Late-night hosts on Tuesday addressed the strongly worded rebukes of
Donald Trump by Republican senators Bob Corker and Jeff Flake, plus Bill
O’Reilly’s response to the revelation that he paid $32m to settle a
sexual harassment suit.
“Internal strife is tearing the Republican party apart at the seams,” Stephen Colbert began. “It’s like a new civil war, only this time neither side is trying to help black people.
“The latest shots from Fort Trumpter are against Tennessee senator and man-seeing-his-daughter’s-neck-tattoo-for-the-first-time Bob Corker. Corker and Trump have been fighting for a while now. You might recall that Corker called the White House an adult daycare center. Clever, [but] not entirely accurate: with Trump, you also need a night shift.”
Colbert went on: “The latest feud started bright and early today when Corker went on all the morning shows to criticize Donald Trump. And Trump was watching, because he immediately tweeted: ‘Bob Corker, who helped President O give us the bad Iran deal and couldn’t get elected dog catcher in Tennessee, is now fighting tax cuts’.”
“Now, some of what Trump said about Corker was not true – specifically all of it,” Colbert said. “And Corker pointed that out.”
Colbert went on: “Corker’s not alone. This afternoon, we got some huge news from one-term Arizona senator and upright golden retriever Jeff Flake. Flake has been an outspoken critic of the president’s for a while but today he really unloaded.”
Colbert then showed clips of Flake’s speech from the Senate floor, where he credited Trump for “debasing the nation” and vowed not to be “complicit”, advocating for a return to “civility and stability”.
“Hold on, you’re acting like all Donald Trump does is go on Twitter to threaten global stability,” Colbert quipped. “He also threatens football players.”
Colbert finished: “First McCain, then Corker, now Flake: why is it that Republicans only speak up against Donald Trump when they know they’re not running for election? They finally grow a set … then they say: I’m taking my balls and going home.”
Noah showed a clip of a video O’Reilly posted on Tuesday, in which he says his enemies wish to silence him and that the reports are not to be believed. O’Reilly also said he has “shocking evidence” that would clear his name, but will not take the case to court.
“We believe it because you paid $32m on sexual harassment, that’s why we believe it,” the host shot back. “I’m sorry that I’m stuck on this, but it’s just an amazing amount of money to pay out if you’re not guilty. So let me get this straight: you have evidence, shocking evidence, that would totally exonerate you. But you’re not going to go to court?”
“O’Reilly hasn’t released any shocking evidence,” Noah explained. “What he did try to do was make it seem like all his former colleagues were completely cool with him. There’s only one problem: they have Twitter.”
Noah then explained that O’Reilly has posted kind notes sent to him by former colleagues Gretchen Carlson and Megyn Kelly, hoping the notes would prove he had friendly relations with each. Carlson replied on Twitter: “So what? Still paid $32m.”
“Bill O’Reilly is over, man,” Noah concluded. “Because now anyone can win an argument against him by saying ‘32 million dollars’.”
“Throughout his campaign, candidate Trump constantly brought up how wealthy he was, often bragging that he was self-funding his campaign and would therefore not be beholden to special interests or wealthy donors when making political decisions,” Meyers began. “We know now that wasn’t true because a) rich people don’t usually sell chintzy hats to raise money, and b) Trump had the backing of a billionaire family, the Mercers.”
Meyers then broke down the sources of the Mercer’s wealth and influence, including Robert, who made his fortune in the hedge fund business, and his daughter Rebekah. The Mercers, Meyers explained, also have close ties to Breitbart and Steve Bannon.
Meyers said: “Now, with Trump in the White House, it seems that the Mercers are feeling more emboldened than ever. But their targets aren’t Democrats like Hillary Clinton this time. It’s establishment Republicans, as evidenced by Bannon’s recent and not-so-veiled threats by those in the GOP who are not sufficiently supporting Trump.”
Meyers went on: “So what types of candidates are Bannon and the Mercer’s supporting? Well, of course, we now have birther and anti-Muslim zealot Roy Moore as the GOP candidate in Alabama. If you don’t remember, Moore is the guy who pulled out a gun at his campaign rally and rode his horse to the polls.”
“But they’re not stopping in Alabama,” Meyers continued. “In Arizona, for example, recent reports say that Robert Mercer has donated $300,000 to the Super Pac that support the candidacy of Dr Kelli Ward, who planned to run against Jeff Flake.”
“But Kelli Ward is a doctor, so she can’t be that crazy, right?,” Meyers asked, before showing an image of the housing and urban development secretary, Ben Carson. “Oh, right.”
“Internal strife is tearing the Republican party apart at the seams,” Stephen Colbert began. “It’s like a new civil war, only this time neither side is trying to help black people.
