Trump Plots "Revenge" if He Wins Second Term, Calls Opponents "Vermin": A Closer Look

Seth takes a closer look at Trump's plans for completing his authoritarian takeover of government in a second term, including mass deportations and weaponizing the Justice Department for revenge.
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Trump Plots "Revenge" if He Wins Second Term, Calls Opponents "Vermin": A Closer Look - Late Night with Seth Meyers
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[@JellyS13]

He's right when he says, "the threat is within." HE'S the threat. People need to pay attention

[@jcoopes5604]

Because every accusation is a confession!

[@sandralamphier9433]

Occasionally he actually tells some truth. 🤔 Notice I didn’t say THE truth 😉🤪

[@rosegann8339]

You are so right!! 😢

[@paulyricca3881]

I HATE JIMMY WEBB

[@CourageKarnga]

And VOTE!!

[@AngelusNielson]

Calling opponents "Vermin" is literally out of the Nazi playbook.

[@ernestcruz6316]

Just like Trump in 2016 saying "drain the swamp" was directly from Mussolini's Fascist playbook. It's pretty clear who he emulates.

[@cyclewisconsin105]

Putin's propaganda heads are using the same term today.

[@user-nf4tm1fc3x]

Yep! We all need to vote Democrats! 💙💙💙

[@susanfanning9480]

Sadly rump is Nazi. Our government is not protecting us because both parties are frail whimps. Check this out in a yeay.

[@leparfumdugrosboss4216]

Remember how those guys all foamed their pants when Hillary called them "deplorables" ? (Which she shouldn't have but still, the double standard is astonishing)

[@gerry4733]

Trump words remind me of a person we had 80 years ago here in Germany. To all republicans in the U.S.: Wake up!! Democracy is still young in the world, we have to strongly protect it, otherwise we all will lose our freedom and the right for free speech. Greetz from Hamburg, Germany.

[@GabrielNavarro-bo7st]

People in Germany said that Trump is like Hitler

[@jilysia510]

I'm glad I'm not alone thinking there are A LOT of similarities between that guy that started WW2 and Trumps mannerisms and actions. Locking oppositional views up, deporting people, all that cult-like stuff around a single person. Protect the democracy you brought to us all that years ago. Greetings from Nuremberg, Germany.

[@fractiousperson303]

Unfortunately, they are awake. They're not sleepwalking into fascism, they're committed fascists, baying like hounds for blood.

[@ritamariekelley4077]

Yes, Europeans have been warning us for many years. Your works are so true. Danke!

[@Kirritoo]

Yes, I remember that and I remember how well it went for everyone, too.....

[@jacobmorris16]

For those who may not know, that interviewer making the disgusted face is Tim Miller, a writer for The Bulwark. He used to be a Republican strategist, but renounced the party after the insurrection. He's been spending most of his time recently pointing out the insanity of his former party, and he's one of the few true conservatives who deserves respect.

[@annakingry9157]

A number of us left in 2016. Trump's cult as well as cynics who like money are the only ones remaining in the GOP.

[@eliassalcedo5229]

When a dictator tells you he is a dictator, believe them. Because he will later say when asked, what did you expect ?

[@ernestcruz6316]

That sounds like a line Trump is fond of quoting at his rallies: "You knew I was a snake when you took me in."

[@ZYX261]

​@ernestcruz6316 you beat me to it. 💯 a flipping venomous snake.

[@Dbb27]

@@ernestcruz6316 exactly my thoughts. He’s told that story more than once about the woman being duped by a snake. He just never mentioned he’s the snake.

[@coopydoop]

Yep, he'll say "I am the snake"

[@keltonscott734]

Absolutely 🥴

[@nari5161]

last campaign just played on people's racism, this time going full fascist and the whole republican party is running with it. holy hell

[@threedogzz]

I know total Pikachu face. :eyeroll:

[@edv2050]

A VOTE FOR A REPUBLICAN IS A VOTE FOR FASCISM

[@rasurin]

We've been saying this for years

[@paulyricca3881]

🚬👴🏻🥃 I HATE JIMMY JACOBS

[@awalton9024]

@@paulyricca3881 How do you feel about Jimmy John's?

[@waxwinged_hound]

My grandpa is a veteran. He was part of a ceremony on Saturday, honoring them. He isn't a loser. He fought for our country. My dad was an Air Force pilot. He still works for the USAF, even though he's not a pilot anymore. They understood, and understand, something that the former president never could. You can risk your life, or even die, for a cause. For your family. For your country. For your comrades. I am the oldest child in my immediate family, but I wasn't from my mom's first pregnancy. She lost that first pregnancy. And I am incredibly grateful she was able to get the medical care she needed. But had this happened post-Roe, she might not have had access to that care. That's terrible to think about. I'm going to think about them when I vote next year. All of my family, and all of my friends. We can't give up yet. Our greatest power is our votes. Together, we're stronger than the people that want to hurt and control us. And they are afraid of us. We just have to stick together, vote and encourage our family and friends to vote too. We. Can. Do. This.

[@annakingry9157]

My husband, my father, and father-in-law were all military. Trump likes being saluted by manly men, but that's all he knows about it. He's a girly man who thinks only losers serve.

[@longestvideoever]

Blue wave!!!!

[@stanja28]

Holy crap that speech was beyond the pale. This is literally a dictator move

[@philj3167]

How is Donald liked at all, ever remotely??? What the hell is wrong with people?!

[@petepierre6458]

Exactly just who are they polling? Stop using land lines!

[@depp5601]

I don't get it either. I first saw him in an interview in the 80's and as a teenager figured out he was a con-artist.

[@jcanfieldschatz]

I really do not understand. I have a few friends who voted from him in 2016, they now totally regret that. I don't see how a mentally stable and competent human being can vote for him & support his con.

[@chonqmonk]

Watch "Idiocracy"...

[@brucefale6132]

Obviously you forget where you live

[@MsWarriordiva]

Trump's actions are no longer humorous or "oh brother, he's at it again". He's truly terrifying & beyond horrible. He needs to be put in jail pending trials. And add Bannon to that jail cell. He is heinous.

