Seth Meyers: Trump's press conference was 'bats--- crazy' and 'racist'

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February 17, 2017 3:31 PM

Seth Meyers scrapped a planned segment of "A Closer Look" on Thursday's "Late Night" after President Donald Trump's first solo press conference became the biggest news of the day.

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Aside from Puzder, Trump had another senior staffing issue he needed to address. Earlier this week, Trump's national security adviser, Michael Flynn, resigned after misleading Vice President Mike Pence about his discussions with Russian officials before Trump was inaugurated.

Meyers found Trump's statements around the controversy contradictory. The president said Flynn had done nothing wrong and that he didn't order Flynn to speak with Russian officials, but "would've directed him" to do so had Flynn not done it.

"He did something that I told him to do, so he had to go," Meyers impersonated Trump. "Clean out your desk, buddy. Why are you cleaning out your desk?"

Among the many headline-driving moments during the Trump conference was his reaction to a reporter asking him if he would take a meeting with black and Latino Congress members. He asked the black reporter if she would like to set up the meeting herself and then asked, "Are they friends of yours?"

Meyers described Trump's response as "pretty racist."

"It's racist to assume all black people know each other. You don’t know all orange people. 'Hey, Donald, can you set up a meeting with Snooki and the Lorax?'"

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