]

OMG - more spot-on than that, I thought his Ira was perfect! (though not crazy about that topic...)

[@danielgregory3295]

It IS nice to see all the new impressions coming along!🖖😁

[@eric2500]

"worth every penny!"

[@MrBsbotto]

I thought your Ira Glass was just ìnspired!! It's so much more difficult to pull off an impression of a quiet, self contained person than a quirky, larger than life figure. Bravo, Seth. Not ready to ditch your deliciously over the top Pacino, but I appreciate your pursuit of more subtlety in your "craft." What's next? Thirty-five minutes of your Mitch McConnell doing the soliloquy from Hamlet? Keep it coming, guys!

[@MrBsbotto]

Yes, yes, impressions camp payed off. Mainly to rescue us from the Depression Camp of the last five years! Cymbals! Heh, heh. Ya see what I done there? That's your ironic juxtaposition stuff.... Okay, I'll stop now...

[@TheEyesore]

Trump: "It's too early for fraud." Also Trump before a vote is even cast: "If we lose it's FRAUD!"

[@masterludovicus802]

Exactly my thoughts 🤣

[@BenedictMHolland]

When reality confronts his logic, he change reality. "Every single one of your lawyers argue that it wasn't a fraud case." "The ballot counts were nearly idental to the reported totals."

[@davidhill2020]

I still like Larry Elder, a couple days before the recall election, saying that if he lost it was because of fraud then, after he got beat by a 2-1 margin, said, "Yeah, I got wrecked..."

[@fitforfreelance]

I can hardly believe this whole big lie setup and how it is ongoing

[@terrywood4501]

@@BenedictMHolland if you recount the same fraudulent ballots you will get the same results. Hence look at the actual ballot. His lawyers were questioning election integrity. But not one single judge would go there. Begs the question why?

[@ashleywalton3877]

Whoever in your graphics department did the Horse Pudding packaging cover did a SEAMLESS job. I do graphic design & aligning the spoof label is tricky af. Give the digital wizards a raise, Seth 🥳

[@Kevin_Street]

I originally thought it was pudding for horses, but apparently it's pudding made from horses, which puts a different spin on it.

[@pv2639]

they outsource the graphics

[@chadfogt1544]

They did a great job

[@jws031770]

@@pv2639 No they don't. Seth remarks about his graphics department all the time.

[@ashleywalton3877]

@@pv2639 outsource to jaded 20-something’s they have on payroll? Correct

[@FreedInPieces]

I don't care about any of this until Trump takes the stand and is held accountable for his actions (or lack thereof.)

[@carrotontherun6412]

Accountable for What? Do tell

[@FreedInPieces]

@@carrotontherun6412 Stop trying to act smart, doesn't suit you.

[@carrotontherun6412]

@@FreedInPieces that was just like most liberals. An insult without making a point. Liberals simply usually avoid making a point because they can't debate then just girl insults. You get all your freebies promised yet?

[@sydney9000]

@@carrotontherun6412 Me when the liberals "girl insults": 😨😰

[@carrotontherun6412]

@Scott Leishman that's all they are. Feelings

[@alias093001]

Trying very hard not to laugh at the multiplying Thorn Birds. Seth is taking full advantage of the quarantine studio.

[@OmegaSparky]

My thought exactly.

[@IzThizThingOn]

I just noticed he's got them dotted all over. Hilarious.

[@lb5368]

Makes me giggle to imagine them eventually replacing every other book on those shelves. Although, that would mean a very long run of at-home shows, and Seth is definitely already over it!!🤭

[@LindaC616]

The thornbirds are having quarantine babies!

[@karakask5488]

So many Thorn Birds!!!

[@zjenji]

Tuned in for Sea Captain. Wasn’t disappointed. Also, Thorn Birds are multiplying!!!

[@zesty9815]

The Birds • playground scene: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5Wve6eBobuJkNk

[@Emanon...]

I'm saddened how everyone jokes about NPR as it's among the most trustworthy "no bullshit" objective news sources you'll find in the US. News ought to be what you should be informed about , not entertainment, clickbait, conjecture and gossip.

[@craven5328]

100% agree. I mean, everyone should be able to take a little ribbing now and then, but I actually ADORE how non-sensationalized NPR is. Sadly, I think one of the things rotting America from the inside out is a cultural obsession with celebrity and razzle dazzle.