[@edv2050]

A VOTE FOR A REPUBLICAN IS A VOTE FOR FASCISM

[@InformationLiesAtTheEdges]

Why is Bannon not in jail yet? How long does his appeal take?

[@stevewhite7084]

They never were humorous and his agenda has always been clear just that if he wins again he will consider it his honour to burn the U.S to the ground. Game over.

[@juliawolson6122]

He’s absolutely right! Our greatest threat is from within and it comes from him and his supporters! 😢

[@DH-nq1mu]

As a European hearing people cheer at those trump quotes… the US is on some very dangerous territory here.

[@bobsacamano7653]

Probably sounds a lot like Hitler

[@masterofalltrades_]

There are similar politicians and parties in Europe. Orban, Meloni, AfD, SD, etc.

[@itsjeninMass]

@@bobsacamano7653 He almost directly quoted Hitler at a Veterans' Day speech in New Hampshire. He's so gross.

[@ritamariekelley4077]

I have heard Europeans warning us about Trump for the last 9 years.

[@Itried20takennames]

It is scary. Trump’s base is the dumbest, craziest 30% of voters, not enough to win, but Trump has shown he will try any dirty trick, and there is reportedly an army of paid Russian State Internet propagandists posing as “average American who loves Trump and hates Biden.” It will be a scary time. On the plus side, Trump has enough jealousy of the respect given to military personnel in the US that he typically has trouble refraining from insulting veterans and veteran issues, and most in the military are not are not Trump fans. So it helps that Trump was too stupid or too out of control to get the military on his side as part of his coup plans.

[@vonneely1977]

Trump quoting Hitler on Veteran's Day doesn't even surprise me anymore.

[@dominiklehn2866]

What of that was a quote? It certainly sounded like his rhetoric, but I'm curious and I happen to not have watched enough speeches from either to identify it

[@lupo3694]

@@dominiklehn2866 I think that was a joke on how it very much sounded like what Hitler used to say in his speeches. Calling the opposition vermin, stating the 'danger from within' is far greater than any outside threat, thereby spreading hate and fear among his own supporters. I mean, it really could be right out of a Hitler speech.

[@dominiklehn2866]

@@lupo3694 it could, if trump was more charismatic. But yeah, the rhetoric really fits

[@norishimogawa6125]

@@dominiklehn2866horrifyingly it seems like he is pretty charismatic

[@Selene_Dragon]

The fact that Trump said he’ll get rid of the fascist during a speech where he all but says “I love fascism” is wild

[@mybigfatpolishlife]

I don't think that he knows what that word means

[@grmpEqweer]

Doublespeak!

[@elhoward7440]

The Trump supporters use the terms socialist, communist, and fascist interchangably because obvouisly they DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE!

[@rjmercer042]

None of his cult know what the words socialism, communism, or fascism mean.

[@raghailligh1080]

@@rjmercer042 Or many words at all.

[@alexthepineapple]

this is the first time I'm unable to laugh at the closing joke in a closer look, I was still in shock by the nazi propaganda speech. no words to describe it, just chills down my spine.

[@kbaifa]

Yeah I glazed over when he said vermin. Talking like Hitler on Veterans Day. I don’t think we know how bad this is about to get

[@mandyinseattle]

It's very worrying.

[@fatsackafat1476]

I feel that Hilary Clinton losing taught Democrats a huge lesson, polling and voting are very different things. Everyone SAID they'd vote for Hilary, but then thought the polls were so favorable she couldn't lose, so they didn't vote. Never again. VOTE VOTE VOTE

[@dimitriosfotopoulos3689]

It didn't help that just 12 days before the election that same old story about Hillary's e-mails was brought out, again. And again, proved to be nothing, but not before it flipped the vote...

[@KingBobXVI]

"Everyone SAID they'd vote for Hilary, but then thought the polls were so favorable she couldn't lose, so they didn't vote" Hillary's vote count was very close to the polling close to the election, and remember, she did win the popular vote by about 3 million ballots. The problem is that _pundits_ who don't know statistics interpreted "51% chance in X rust belt state" as "99% chance to win" and reported on it as "Hillary has a 99% chance to win the election". Now, the voter apathy thing _did_ happen, I saw it very pronounced in my state of Washington (even in our primary process, regional delegates didn't bother showing up because I guess they assumed Hillary would win, and they were her delegates!), but the polling shouldn't be ignored, just better understood in the context of the electoral college. One thing worth noting though, is that polling this early does tend to have little bearing on the actual election (Obama also was polling horribly at this stage), but it shouldn't be brushed aside next October/November.

[@bobsacamano7653]

Hillary won popular vote, but it wasn't enough

[@SB-wd6op]

She ran the worst campaign in history. Trump had exactly one route to victory and focused his limited resources on that, especially activating apolitical voters who hadn’t voted before. Rather than going on the offensive in her “safe” blue wall, and meeting trump where he was campaigning, they dilly dallied and somehow got caught unawares with the stupid wiener emails. It’s beyond me how the gop became so weak that it could have been taken over by this fascist wannabe. So yes. Vote vote vote blue until the another party emerges that is pro democracy.

[@Itried20takennames]

True, pretty much anyone one is a lesser evil than Trump, but what the Dems should have seen was that Hilary wasn’t a strong candidate, and I say that as a lifelong Dem and a woman. I don’t like father-son, husband-wife political family inbreeding in the Presidency, and Hilary was too much of a Weather Vane, pointing wherever the winds blew that day, including voting for the Iraq war. And I think Biden is doing well…but God help us if he has a health scare right before the election. The Trump fiasco is 95% on Republicans, but 5% on Dems for having weak candidates that made Trump feasible.

[@gnocchidokey]

Vermin. He called us vermin. Look I know such comparisons have become almost meaningless in their ubiquity but I’ve seen Hitler speak and my stomach TURNED when Trump used that word. It is beyond ugly. That is a word used by every genocidal figure in history. It is a word that makes me deeply, honestly afraid for the safety of those I love. I’m just - I’m stunned. No more jokes for me, after that clip. Can’t laugh right now.

[@chesteracton1924]

You are 100 years old and using KZbin?