“The latest shots from Fort Trumpter are against Tennessee senator and man-seeing-his-daughter’s-neck-tattoo-for-the-first-time Bob Corker. Corker and Trump have been fighting for a while now. You might recall that Corker called the White House an adult daycare center. Clever, [but] not entirely accurate: with Trump, you also need a night shift.”
Colbert went on: “The latest feud started bright and early today when Corker went on all the morning shows to criticize Donald Trump. And Trump was watching, because he immediately tweeted: ‘Bob Corker, who helped President O give us the bad Iran deal and couldn’t get elected dog catcher in Tennessee, is now fighting tax cuts’.”
“Now, some of what Trump said about Corker was not true – specifically all of it,” Colbert said. “And Corker pointed that out.”
Colbert went on: “Corker’s not alone. This afternoon, we got some huge news from one-term Arizona senator and upright golden retriever Jeff Flake. Flake has been an outspoken critic of the president’s for a while but today he really unloaded.”
Colbert then showed clips of Flake’s speech from the Senate floor, where he credited Trump for “debasing the nation” and vowed not to be “complicit”, advocating for a return to “civility and stability”.
“Hold on, you’re acting like all Donald Trump does is go on Twitter to threaten global stability,” Colbert quipped. “He also threatens football players.”
Colbert finished: “First McCain, then Corker, now Flake: why is it that Republicans only speak up against Donald Trump when they know they’re not running for election? They finally grow a set … then they say: I’m taking my balls and going home.”
Trevor Noah on Bill O’Reilly
Trevor Noah of Comedy Central discussed reports that Bill O’Reilly paid $32m to settle a sexual harassment suit, which prompted an angry response from the former Fox News host.Noah showed a clip of a video O’Reilly posted on Tuesday, in which he says his enemies wish to silence him and that the reports are not to be believed. O’Reilly also said he has “shocking evidence” that would clear his name, but will not take the case to court.
“We believe it because you paid $32m on sexual harassment, that’s why we believe it,” the host shot back. “I’m sorry that I’m stuck on this, but it’s just an amazing amount of money to pay out if you’re not guilty. So let me get this straight: you have evidence, shocking evidence, that would totally exonerate you. But you’re not going to go to court?”
“O’Reilly hasn’t released any shocking evidence,” Noah explained. “What he did try to do was make it seem like all his former colleagues were completely cool with him. There’s only one problem: they have Twitter.”
Noah then explained that O’Reilly has posted kind notes sent to him by former colleagues Gretchen Carlson and Megyn Kelly, hoping the notes would prove he had friendly relations with each. Carlson replied on Twitter: “So what? Still paid $32m.”
“Bill O’Reilly is over, man,” Noah concluded. “Because now anyone can win an argument against him by saying ‘32 million dollars’.”
Seth Meyers on Trump’s financial backers
Finally, Seth Meyers discussed the powerful Republican donor class, particularly the Mercer family, which partly funded the Trump campaign and is exerting influence its influence on the GOP.“Throughout his campaign, candidate Trump constantly brought up how wealthy he was, often bragging that he was self-funding his campaign and would therefore not be beholden to special interests or wealthy donors when making political decisions,” Meyers began. “We know now that wasn’t true because a) rich people don’t usually sell chintzy hats to raise money, and b) Trump had the backing of a billionaire family, the Mercers.”
Meyers then broke down the sources of the Mercer’s wealth and influence, including Robert, who made his fortune in the hedge fund business, and his daughter Rebekah. The Mercers, Meyers explained, also have close ties to Breitbart and Steve Bannon.
Meyers said: “Now, with Trump in the White House, it seems that the Mercers are feeling more emboldened than ever. But their targets aren’t Democrats like Hillary Clinton this time. It’s establishment Republicans, as evidenced by Bannon’s recent and not-so-veiled threats by those in the GOP who are not sufficiently supporting Trump.”
Meyers went on: “So what types of candidates are Bannon and the Mercer’s supporting? Well, of course, we now have birther and anti-Muslim zealot Roy Moore as the GOP candidate in Alabama. If you don’t remember, Moore is the guy who pulled out a gun at his campaign rally and rode his horse to the polls.”
“But they’re not stopping in Alabama,” Meyers continued. “In Arizona, for example, recent reports say that Robert Mercer has donated $300,000 to the Super Pac that support the candidacy of Dr Kelli Ward, who planned to run against Jeff Flake.”
“But Kelli Ward is a doctor, so she can’t be that crazy, right?,” Meyers asked, before showing an image of the housing and urban development secretary, Ben Carson. “Oh, right.”
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