Matt Taibbi Finds Trump's Presidency Both Hilarious and Horrifying

CLIP01/25/17

Matt Taibbi explains how he went from covering the presidential election as a comedy, for his book Insane Clown President: Dispatches from the 2016 Circus, to writing a tragedy.

Talk and Interview Late Night Interview

Appearing:Seth Meyers

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Tags: late night, Seth Meyers, Matt Taibbi, Finds, Trump, Presidency, hilarious, Horrifying

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