[@user-dr7bq6ob7b]

Exactly my response. The term is repulsive even when applied to mice. To label another human being as vermin shows the inhumanity of the speaker.

[@dyamonde9555]

it's not just the one term, half his speech was directly lifted from Hitler

[@h8GW]

@chesteracton1924 Pretty sure many of Hitler's speeches were filmed, being a narcissist after all.

[@JootjeJ]

I had exactly the same reaction. I live in a country that has been occupied by Germany. Some of my family made it back from the camps. Only some. I can't stand the word vermin at the best of times. From the mouth of a powerful and hugely popular politician it makes me feel nauseous in a way I can't describe.

[@vinny7114]

Holy cow, that Trump speech was unreal, the sheer hatred and craving revenge he can not be allowed nowhere near the oval.

[@kamilebrahimoff3589]

Great point

[@In_Set]

That 2024 election is going to be so great; Trump is going to lose about 40 states, and then be carted off to prison where he belongs.

[@vennril]

Had to remind myself that's real life, not a movie with a dystopian timeline, or satire. Holy hell, not even Palpatine was that openly evil.

[@SnappyWasHere]

I sure hope he is putting on a show so he doesn’t get re elected. If he really believes what he says and millions worship him like a god I do believe he could make them do anything.

[@lisahenry20]

Even worse is the reaction of way too many people

[@JRJuggernaut1]

The fact that Trump has done so many things that would have gotten Biden and Obama disqualified if they ran is a special kind of messed up. It’s even worse that anyone could support such a person, and yet there are enough of those people to make him the frontrunner even as he is indicted for contributing to a LITERAL COUP!!!!! Good lord our society is an embarrassment!

[@GabrielNavarro-bo7st]

The MAGA cultists love dictators

[@JohnBdog]

Like what? Name just one.

[@JRJuggernaut1]

@@JohnBdog I will start with spreading racist lies about Obama not being a US citizen. If a Dem candidate accused Republican candidate of that there would be more accountability I can assure you! I could go on but that one example alone shuts down your bad faith question 🙄

[@cameronsitton501]

Did you watch the fucking video??? The coup attempt, for one. Or calling his opponents "vermin". Or downplaying a deadly virus in the hopes that it kills your political opponents and/or their voters. Or both-sides-ing a Nazi rally. Or saying "and then we fell in love" in regards to Kim Jong-Un. Or any of the thousands of other batshit insane things that you Trumpies all forget happened while remembering every time a black person ever said or did anything you didn't like. Need I go on?

[@PlutoTheSecond]

@@JohnBdog They did.

[@talariswatts-el9196]

At this point Trump isn't even trying to hide his fascism

[@PlutoTheSecond]

"At this point"? When did he *ever* try to hide it?

[@philgroves7694]

You'd best pay attention folks. While this is a very funny show, the issue in Ohio, that is being highlighted, is very serious. The Republican faction in that state is showing you EXACTLY how they intend to rule ... nationwide ... not govern. To them, it does not matter what the PEOPLE want. The people are only deserving of what the Republican authorities are willing to grant. And that's becoming less and less.

[@keltonscott734]

🎯💯

[@coffeebux]

exactly - and since they are being so brazen about it- means they think they have an ironclad strategy.

[@h8GW]

Cept guns, since guns protect our freedoms! BTW I was being sarcastic _and_ ironic. Also, I really like guns, but at least am self-aware of it.

[@jessicapatton2688]

I agree. It’s serious as can be. But, it hasn’t been working out for them tho. They keep losing and they are gonna keep losing. They are truly testing this system and the people are responding loud and clear! Let the dumasses try it’ll be their undoing.

[@darquequeen]

Yep.

[@TheNzFox]

Republicans, "It should be up to the states to decide!" Also republicans, "wait, no, not like that!"

[@edv2050]

A VOTE FOR A REPUBLICAN IS A VOTE FOR FASCISM

[@leparfumdugrosboss4216]

Reminds me of when their plans to ban inappropriate books from schools got the Bible banned...

[@keltonscott734]

They are Untrustworthy.

[@eyeseer1]

The 10th Amendment literally states that states can make their own laws.

[@ethanmilton7083]

UGH it makes me so mad. How can so few control so many

[@alliepetty1005]

I'm being totally honest--- this situation with T and his allies is the most terrifying thing I've ever experienced. (And that says alot, considering that I once had to deal with a burglar trying to climb in through my bedroom window which was two feet from where I was at that moment)..... Ts claims to plan to prosecute people he doesn't like, deport 10 million people etc, execute people, and so on, and his quotes from the words of Hitler are the most dangerous things anyone can utter. But the fact that he has [equally disturbed] people in positions of power supporting him makes this far, far worse.

[@k.k356]

Just put him in jail. Block him from running. The american constitution shouldnt protect ANYONE who tries to destroy it. He has lost his rights as a american citizen and any rights to defend himself at this point. America, you better not let this happen. Or you will be the one responsible for the end of the modern world.

[@Jumpingjackflash123]

America isn’t united. It’s the divided states of America. You can’t blame whites or blacks or Mexicans for something. It’s all on an individual level. That’s about all you can control. Don’t worry I’ll vote for a rock with googly eyes before I vote Tru** in office. This is an issue with the education system and with people who believe the bullshit of religion. Most conservatives are just Bible thumpers who don’t know how to think for themselves.

[@johnIZaUWL]

Amen infinity 🙏

[@XistsiX]

Take pause when you react with the very same remedy you're complaining about - don't authoritarians just throw people in jail?

[@Tootietoottoot40]

You lefties are insane. Everything is a threat to Democracy and the end of the world. Yawn it’s old and boring.

[@Tootietoottoot40]

Pretty hypocritical they say Trump will weaponize the justice system against his political opponent, when that’s exactly what they are doing to Trump now.

[@NewMessage]

Wish I could show this to my father n law in 2016, when he screamed that calling Donnie a Hitler wannabe was 'deranged'.

[@erinurbanus1858]

Ahh if only we could time travel huh?

[@shahnulislam9897]

Lol look at what I posted before seeing your post

[@leparfumdugrosboss4216]

For the last 7 years it has felt pretty nice as a left leaning person to be redeemed by facts and proven right on every . single . issue 😂

[@Brasswatchman]

Is he not still around? Your father-in-law, I mean?

[@grmpEqweer]

@@leparfumdugrosboss4216 I'm really pessimistic, so it's kinda sucky to be right so much. Like...I was hoping I was being a tad dramatic when I called Trump a fascist? Sorry, nope.

[@canaan5337]

Actually, the vermin comment was a verbatim quote from Adolf Hitler. As a matter fact, a lot of the things he said in his Veterans Day speech, were very similar to things, said by Hitler.

[@dfuher968]

Yeah, and the difference was usually taken from Mussolini.

[@rubyfirefly2582]

Wow, this just woke me up to something I hadn't considered. I've had this thought that if Trumps wins, well, it'll suck but we survived before and we'll survive again. What I hadn't thought about is how PETTY and VENGEFUL he is and the fact that he'd be seeking revenge. Good Lord. That's scarier than him getting elected the first time.

[@gcro9206texanforever]

Yes, Trump has pledged revenge to a number of people, has promised to implement the Insurrection Act, block Muslim immigrations, corral immigrants and deport them, dismantle the entire US government and fill every position with those only loyal to him. There is already a detailed plan. Trump in 2024 will make 2016-2020 look like a church picnic.

[@HalETosis]

I hope everyone is watching what Republicans in Ohio are doing. That is not a government of the people and for the people.

[@Shadow-1949]

I’ll try to find a link

[@kingayy9267]

It's infuriating.

[@glennwelsh9784]

Man, those "Peace Through Strength" signs at his cult rally are giving me strong 1984/V For Vendetta vibes.

[@leparfumdugrosboss4216]

And what "strength" ? Their guy is a whiny dimwit with very small hands 😂

[@dyamonde9555]

"Strength through Unity! Unity Through Faith! MAGA!"

[@biancaluedeker]

PeaceMaker

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Trump literally called his next term "A Revenge Term" we absolutely cannot let this psychopath get anywhere near Washington DC ever again.

[@DakotaDeb]

I agree! Vote 💙!

[@joythief]

You’re out of your mind if you think we’re voting for Genocide Joe Biden

[@elmatador4759]

Well said fellow Patriot. Vote BLUE up and down the ballot as if your lives depended on it. 🌊🌊🌊

[@paulyricca3881]

🚬👴🏻🥃I HATE JIMMY CAAN

[@aaronpincus6095]

Virgin Group founder Richard Branson said that years ago Donald Trump invited him to lunch in his gold plated condo in NY and spent the entirety of a two-hour lunch talking about revenge and describing how he vowed to "spend the rest of his life destroying anyone and everyone" who had declined to help him or he perceived had done him wrong.

[@MrBigTimeChiller]

Veterans should be enraged by that rally he held on Veterans Day. This is NOT what they fought for

[@neothaka]

The most disturbing thing is his voter base completely shrugging this off, or even cheering it on. Completely oblivious to the far-reaching consequences this has.

[@annakingry9157]

They believe Trump loves them. And they believe he is the character he played on TV--smart, shrewd, funny businessman.

[@WilliamMc91]

We've been on a hot streak voting against the GOP in the last 3 elections. Let's keep it going!!

[@lindafrazier8092]

VOTE

[@Spider-Geek916]

Last 3, hell, every election since 2016.

[@paulyricca3881]

I HATE JIMMY VAN HEUSEN

[@stephenc3060]

We have been voting against them. It sure would be nice to have someone to vote FOR.

[@patriciarouse16]

Blue Ribbon Award winner Nov 14 2023 for " we've been on a hot streak voting against GOP...." Hot streak'in since 1978! Woo hoo!

[@chrisgabert1367]

Trump: "In honor of our veterans, here's a speech that Hitler would write."

[@Jeffrey_Lew]

Apparently, the part that included "that live like vermin within the confines of our country" was nearly verbatim one of Hitler's speeches about the Jews.

[@keltonscott734]

Yeah and to the Very Dictator Many American Veterans gave their Lives and Fought in the War.

[@Geromi87]

9:20 Have you ever seen a better example of projection? He's basically explaining himself and his allies and all the crimes he's committed so far

[@ZozoHorrorshow]

On Ron's "smile". As someone who's done pageantry before, there is a method of making your smile look bigger and brighter that when learning it, you put your tongue between your teeth to help learn to not close your mouth all the way. It feels like THAT was what he was attempting to do, but like, didn't actually understand you don't do the tongue thing on stage.

[@cicichambers3887]

The fact that he's even planning that kind of stuff is a federal offense

[@Puffsdad]

Seems to be a conspiracy to overthrow the government forming.

[@eyeseer1]

The fact Trump conspires to siege a country is what Revolution wars are made from.

[@michaelgillespie1206]

It violates the constitution that he has to sware to support, protect, and defend, but of course he lies everytime he talks.

[@shermanculbertson6244]

It’s absolutely and completely humiliating that Trump was once President of the United States and could be again.

[@jcanfieldschatz]

You & me both. It's mildly depressing that a good 40-45% of our country actually supports him & will vote for him again, after everything.

[@dennisreed3382]

Completely humiliating there's people like you in America.

[@TheJapanChannelDcom]

More humiliating that about half of America don't understand that and still support the fool.

[@DustyJones1997BGCL]

Goes to show you that the US is not that educated on politics and don't understand what's really going on.

[@rorychivers8769]

No, don't you ever say that, not for a second, not ever again. If you ever feel degraded, humiliated and devalued by your head of state, just remember that once upon a time we had King George, and we lost it all because of him.

[@kenhunt5153]

Thanks to your writers. This segment may be your best ever.

[@rahcollier7006]

I have family members voting for him. The culture they come from has suffered endlessly from people like him, his croneys, goons, and the sea of fools and dipshits who would follow them off a cliff. I know there are always walking contradictions like that for various reasons, but it's still more unsettling than Freddy Kruger's flirting.