[@urbanurchin5930]

I have been a listener of NPR for many years. Part of the reason is because the news IS trustworthy but they often cover other stories that are informative AND entertaining. In the mornings with Morning Edition and in the afternoons with All Things Considered, it is a regular part of how I stay informed - no matter where in the country I happen to be. I believe that NPR listeners tend to be more well-informed than the public in general.

[@charlesbartlett2569]

💯

[@JadenKaye]

Been listening to NPR since I was ten in the 70's. You've never been more truthful.

[@WordyGirl90]

These all felt like very loving jokes to me. NPR is both awesome and humorously idiosyncratic.

[@ericpaulgoldie]

From a creative viewpoint, I absolutely love how Seth and the writers have attacked the challenge of not having a studio audience by writing the monologue more like a standup special. Brilliant writing.

[@claudermiller]

They were surprised by Trump's comment about being there every Monday like they talked about because it's probably a campaign contribution violation arranging basically a weekly campaign ad.

[@lordsinister707]

Or the fact that he was the president of the United States and should have way more important things to do. I mean with his constant golfing and then his proposal to be on Fox News every Monday or Tuesday. That would kind of debunk his old talking point that President Obama was the laziest president ever

[@michaelccozens]

I think they were more just afraid. Talking with 45 is like talking to King Joffrey; might go well, but you're exactly one perceived slight away from having him turn on you like a rabid dog (or turn you over *to* his rabid dogs, metaphorically and literally, respectively).

[@Annie-zd6rn]

Fox: Oh gosh wtf have we done? 🤷🤦 Amazing how Fox loves to defend and lie for trump, but don't want to hear from him weekly.🤣

[@robindobbelmt8109]

I love Seth at home with no audience. It's a selfish love, but I so prefer these shows. 💜

[@sidilicious11]

I feel the same. Looks like it may be happening every once and awhile.

[@allisonjames2923]

Same with Stephen Colbert. Much better without the canned laughter

[@michellehathorus3324]

ME TOO!!

[@mainemade73]

Me three!! I'm selfish to the core. It's why I love corrections. It's just us jackals and Seth. Well and Wally, the Mike's, Base (sp?) You know the crew😊

[@markyouneva7840]

it must be such a miserable existence to be a "billionaire" and can't get everything you want when you want, like to play president for another 4 years. every day i wake up and smile at the fact not that he lost, but that it eats him up so much

[@macmcleod1188]

i don't think he planned to win the first one. I think his plan was to start that television network and milk his followers for cash while dabbling in hot and cold running starlets. Actually winning was the worst thing that could have ever happened to him.

[@dolores2716]

I enjoy it, too. I'm still hopeful that we'll see him in prison, but knowing he is living in a stew of misery and rage is satisfying.

[@mylife4290]

Biden has been living rent free in his head for a while, and will continue to. That's pure gold.

[@Beruthiel45]

I'm loving the schadenfreude myself too.

[@davedammann741]

@@Beruthiel45 Jah,jah

[@eslmedley]

NPR jokes AND the sea captain in one show? Goddammit, Seth, I love you too!

[@mary11567]

On NPRs up first this morning, they said the interview was supposed to last for 15 min and trump hung up after 7. Also it was so wonderful to see what Steve looks like since I hear his voice almost everyday on up first😭

[@itsyaboiii42]

He's astonishingly handsome.

[@galahadgarza6905]

Mr. Seth Meyers, although it’s unlikely that you’ll see this, I wanted people to know how much I appreciate what you, and countless other volunteers, do through the God’s Love We Deliver organization. It really helps a great deal of people!

[@phoebexavier7050]

He'll see it if you point out a mistake in the show. =]

[@technomarineco]

@@phoebexavier7050 LOL

[@davidserlin8097]

The GOP’s role model for loyalty is how the former Soviet Union operated. If you can’t change the facts then you ostracize and punish anyone who repeats those facts.

[@zachary_smith1]

Facts

[@krishanks9025]

I don't know how to explain this, but I am 'feeling' this today, unfortunately.🤦🌹✌️

[@xmen9916]

As you can hear and see how easy it is to find the truth even if people try to ignore it!!

[@f0xh0nd51]

One of the best parts is watching Seth as he tries to not break character. 😂 he’s so good

[@pagano60]

Seth should do more public-broadcasting jokes. For the two or three of us out there who would get them.

[@christinegarrett7257]

He can include them in Corrections. Jackals have a broader range of knowledge and would appreciate obscure jokes.

[@23twanne]

as one of the two or three people who got that joke, yeah it could have been written better. I still laughed though!

[@Ocrilat]

I'd respond to that, and I will if we can get just six people callers to support political comedy in your area. It just takes pennies a a day...

[@SeppelSquirrel]

NPR / VPM is how I get most of my news. I wish there were more jokes about them, because they are all so riffable... ...except for Mary Louise Kelly. You leave her godliness alone. 💚💙♥️

[@Ocrilat]

@@SeppelSquirrel I've worked with my local public TV/Radio station quite a bit. Even the local employees are pretty amazing...and even the local DJs have that patented 'smooth NPR voice'.

[@annebruecks7381]

NPR tried for a Very long time to get him for an interview; He agreed to 15 min and hung up after 9. Way to go NPR! He couldn’t handle Steve 😃

[@trnharris]

He can't handle *truth.* Insufferable human being he is.

[@victorjanusz7154]

Twice-Impeached made him more “terrible-twos” tantrum Baby!!! Loser

[@tannerwilson4843]

For those that don’t listen to NPR. Who is Steve?

[@annebruecks7381]

@@tannerwilson4843 Steve Inskeep is the interviewer that Trump is talking to, he’s one of NPR’s journalists. I actually never knew what he looked like until I watched this lol. I know all their voices well but have no idea what they look like!

[@mimi-ur8pc]

Trump's base is far more diverse than NPRs current viewership which is 85% white. Smirking class vs the working class is right.

[@cosmiccharlie7399]

Glad your out of the studio! I think your show is much better outside the studio walls

[@MegMcCormack]

I love how Seth laughs to himself. NGL I kinda missed him just doing his own thing

[@seanmccormack5548]

I like him most in studio but just the writers as the audience. This is my second favorite. Also. Cousins?

[@lstapes7]

@@seanmccormack5548 Totally agree. The studio with just the crew is absolutely my favorite. He tried all kinds of materials and impressions out, and we got some regularly occurring characters like The Cigarette Smoking Cockroach and Rudy’s Nosy Neighbor. We lost them and real characters such as Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham when a studio audience returned. With studio and crew only, he could go some faster after he adjusted, so we got more content. To me, I prefer him in any format than with a live audience, but I know he likes a live audience best, so it’s definitely good to get to do what you love most. I just wonder why all of these hosts have studio audiences during these surges-well, I don’t wonder why Colbert does. Are they getting pressured from higher-ups?

[@khill8645]

The matter-of-fact, deadpan delivery of "Seabiscuits and Gravy" was absolutely masterful

[@HappyLife693]

Exactly! That was a disgusting joke, but sadly funny. He slipped it in like the pro he is.

[@khill8645]

@@HappyLife693 Disgusting? Hardly...such jokes are the glue that hold Seth's routine together 😉

[@HappyLife693]

@@khill8645 hahahahaha 🤣

[@sommmeguy]

@@khill8645 glue? Neigh, I can'tagree.

[@KokomoGreenberg]

Seeing the person attached to voice you've heard on NPR for years is like seeing the creature from 50,000 leagues under the sea it's so bazaar. This interview is amazing right up there with Terri Gross and Joaquin Phoenix interview

[@cichlisuite2]

I love how unbalancing it is when you've heard a voice for years and never seen the person and then you see them. It is almost always a disturbing shock even if you've never consciously imagined what they look like.

[@JadenKaye]

@@cichlisuite2 Me. Listening to forever. I think the face and voice fit. Thanks for this gift, Seth!

[@gflong2010]

I love you Seth! You are one of the people who inspire me to be decent and kind. Keep being you!

[@debbiedoodiedandi]

I hope the rest of your crew is safe and healthy too, as well as the folks working on Amber's show!

[@uplink7374]

10/10 on the thumb placement there, Wally. Way to skirt the censors.

[@asprowlfuller]

I think the censors have covid

[@seraphonica]

I think Trump realized in the middle of the interview that it's better to hang up and be thought a lying fool than to stay on the line and remove all doubt.

