Trump's Debate Performance Was an Embarrassing Debacle: A Closer Look

CLIP09/30/20

Seth takes a closer look at President Trump debasing himself and the nation on live TV and his deranged sycophants making excuses for his performance.

Appearing:Seth Meyers

Tags: late, night, with, Seth, meyers, Taylor Schilling, brian stelter

S8 E714 minHighlightTalk and InterviewLate Night

2020-2021

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