[@GabrielNavarro-bo7st]

Backwoods

[@mkorobkin9033]

I don't get the attraction, let alone the commitment . NO ONE (who is a normal person) GETS IT. It's weird. Trump is not nice looking, smart, compassionate, bookwise, curious, intuitive, or innovative. Someone tell me, tell us, what is it???

[@GabrielNavarro-bo7st]

@@mkorobkin9033 Same reason that people become fascinated with burning trainwrecks. It's hypnotizing for the hillbillies in the backwoods.

[@blitzroehre1807]

Voting Trump 2024 means you never want to vote again after that

[@lanceforest9529]

No it doesn't you have Trump derangement syndrome

[@keltonscott734]

Apparently 🥴

[@lizardog]

@@drewhenry9564 Forever in prison. He lost. Get over it.

[@GabrielNavarro-bo7st]

​@@drewhenry9564Dictators are a disgrace

[@GabrielNavarro-bo7st]

Drewhenry is a Nazi

[@wood1066]

I don't understand how someone in so much legal trouble can even run for president. It makes no sense at all.

[@midknight]

That’s precisely why he ran. To escape going to jail

[@jb888888888]

Because innocent until proven guilty. If it were possible to keep your opponent from even running at all by charging them with hundreds of frivolous charges both civil and criminal, you know some politicians would.

[@Aspartame69]

Ask yourself why charges against him, stemming from accusations across 10+ years, all landed within a few weeks of him declaring his presidential run. Its almost as though the charges are there to impede his candidacy.

[@brucefale6132]

​@@jb888888888he's been found guilty of sexual assault and fraud.....what more do you want

[@Brasswatchman]

​@@jb888888888Too bad that the charges are anything but frivolous in this particular case.

[@senicanastasia]

Before that man was elected I said , if he gets elected, he would find a way to punish everyone that doesn't agree with and figure out a way to stay in power forever. People told me I was over reacting.

[@GabrielNavarro-bo7st]

Petition to impeach him in the future. Cheer up.

[@davidgraham7325]

Yeah I heard the same recteric and the ones talking about how great it is they are just like talking to a hypnotized person,they do not comprehend any intelligence 🤔

[@GabrielNavarro-bo7st]

@@davidgraham7325 The MAGA cultists are hillbilly zombies.

[@senicanastasia]

@@davidgraham7325 while I appreciate your effort to respond, it really bad no relevance to my comment, but thank you anyway for taking time to state your opinion.

[@senicanastasia]

@@GabrielNavarro-bo7st I don't understand how your comment is relevant, but thanks for the energy it took to comment on my comment 👍

[@huangjun_art]

Is it possible to get sued for infringement by the ghost of a 134 year old German dictator?

[@dottiedavis355]

True statement: “Our threat is from within.” Always projecting, always confessing.

[@jvvoid]

Well said. America's greatest threat to itself is hiding in plain view.

[@GreensnGuitars]

Yes the threat is him

[@drewhenry9564]

Crooked joe and you hoes make me laugh

[@jbrogan6597]

You hit it on the nail.

[@lydia1634]

This is not the first time the Ohio legislature has ignored a ballot initiative. Just before the last census, we voted overwhelmingly (70%) to establish an independent body to redraw districts to undo our terribly gerrymandered state. They literally just ignored it and drew their own maps. The courts threw out the bad maps, but then the legislature kept submitting bad ones, delaying last year's primary until late last summer, when the courts let them use their bad maps. Then those judges got voted out in the election done with illegally drawn districts. This year was even worse. They passed a law outlawing special ballot initiatives in August because of poor communication/turnnout, and then, when it became clear there would be a pro-abortion motion on the ballot, they broke their own law by declaring a special election that would have drastically reduced the ability to vote on statewide initiatives. When that didn't work, they changed the submitted wording on the ballot for the abortion amendment, making the language as offensive as possible, and then launched campaigns lying about the contents of the motion. It's absolutely disgusting. It's made it really difficult to believe in voting at all. What's the point of voting for something if the people in power can just ignore it without any consequences? Democracy only works when we all agree to the rules and follow them. That is not what has been happening in the Ohio legislature.

[@yaminaburleson7130]

And that is what will be the rules of law for the entire country if he, who I don't say his name, takes back the peoples's house 😨

[@AmaltheaVimes]

Yet, all the more reason to keep voting! You give up, they'll just take it all! It's the people fighting for rights that has slowed them even a little!

[@t-moemoseley8308]

It appears Ohio is a "test run" for the entire country.

[@tofu_golem]

Ohio is learning the hard way why electing Republicans is never a good idea.

[@vcoolpool]

Sounds like the handmaid's tale come to life.

[@jpm9628]

As a New Yorker I am proud to see the level of mockery towards Giuliani remaining heavy here at Late Night.

[@DAWGnROADIE]

No person that loves this country could possibly want what Trump will do to the Republic if re elected.

[@seffishestopal5950]

The camera zooming in on Letitia James was the best part of tonight's "A Closer Look."

[@ernestcruz6316]

She had the exact same expression on her face that Kenan Thompson has on his whenever he delivers a line on SNL.

[@truthprevails4895]

I'm tired of being terrified for my country.

[@GabrielNavarro-bo7st]

Even people in Germany are terrified

[@MM-ud1xf]

I just noticed how fast Seth talks. Wally should get a medal for being able to keep up with him.

[@mrychards6682]

He seemed to be speaking much faster than usual.

[@jessicabunnell5652]

Man, you are killing it - this is the only late night I watch any more. You're doing great!

[@GenerallyTyler]

It's fucking bonkers! How do his followers not see that he is everything they fear the government becoming?

[@Thomas-jl3gn]

How do that have zero clue that they are next?

[@MarcKloos]

They just love hearing that! That their Latino neighbours will be deported. They're that despicable.

[@RyoShiki64]

They're just as rotten to the core as he is.

[@304Kid]

Because he's why. Tribal thinking and they are okay with their own suffering as long someone else outside the tribe is suffering a little more than they are. @@Thomas-jl3gn

[@fergtheberg]

That's not what they fear - it's what they want. They don't care if it's corrupt when they benefit.

[@deborah3709]

It feel like NO ONE is taking the "camps and imprisonment" seriously?

[@keltonscott734]

If elected it Will Most Definitely Happen, don't doubt it.

[@rastamastakevin]

"toweling off the ballsac" left me in stitches

[@alanbarnett328]

This was the most chilling episode in a while. Props for you guys to be able to deliver it with humor, but goddamn man I'm worried.

[@LillyKTheArtist]

I am a veteran of the United States Navy, I served with honor, courage, and commitment to my shipmates and my country. If the need arose, I would have died to protect everyone in this country whether I loved them or hated them. Trumps 'promise' to the veterans made me feel unwelcome and hated in my country. I am also transgender, a leftist, a pacifist, and above all a humanitarian. If trump thinks he's honoring vets hes not

[@chrissanto]

As a fellow Navy vet, I wish you fair winds and following seas.

[@icantollie]

Please run for office; our country desperately needs leaders like you

[@LillyKTheArtist]

@icantollie I won't lie, that was a dream of mine for a long, long time, and I am truly honored by the vote of confidence. But after being kicked in the fun parts for 30 years by my family and life in general, I am far too mentally unstable and disabled to ever hold any sort of political office. I'm pretty sure the voters wouldn't want someone with comorbid D.I.D and schizophrenia leading the country 😅.

[@trysometruth]

@@LillyKTheArtistAnd yet, even with those challenges, you are *LIGHT YEARS* more appropriate, and better, for the country than the Orange Lizardking.

[@meganbarber3599]

Not to mention he refused to join the service, ensured his kids would never join, and he stole from the VA to help fund the wall.

[@paulpease8254]

He certainly nailed it when he said the threat from within is much greater than any outside threat. He is the master of telling on himself after all.

[@scottruhl4710]

It's that GOP projection.

[@sardonicsisyphus]

All joking aside, we need to vote this guy to the most humiliating defeat in the history of elections.

[@annakingry9157]

And then deal with his followers.

[@Itried20takennames]

It’s possible …the Dems have a lot deeper well of young people who can vote, but haven’t yet, to tap, and more celebrities that can move the bar by asking more to register, like Taylor Swift. And Repubs have bern told “elections are rigged,” even when Trump was the President and talked about fraud months before the election.

[@carolynlarke1340]

They did this in FL with our restoration of felons rights. We passed it. We want it. The state just layers on costs and obstacles and in effect refuses to do it.

[@MadmanZachary]

I find it ironic when trump is saying he’s gonna throw out the fascists, and yet they almost make up his entire party and base as a whole.

[@fractiousperson303]

It's not exactly ironic, it's an example of "accusation in a mirror," a propaganda device described by Goebbels and beloved of fascists ever since.

[@TooBadThatDidntKillMe]

Not to mention howl about communists and Marxists while being cabana boy for a former KGB agent.

[@user-qf7ud5de9h]

That tells you he is a Benedict Arnold too

[@user-qf7ud5de9h]

​@@TooBadThatDidntKillMeit's 5 o'clock somewhere?😂🎉

[@kiriuxeosa8716]

Well remember that history is written by the victors so its his idea to call everyone else fascists and let his own fascists claim the title of "hero" kind of like the nazis/republicans do

[@edwardcamp3376]

And this is why we have to turnout the vote and make sure he doesn't have that power!

[@edv2050]

A VOTE FOR A REPUBLICAN IS A VOTE FOR FASCISM

[@keltonscott734]

💙🗳️🌊

[@peterlongprong7521]

..but will it even matter, Trump could lose 100-1 and he/GOP would just scream "voter fraud" as their fallback plan.

[@paulyricca3881]

🚬👴🏻🥃 I HATE JIMMY HOFFA

[@noborikoon]

Shout out to Tim Miller at the end, awesome!

[@N8T1V3-5F]

Perfect thank you Seth and Team!

[@timtheskeptic1147]

Folks, don't underestimate what republicans are doing or what they are willing to do. Vote and verify that it was counted.

[@kingayy9267]

What can you do if your vote wasn't counted? Is there an opportunity to re-cast it?

[@paulyricca3881]

I HATE JIMMY CLIFF 🚬🧔🏿🥃

[@timtheskeptic1147]

@kingayy9267 the first thing to do is verify your registration status. Right up to the last minute.

[@rpetersen2]

Bwahahahahahahahaha if that happened and votes were "guaranteed" legit, you idiots, my bad, we meant democrats, would've never won an election!

[@tabaxikhajit4541]

Thank you. We need to vote. Many feel their votes don't matter, but it is that "Many" who can change the outcome when they work together. Trump made a practice run at robbing us of our votes, and a practice run at a violent takover of our nation. Let's not give him, or anyone, a second chance.

[@lairddougal3833]

“Republicans now attempting to circumvent the voters.” Well yes. That’s their jam.

[@Feralsquirrel]

"Now". Well I guess in the sense of that Mitch Hedburg joke. Use'ta do voter suppression. And they still do.

[@USUG0]

indeed rigging the game is republicans' motto

[@judithparker3035]

This shows how in the dark you really are of course if you're a commie then it makes sense to you

[@mb-the-enby]

Shoutout to Wally. Hope he got a check for that crucial cutaway! ❤

[@bobiel9048]

He Who Seeks Revenge Digs Two Graves. 😂

[@Fooma777]

Ohio people: *votes overwhelmingly for bodily autonomy* Republicans: “No no no…”

[@sgm7013]

They seriously do not understand how a democracy functions. By ignoring the will of the people, they are breaking their oaths, and signing their political death warrants. They are operating on borrowed time and will be given the boot just as soon as another election is held. 💙

[@elhoward7440]

Republicans: If democracy means you can vote for bodily autonomy, then we need to eliminate democracy!

[@christopherholly1392]

Ask the AZ GOP how going against a referendum worked out for them-- voters legalized MJ 3 times in the late 90s/00s, just to be shot down by the legislators, who were all subsequently voted out each of the nxt elections.

[@KrustyKlown]

bodily autonomy is ambiguous to the GOP

[@CAP198462]

Republicans: “let’s workshop some better slogans for next time.” Because yeah, that’s the problem, the slogans not the idea. Except that tactic has worked in the past. Maybe we should be worried.

