Seth Meyers on Thursday pointed to outdated footage of Donald Trump explaining why he likes Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio.) for example of how the previous president has totally “weirdified” the GOP.
The “Late Evening” host aired a clip of Trump in February 2020 recalling that: “After I first obtained to know Jim I mentioned, ‘Huh. By no means wears a jacket! What the hell’s occurring? He’s clearly very pleased with his physique.’”
“I do know all people stopped caring about hypocrisy years in the past,” acknowledged Meyers. “However simply think about how conservatives would react if Joe Biden was out on the stump speaking concerning the physique positivity of the boys within the Democratic celebration. ‘I’ll let you know, our caucus proper now is only one Gosling after the opposite.’”
Trump backed Jordan to change into the subsequent Home speaker after the ousting of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).
Regardless of the ex-POTUS’ help, Republicans nominated Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) as their candidate for the place on Wednesday. Scalise withdrew himself from the race Thursday, although, blaming opposition from sure Republicans.
Watch Meyers’ full monologue right here:
