Meyers made a “M*A*S*H” reference about the Republican who denounces Donald Trump: “I feel like B.J. Hunnicutt speaking up in support of Charles Winchester.”
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
Republicans are preparing to oust Liz Cheney from the House leadership for denouncing Donald Trump and his claims that the election was stolen. On Thursday, Seth Meyers said he was conflicted about siding with the conservative congresswoman from Wyoming.
“She’s a pro-war torture apologist who supported Trump in 2016 and helped make the modern G.O.P. what it is today. I mean, I feel like B.J. Hunnicutt speaking up in support of Charles Winchester,” Meyers said.
“But she’s not being punished for any of that — she’s being punished for simply stating reality. The G.O.P.’s fealty to a corrupt and deeply unpopular ex-president who never won the popular vote, never cracked 50 percent job approval, and who fomented a violent insurrection to overturn the election shows you just how deep their contempt for democracy is. Rather than actually appeal to a majority of voters, they’d rather just rig the game so they always win.” — SETH MEYERS
“Liz Cheney said Republicans have to choose between the truth and Trump, to which Republicans said, ‘The truth never gave us free hats.’” — JIMMY FALLON
“Still, though, I gotta give props to Liz Cheney for risking her political career to stand up for what she believes in. Because you don’t see that very often. It’s like seeing someone use an iPhone as an actual phone.” — TREVOR NOAH
“And, yes, it is a little weird to see a party be so loyal to a guy who doesn’t have a loyal bone in his body — or possibly any bones in his body. But loyalty to Trump is a defining principle of the G.O.P. right now. And if she doesn’t agree with that, it doesn’t make much sense for her to be one of the party’s leaders. Like, I think Greta Thunberg makes some great points, but I don’t think that she should be on the board of ExxonMobil.” — TREVOR NOAH
“The G.O.P. doesn’t push Trump — Trump pushes the G.O.P. And remember, Trump’s not even in government. He’s a retired, semi-amateur golfer living in a weird Gothic swamp hotel with a bunch of Palm Springs radiologists and Russian spies.” — SETH MEYERS
The Punchiest Punchlines (Mother’s Day Edition)
“And finally, Mother’s Day is this weekend, according to six voicemails from your mother.” — SETH MEYERS
“This Sunday is Mother’s Day, the day when Americans celebrate their moms with flowers and breakfast in bed — which, by the way, I never really understood. Yeah. I don’t get why people like breakfast in bed, you know? ‘It is just so magical to lie here and eat in the place I’ve been farting for eight hours! And then I’m going to go back to sleep in the place I ate.’” — TREVOR NOAH
“You know, there’s a limited supply of flowers this year. Because of Covid, here in California, a lot of growers switched to growing pot. Not a joke. We don’t have any flowers. But the good news is, Mom is really going to enjoy brunch this year.” — JIMMY KIMMEL
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