Meyers: Trump Was Watching the Capitol Riot on TV Like Hannibal Lecter Was Enjoying a Fresh Spleen

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Seth No ░░░░░░░░ no one thought that ░░░░░░░░ what do you mean ░░░░░░░░ analyzed it I mean ░░░░░░░░ heard the speech and ░░░░░░░░ wasn t exactly James ░░░░░░░░ s Ulysses If you ░░░░░░░░ it you analyzed it ░░░░░░░░ is actually doubling down ░░░░░░░░ defending himself after inciting ░░░░░░░░ insurrection against the Capitol ░░░░░░░░ just to be clear ░░░░░░░░ case it needs any ░░░░░░░░ clarity Trump didn t ░░░░░░░░ incite the crowd by ░░░░░░░░ them to March to ░░░░░░░░ Capitol and fight and ░░░░░░░░ strength he encouraged and ░░░░░░░░ the scenes of violence ░░░░░░░░ sedition in fact we ░░░░░░░░ from new reporting that ░░░░░░░░ as lawmakers and people ░░░░░░░░ the building were pleading ░░░░░░░░ Trump to send help ░░░░░░░░ refused in fact his ░░░░░░░░ couldn t even tear ░░░░░░░░ away from the TV ░░░░░░░░ behind the scenes report ░░░░░░░░ the president s activities ░░░░░░░░ the riot that he ░░░░░░░░ set off Multiple sources ░░░░░░░░ the Washington Post Trump ░░░░░░░░ busy watching the violence ░░░░░░░░ TV and couldn t ░░░░░░░░ reached not even by ░░░░░░░░ allies in Congress calling ░░░░░░░░ desperately in fear for ░░░░░░░░ own lives The post ░░░░░░░░ to 15 people with ░░░░░░░░ of Trump s actions ░░░░░░░░ those six hours of ░░░░░░░░ rule and found Trump ░░░░░░░░ be a man who ░░░░░░░░ t care even as ░░░░░░░░ lawmakers begged him to ░░░░░░░░ out There s new ░░░░░░░░ Post reporting He was ░░░░░░░░ to reach and you ░░░░░░░░ why because it was ░░░░░░░░ TV said one close ░░░░░░░░ adviser If it s ░░░░░░░░ he just hits pause ░░░░░░░░ takes the call if ░░░░░░░░ s live TV he ░░░░░░░░ it and he was ░░░░░░░░ watching it all unfold ░░░░░░░░ Oh my God he ░░░░░░░░ worse than Nero At ░░░░░░░░ Nero played his own ░░░░░░░░ Trump would just call ░░░░░░░░ in could we get ░░░░░░░░ fiddler in here it ░░░░░░░░ just more fun with ░░░░░░░░ fiddle it s honestly ░░░░░░░░ to articulate just how ░░░░░░░░ and sociopathic this is ░░░░░░░░ were calling and begging ░░░░░░░░ to help as violent ░░░░░░░░ wing terrorists were ransacking ░░░░░░░░ Capitol trying to overthrow ░░░░░░░░ government and Trump was ░░░░░░░░ with all the glee ░░░░░░░░ Hannibal lecter digging into ░░░░░░░░ fresh spleen In fact ░░░░░░░░ was apparently even worse ░░░░░░░░ that According to the ░░░░░░░░ Post Trump had not ░░░░░░░░ to include the final ░░░░░░░░ to stay peaceful in ░░░░░░░░ tweet during the riot ░░░░░░░░ wanted his supporters to ░░░░░░░░ the counting of the ░░░░░░░░ votes through violence and ░░░░░░░░ when his aides managed ░░░░░░░░ get through to him ░░░░░░░░ refused to help because ░░░░░░░░ was enjoying it so ░░░░░░░░ He was engaging with ░░░░░░░░ as this was all ░░░░░░░░ on They were interrupting ░░░░░░░░ him that he had ░░░░░░░░ do something They were ░░░░░░░░ telling him that the ░░░░░░░░ was being overrun by ░░░░░░░░ supporters He was well ░░░░░░░░ of it He was ░░░░░░░░ it he was pleased ░░░░░░░░ it was people fighting ░░░░░░░░ his behalf He was ░░░░░░░░ because he liked the ░░░░░░░░ And he was pleased ░░░░░░░░ it was delaying the ░░░░░░░░ of the Electoral College ░░░░░░░░ And those are the ░░░░░░░░ why this happened And ░░░░░░░░ knew what was happening ░░░░░░░░ was back and forth ░░░░░░░░ the small dining room ░░░░░░░░ he watches television off ░░░░░░░░ Oval Office to the ░░░░░░░░ desk He just didn ░░░░░░░░ want to do anything ░░░░░░░░ First of all he ░░░░░░░░ didn t want to ░░░░░░░░ anything sounds like the ░░░░░░░░ of one of Melania ░░░░░░░░ jackets And you leave ░░░░░░░░ alone And her and ░░░░░░░░ Your salacious gossip Stops ░░░░░░░░ Second take that in ░░░░░░░░ just a second the ░░░░░░░░ was watching a violent ░░░░░░░░ overrun the Capitol in ░░░░░░░░ attempt to overthrow democracy ░░░░░░░░ install him as an ░░░░░░░░ tyrant and enjoying it ░░░░░░░░ even after that large ░░░░░░░░ of Republicans stood by ░░░░░░░░ in his attempt to ░░░░░░░░ the election but guys ░░░░░░░░ just want unity.