Before his usual “Closer Look” segment on Monday, “Late Night” host Seth Meyers gave a joke-free monologue about the recent assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
“We’ve witnessed far too many shocking scenes of political violence, from Charlottesville to Jan. 6, to an attack on the spouse of Nancy Pelosi, to a shooting at a congressional baseball practice, to a kidnapping plot against the governor of Michigan,” Meyers said. “And now an assassination attempt on the life of Donald Trump. An attack that thankfully spared him, but tragically, tragically killed one spectator and injured two others.”
Meyers continued, “Often after a tragedy like this, there are calls to forgo politics, but to me, politics, the non-violent exchange of ideas and the peaceful resolution of disputes, feels more important than ever. An inclusive politics of compassion, empathy, and community, that’s what we must recommit to now.”