[@darklordofsword]

The fact Trump said all that and IS STILL BEING ALLOWED TO RUN is disgraceful.

[@MichaelJ44]

Thats president TRUMP 2 u

[@joachimschoder]

@@MichaelJ44 You mean he doesn't want to take the title emperor? Because that is what he wants to be. No checks. No balances. And certainly no accountability.

[@MikeyJJJ]

Yes it is and it’s so fun to watch 😂

[@nacarreira777]

The right lost their minds when people called Trump Hitler-like....now he's saying Hitler's words.

[@monochromaticspider]

No, Trump being allowed to run is fine. Anyone being willing to vote for him, on the other hand...

[@mmmnope7999]

I lost it at the Guliani christmas ornaments 😂😂😂 Thank you for making me laugh out loud today ❤ Love from Canada 🇨🇦

[@jnordman86]

Thanks for posting this for everyone

[@DopamineOverload]

How delusional can one narcissist be? I just…. I can’t even. Still. Years later.

[@chesteracton1924]

Sounds like you need professional help. I don't know how to "even" but I'm sure we can help you get there. Chin up, buttercup.

[@coffeebux]

i do not like that version of Aint that a Kick in the Head

[@ChainReactionsProductions]

Everyone ignore what the polls say and vote like yours is the only vote that matters

[@duncansonoryan]

It likely will be the most important in anyone's life.

[@jcoopes5604]

Don’t be complacent, vote 🗳️! Every vote matters every election matters! *rump must never be in office ever again!

[@markmac2206]

and for those that think their vote dont matter, we need him to lose the popular vote by even more than the last 2. so all votes do matter.

[@h8GW]

@markmac2206 And for those who _really_ don't think their vote matters, well it's the attitude that matters, since keeping that up can cost more more than your own vote.

[@jcoopes5604]

We an election last week, one race was decided by a singular vote! So yes every vote does matter!

[@denisemadigan1038]

Thank you Seth, you still crack me up!! I appreciate the laughs!!💓💙💓💙💓💙💓💙

[@noelmountain9954]

Great segment. Callbacks on the Douchesantis pic got funnier each time

[@internetneverlies]

How is it possible that someone incapable of conceding a loss before an election is allowed to run for an office that requires a democratic oath? And if you can do that, what other aspects of the presidential oath can a candidate violate and still be eligible to run?

[@MsAllimack]

He’s not eligible. For some reason, no one has the balls to give him his just desserts.

[@Julia-lk8jn]

All of them, apparently.

[@jaohonaxa]

Look I get it, honestly I didn't want Biden to run again. I have serious concerns both about his policies, his track record on certain issues, and his age. He hasn't been a perfect president and I don't expect him to be one if he wins a second term. But I am genuinely terrified of what a second trump presidency could be, so for f***'s sake, let's grin and bear it and vote for Biden again.

[@paulyricca3881]

🚬👴🏻🥃 I HATE JIMMY SMITH

[@rejoyce318]

No one is perfect; however, the amount of good that Pres. Biden has been able to do *despite* the GQP has been phenomenal.

[@mrkgrmn3]

At this point I would vote for a rabid chimp over Donald Trump.

[@deniceeverham9467]

I like Joe . He has done more for the American people than any other president in recent administrations. Plus he is kind ,empathetic, and really cares about the American people. Go Joe

[@h8GW]

Well, the whole point of voting for Biden is being a person more self-aware and self-critical than Trump supporters........although they're probably the lowest possible bar I can think of in those attributes.

[@julieokeefe7235]

This is one of my favorites

[@katiekraning7248]

"I'm cuckoo for Scotch!" was highly underrated and I wish it got more laughs. So glad you all are back.❤

[@bchearne]

It used to be that calling Republicans fascists was over the top. Not anymore

[@bradleyheck7204]

No, it has been perfectly accurate since 1994. Newton Gingrich, I am looking at YOU, sir! I still have my Nuck Fewt! t-shirt and it still fits.

[@kamilebrahimoff3589]

Yes, majority of the Republican party has taken on the Fascist role because of Trump. Vote 💙🗽🇺🇸

[@Pecisk]

That is how you know who actually wrote that speech :) When Trump speaks clearly about his Nazi policies, it is obviously MIller.

[@williamlubak4490]

Republicans now consider being called fashist as a badge of honour.

[@petedog9581]

@@kamilebrahimoff3589 They keep losing w his endorsement. They are afraid to go home to their home states and districts. MAGA will be there with pitchforks. Trump will attack them in the media.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

The fact that Trump even on Veterans day made it about his own campaign is wild. A decade ago this would destroy a campaign, today it's cheered.

[@arthurneddysmith]

One small correction: "Today it's cheered [by uneducated, cult-stricken, gullible morons]."

[@John_Demarco]

None of the MAGA crowd was voting for him in 2000. They all laughed at him. Then came the indoctrination...

[@lizardog]

It's only cheered by the cult; sane Americans see through him.

[@gmun2248]

As a Brit, I don't understand Americans' claims of 'ultimate patriotism' plus the way Veterans' Day (Armistice Day in most of the world) is 'celebrated'. And he takes it to a whole different level. Just for comparison, at 11am on 11/11, we have a 2minute silence - everywhere. Radios, TVs observe it; shops make announcements; church bells ring &people everywhere stop & stand still for 2 minutes. This year, I was at a gymnastics display (mainly kids & teens) & it was observed there. Nobody says "Happy Veterans' Day" - it's sombre, not happy; any shop that attempted to have a sale would likely be boycotted/ avoided that day at least. Any politician who spoke like that would be crucified in the media. Our politicians (as much as I dislike them) lay poppy wreaths, alongside military & civilian groups (on the nearest Sunday). People line the streets to pay respects. If you search yt for "remembrance Sunday 2023" you can see it. (Add Edinburgh or Glasgow to that search & you get some pipe bands in the marches too.) Even before that idiot, there is no national observance. When I was living in the US, I made a clay poppy pin to wear in November because it felt wrong to ignore it.

