Seth Meyers on Donald Trump’s MSG Rally: Watch “A Closer Look”

Donald Trump’s Oct. 27 campaign rally at New York City’s Madison Square Garden was the main focus of Seth Meyers’ “A Closer Look” segment on Monday. The Late evening The host opened his segment by describing “immediate backlash” over racist remarks from a stand-up comic speaking at the convention (the night’s events are summarized by NBC News here).

Meyers shared that he didn’t think the tone of the night matched what Trump and campaign officials like his son, Eric Trump, called it. “You may have heard Kamala Harris and Tim Walz say they’re running a campaign of optimism and joy,” he began. “Well, Donald Trump wants you to know that he is too.”

The Late evening The host soon went on to play a clip from Trump’s stump speech that night, where the former president continued his habit to compare his prosecution to gangster Al Capone’s. “And then I get in there and they go after me,” Trump said, apparently referring to the officials involved in his more charges. “These animals, these dirty animals. I’m leading a movement of optimism and trust and hope,” Trump continued.

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“That has to be one of the worst segues in the history of politics,” Meyers joked. “Normally, if you shift gears that hard, you leave your transmission in the middle of the road.”

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After sharing a montage of Eric Trump’s claims in various television appearances that his father’s campaign is “a movement of total love,” Meyers again pointed out that “both campaigns are trying to claim the mantle of love and joy.”

“And on one side you have Kamala Harris campaign with BeyoncéBruce Springsteen and Barack Obama before record crowds,” he said. “(Democratic vice presidential candidate) Tim Walz did a Twitch stream with AOC where they talked politics while playing Madden before Walz, AOC showed an old Sega game called Crazy taxi.” (This led to Meyers admitting that he himself has played a video game or two at work.)

“So it’s a glimpse into the Democrat’s version of joy and optimism,” Meyers said. “Let’s see all the hopeful and optimistic guests lined up for Trump’s big Madison Square Garden rally,” he added, cutting to footage of billionaire Elon Musk. , wrestler Hulk Hogan and the campaign speeches that made provocative comments about the US territory of Puerto Rico, Latinos, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Harris himself.

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“It may not surprise you to learn that these obscene and racist comments have sparked an intense backlash that has forced Republicans and the Trump campaign to back down,” Meyers added, pointing out. condemnations from Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott and a statement from a Trump adviser that the controversial joke “does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.”

“You know how bad something has to be for the Trump campaign to distance itself from it? Trump won’t even distance himself from Hannibal Lecter“, Meyers joked.

When is “A Closer Look” on Late Night with Seth Meyers?

New editions of “A Closer Look” air below Late evenings Monday, Wednesday and Thursday episodes.

Watch the October 28 “A Closer Look” above and see Late Night with Seth Meyers weeknights at 12:35/11:35c on NBC, streaming next day on Peacock.