[@marks8052]

Nah he can't stop talking, his handler pulled the plug, woof

[@ccole1255]

BWAHAHHAHAHAA

[@singletona082]

...bit late for that.

[@LD86]

More people need to hang up on Mango Mussolini.

[@oliviaturner7388]

To be honest, I’m sure he was so confused about the questions he was being asked.

[@piafunesbakker5095]

Thank you Seth❣️

[@billyeveryteen7328]

Glad to hear Seth's well enough to return to the studio. He's very lucky to have had asymptomatic covid. I had a "mild" case of covid November of 2020, and it was one of the worst experiences of my life.

[@edvh88]

Glad you’re doing ok.

[@andethidialbubabibub3261]

Had alpha in September 2020 combined with knots in my nose I almost suffocated to death on my own sludge.. It's horrific

[@mariag.8242]

I hope you’re both back 💯

[@cathithomas2888]

Hope you’re doing well now!

[@eroraf8637]

Sorry to hear that, man. My dad brought omicron home from Christmas Eve mass, and while that did put a damper on our New Years, it was nowhere near as severe nor as long as it could have been. Thank God my family believes in vaccines.

[@stephencarter2041]

ya for Wally being safe!!! He is the best on the show!! Cheers!

[@stephencarter2041]

can we just keep the show format but call it Late Night with Wally?? It just rolls off the tongue so well.

[@marybeth1644]

@@stephencarter2041 Genius!!

[@SwisstedChef2018]

Seth, you look skinnier than you already are

[@LindaC616]

@@SwisstedChef2018 he's just not wearing makeup. Looks like his clothes still fit fine

[@annaiorio4543]

Leslie Jones must be going wild! His eyes are bluer than ever and he looks very handsome!

[@no1no1655]

"Look at the ballots themselves "........"it was too early to claim fraud".......jeez Louise. 😳 and there are tax-paying adults who would still vote for this man. Yeah we're a great democracy. ( we really are, but l the pain sometimes 💔)

[@katzensindweich3505]

@@williamkeys5701 74 million confused people is a lot. Is it an early warning sign of dementia to support Mr. Trump? This is an honest question!

[@topher7276]

@@williamkeys5701 As Trump voters start to realize Trump's been lying to them all along, they are slowly pulling away from him!

[@daynarowden]

His Ira Glass is spot on! I totally laughed at the Steve Playing-for-Inskeeps joke. Great monologue.

[@davidmurray5399]

I'm surprised Cruz wasn't wearing a ball-gag while dangling in a suspension harness as he begged Tucker for mercy.

[@anro7137]

Good lord! My eyes, my eyes!

[@stephenbuckley9940]

You forgot the spiked dog collar around his neck

[@AmyB369]

I’m sure they did that after in tuckers dungeon

[@pamworly8923]

@@anro7137 lolololol😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Matt_Villines]

My fiancé has officially gotten off her antidepressants after 2 long years. She’s decided that watching everyone at Fox basically go “…but…I-I looked up to you…” creates more serotonin than any drug ever could.

[@candywarmuth6241]

LOL

[@S1L3NTG4M3R]

I'm amazed he was even willing to bring up giuliani's name as a lawyer since he didn't even pay him...

[@luvzdogz]

And wasn't he disbarred!? In NY at least

[@S1L3NTG4M3R]

@@luvzdogz is temporarily barred from practicing law...

[@roxannsnyder1351]

Oohhh I’m so sorry to hear you’ve been ill. I love listening to your broadcasts ....

[@meganrhode88]

Good to hear that Wally is okay! We were really worried about him. Hey Wally, glad you're doing all right. Oh yeah, you too Seth. Glad you're feeling better. Oh wait, you felt fine. So anyway, hey Wally, keep up the good work!

[@ultimaIXultima]

My thoughts exactly!!! :P

[@ke6nber]

The closing call-back caught me off guard. Well done.

[@lacountess]

I love it when a soft spoken individual angers a blustering loudmouth so much they quit. Happened in the Gayle King - R Kelly interview too and I loved every moment of it.

[@therealreyfamily]

“You wouldn’t like it there. They got a rhino.” I have deceased. Mourn me.