[@AshendaFiremyst]

@@gmun2248 Not all veterans are dead. We are also celebrating those veterans who live. We have a memorial day for those who have died in the line of duty. There IS a national observance, just not on Veteran's Day. I salute my living father, nephews, brother, who all served during wartime. They are war veterans. Do they not deserve the honor of Veteran's Day? My grandfather passed several years ago, in bed, but was a WW2 vet. He's also a Veteran for Veteran's Day. Those immortalized during Memorial Day are those who died in battle. Is this not fair?

[@rosealee9367]

Oh why oh why isn’t this available in Canada anymore? Please make it available to us again! 🇨🇦

[@gpurin]

Best closer look ever!!!

[@Dan_Boston]

It’s hard to enjoy the humor in any of this. This thing could be our President again.

[@florencemiller7826]

Bite your tongue off for saying that

[@keltonscott734]

It's Not Funny.

[@paulyricca3881]

🚬👴🏻🥃 I HATE JIMMY SWAGGART

[@nenaaa1444]

Not if you vote that thing will get the message

[@davidmonaghan26]

​@@paulyricca3881and all of them speak so highly of you 🙄

[@paolovantassel1989]

My dad was watching cable news and there was speculation about what Trump might do if elected to a second term. I said "Same things Saddam Hussein did, it's not a mystery". Yes, that Saddam Hussein.

[@chesteracton1924]

wow , cool story bro. YOU SAID that? To your dad? ..wow... so cool.

[@FrankDBoyce]

Ok, you can't really quote yourself as proof of the validity of your own statement. I mean, you are 100% correct but Jackals gotta police ourselves too.

[@paolovantassel1989]

@@FrankDBoyce On the one hand, yes, jackals do need to regulate each other. On the other, I am feeling personally attacked by this innocuous comment and thus am going to be sending my cadre of inept legal advisors to embarrass themselves at my behest and then wonder why no legal advisor will work for me anymore.

[@awalton9024]

​@@chesteracton1924 🤩🤩🤩

[@danaeckel5523]

Hard to imagine how people can listen to him and be like, "Wow, he is speaking to me and that is what I want back in office because he is simply amazing."

[@plcoyle]

"You"ll be sorry!" cries the three-year old who is told "no."

[@krisfrederick5001]

If anyone has ever heard trump "speak" and votes for him it's absolutely insane to me. What a stain on history.

[@garymountcastle6657]

Seems like they need some kind of intervention.

[@jamesparker1071]

​@@garymountcastle6657Hillary suggested reeducation camps.... You good with that, comrade? Bet you are vaxxed and boosted 6x, love illegal immigrants, and have special pronouns. 🐑 Baaah. Baaah.

[@Lex-br4wx]

What a stain.

[@maciejgorski6981]

If anyone votes for Joe Biden, its a stain on History, its pretty evident the man can barely stand up and stay awake and cant keep a conversation going for more than a minute and needs cards to read from. total puppet. Also hes doing an awful job on the border which i the main problem. Trump speaks clearly at least.

[@garfield2439]

My whole family. 😥😥😥😥

[@tylerhackner9731]

He must not become president again

[@edv2050]

A VOTE FOR A REPUBLICAN IS A VOTE FOR FASCISM

[@paulyricca3881]

🚬👴🏿🥃 I HATE JIMMY HART WWE

[@hermionegardener3796]

The signs being held up behine the Orange "Peace through Strength" look like 1984.

[@user-qf7ud5de9h]

I live to hear Seth calling out 'Mel'!

[@cicichambers3887]

He says he's going to get rid of fascist does that mean he's leaving?

[@stevie4641]

"Leave it to the States! Let the voters decide!", they said. Now here in Ohio, Republicans immediately changed their tune. Suddenly the voters are misguided and must be corrected. Both Issue 1 (women's reproductive rights).and Issue 2 (adult use marijuana) passed easily, yet the governor insists he will "save the children". From marijuana.

[@keltonscott734]

They are Untrustworthy ‼️

[@sheila8730]

If you vote in South Dakota be prepared that if the Republicans don't like what the people voted in, they just make it go away. In 2017 voters voted for anti-corruption law. Republicans repealed it, more or less saying voters didn't know what they were doing. The governor at that time, used an emergency clause to make an immediate reversal. That clause prevented a new referendum campaign in response. In 2020 e legal recreational cannabis was voted in by the people. Noem stepped in and said the voters of South Dakota didn't know what was good for them. So she stopped the bill from going into effect. The next time it was voted on in 2022 legal cannabis was not voted in. Probably due to the *Refer Madness* campaign by those Republicans making sure it would never be legal because Noem wants it that way.

[@sheila8730]

Sad when one's votes don't count and we are misguided and stupid.

[@KingBobXVI]

"States' rights!" from conservatives has never been a real call for local governance. Even during the civil war, they didn't want "states' rights" to own slaves, they were actively seceding because they were unable to force northern states to recognize escaped slaves as property and return them to the south. They hate local governance if it disagrees with their rhetoric, and they love federal overreach when it agrees with them.

[@curlygurl1263]

Your Rhudy impersonations are the best of late night😊

[@janbarrett4544]

I don't even listen to the news anymore...no pressure...but I listen to you and get a great laugh. Win ,win. I did stand up for a long time,and I know how important humor is...please keep it up.

[@jamesboardman7048]

Great veterns, from a man that called them losers and skipped the draft with flat feet

[@keltonscott734]

Called them Suckers Also.

[@peacheswilliams4539]

Fake Bone spurs was trumps excuse...

[@SRowntree]

America cannot survive another Trump presidency.

[@Fuck_whoever_took_my_name]

will not

[@Miss_Distress]

If it comes to pass, it looks pretty bleak

[@Aura-Of-Syrinx]

Republican* Presidency All the options they ever put forward are Trump lite in one way or another

[@pietrojenkins6901]

"America cannot survive another Trump -presidency- dictatorship"... there i corrected it.

[@GK-arcadia]

America would become a state of Russia.

[@bobslenker27]

DeSantis smiling looks like Alfred E. Neuman.

[@wolfitza1751]

this segment is getting better and better