Seth Meyers Turns Republican's Words Against GOP In Harsh Message For Next Speaker
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Seth Meyers pointed to a “fundamental problem” within the House GOP and used members’ own words to rip the chamber’s future speaker.
“The GOP is a fractured coalition with no discernible ideological core except that most of them want to dismantle American democracy and on top of that, the job of speaker absolutely sucks. In order to want it, you’d have to be a...” the “Late Night” host said Wednesday before flipping to a supercut of criticism from Republicans ― and one Fox News host ― on the House speaker chaos.
The House remains without a speaker after Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) failed earlier Wednesday in his second attempt to take the post.
Earlier in his show, Meyers tossed to a clip of Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) in which the lawmaker said he voted for Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) to be the next speaker before adding that he doesn’t like him and it’d be the “worst job in America.” (Buck later said it was a joke.)
“He voted for someone who doesn’t want to be speaker because the job of speaker sucks,” Meyers said.
“It’s third in line to the presidency, Republicans are treating it like it’s a punishment on ‘Impractical Jokers.’ And at this point, why not, give the gavel to Murr and let the other jokers tell him what to do with it through an earpiece while they watch from inside a van,” he said, referring to “Impractical Jokers” host James “Murr” Murray.
You can check out more in Meyers’ “A Closer Look.”
