After Trump Victory, Seth Meyers Has Just Three Words
Seth Meyers offered a message of joy following the news of Donald Trump’s win in the 2024 presidential election.
“So I was watching results, and I knew I would be here a few hours later to talk about it, and I couldn’t help but think — and this is genuine — what a privilege,” Meyers said from behind the late-night desk during Wednesday’s episode. “What a privilege to be here with you, to be here with my colleagues, to not feel alone.
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“This is a joyful place to work, and we hope you can see the joy when you’re watching at home. We’re not going to let anything take that joy away, even if we’re talking about things that are not particularly joyful,” the NBC star continued.
“I do know that everyone who works on this show agrees on our mission, which is to find laughter, to find connection, and to find joy, even when things are bleak, and to tell you how we feel,” Meyers said. “And look, it might be challenging, but to that challenge, I say, ‘Let’s fucking go.‘”
Meyers echoed his fellow late-night host Jon Stewart, who wrapped his live coverage of the 2024 election, aptly named The Daily Show Presents A Live Election Night Special With Jon Stewart: Indecision 2024: Nothing We Can Do About It Now.
“We’re going to come out of this election, and we’re going to make all kind of pronouncements about what this country is, and what this world is,” said Stewart. “And the truth is, we’re not really going to know shit. We’re going to make it seem like this is the finality of our civilization.”
He continued, “This isn’t the end. I promise you, this is not the end. We have to regroup, and we have to continue to fight and continue to work day in and day out to create a better society for our children, for this world, for this country, that we know is possible. It’s possible.”
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