[@khakiwolf4146]

He keeps talking about finding amazing things, incredible things, in these states... but no one ever asks him what they are.

[@brianwalsh1401]

He wouldn't answer anyway he just goes on his tangents. He never really answers any questions of value. He uses his narcissistic tools of gaslighting, deflecting, stonewalling, DARVO, word salad, misdirection etc etc etc

[@artbargra]

I always said Republicans react to facts like vampires to crucifixes, but this was painful. And not only did The Stable Genius(TM) prove he has no spine, but also he can't handle anything that's not ass kissing.

[@littlebob6962]

I can’t decide whether it’s more helpful to see Trump squirm when presented with facts or to simply deny him a platform altogether.

[@cam4636]

Helpful? Denying him a platform, absolutely. All publicity is good publicity--every time his name gets mentioned, someone will remember him but not the context of him being an idiot who tries to kill everyone around him. Fun, though? They should lock him in a chair and make him answer questions like an interrogation scene in an old detective movie.

[@mickcollins1921]

Neither. The MAGA crowd will follow him to the depths of hell to hear what he has to say and the rest of us only listen to him to mock him, so de-platforming is useless. And the MAGA crowd calls anyone who makes diaper donnie sad a communist-terrorist-socialist so making him squirm is also useless. Either one is essentially masturbation for the sane and stable. So, do whichever one is more your kink.

[@FuzzyElf]

@@mickcollins1921 - I like both!

[@mickcollins1921]

@@dj__grizzly Anyone who claims to want to 'get rid of the corrupt politicians' who doesn't recognize trump as the most corrupt president in a lifetime and thus care quite a bit about whether he ever becomes president again is lying when they say they are focused on getting rid of corrupt politicians.

[@littlebob6962]

@Pam ela Oh boy. Sure. Maybe she’s a shape shifting lizard person too.

[@shrijitasgable]

So glad to have Seth all to ourselves again instead of with a stupid audience. Seth continue solo like you were during the pandemic please!

[@gjohnson4758]

Carl Sagan: "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" GOP: "extraordinary claims......Hey. Look over there"

[@sunniglory514]

This man is Great.. Continuing to spread laughter despite the current global situation... just blessed.

[@conky221]

Besides my husband, Seth is my hero and my crush.

[@nonyabizness.original]

"the number of ballots doesn't mean anything." EVERYONE should take a few moments to really read and contemplate this statement from a former potus, referring to an american election.

[@nickc247]

Not a sitting potus

[@nonyabizness.original]

@@nickc247 gotcha. ✔️

[@1inchPunchBowl]

@Scott Leishman They did. They chose option 2 & Trump lost.

[@jesicad.685]

@Scott Leishman It just shows how truly unpopular Trump is. His supporters loved the fact that he pissed a lot of people off, but were then completely shocked that he lost. My Republican parents didn't particularly like Biden, but they hated Trump and felt bad about just not voting in 2016. They voted this time. They voted for a democrat. Because Trump was worse in their opinion.

[@jesicad.685]

@Scott Leishman Imagine having no rebuttal so you just resort to an ad hominem.

[@susanbrogan6610]

He is the definition of gaslighting! Trying to make people think something happened when it actually did not!

[@lindseyhendrix2405]

Did he call into fox and friends after burning himself on NPR? Also: Seth’s NPR impressions were so spot on lol

[@conky221]

Impression Camp strikes again!

[@nickwallette6201]

LOL -- I do wonder if that was the order. "GOOD DAY, _STEEEVVE..._ * click *" .... "Hello, Fox & Friends? NPR was mean to me! 😩" Also: Points on the impression deducted for not beginning with "From WBEZ in Chicago, it's This American Life. I'm Ira Glass. * frffrrrrpppp *"

[@nuplanner5345]

Hey. HEY. I love NPR. They report the news, not fantasy.

[@singletona082]

(we're) caught in a (bullshit) landslight. No escape from Reality....

[@LD86]

They sure didn't let Mango Mussolini's b.s slide.

[@joelvick3243]

@@singletona082 👏 👏 👏

[@AlbertaGeek]

@@singletona082 * landslide

[@EvanSmith1000]

Feel better Seth and Team love you 💗

[@jeanrog]

...sometimes they linger... omg.. I'm staying alive by funny stuff like this. Thank you.