Donald Trump and his supporters have been actively discussing the question of whether things are better now than they were four years ago in recent campaigning, but this week, Trump adjusted his timeline. As a result, he inadvertently ended up complimenting President Biden, which Seth Meyers brought laughter on Wednesday night.
In his “A Closer Look” segment, the NBC host took particular offense to the fact that Trump and his allies are attempting to manipulate people into forgetting the fact that, four years ago, the country was deeply engaged in a deadly pandemic (one that Trump actively sought to undermine the response to).
However, at a Tuesday rally, Trump actually attempted to take credit for the state of things three years ago — when Biden was already in the White House.
“Three years ago, we were a great nation,” Trump stated. “And we will soon be a great nation again.”
As the clip concluded, Meyers could only gaze at the camera.
“Yeah, if only we could have whoever was president three years ago,” he quipped, before imitating Trump to extend the joke.
“‘Three years ago, we were all — we were all so happy three years ago,'” the host mimicked. “I can’t remember the details of why, but it felt as though a darkness had been lifted.'”
Meyers then filled in the blanks and pointed out the obvious, reminding Trump that three years ago was April 2021, and he had long since been evicted from the White House.
“Even Trump knows he can’t say we were better off four years ago, so he tries to change it to three years ago, but the numbers don’t work,” Meyers said. “He’s like a kid in remedial math who gets the answer wrong just so he can spell funny words on his calculator.”
You can watch Seth Meyers’ full “A Closer Look” segment in the video above.
