Seth Meyers: 85% of Florida Voters Approve of Dr. Fauci's Handling of Coronavirus Pandemic 4/7/20

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Seth Meyers' monologue from Tuesday, April 7.




The Kind of Story We Need Right Now: Coronavirus Good News Edition

Seth steps away from bleak and depressing news to share news stories about a Rhode Island liquor distillery making free hand sanitizer, a bagpipe player celebrating St. Patrick’s Day and a socially distant wedding.




One of Seth’s Writers Explains a Joke: Manatee Appreciation Day

Late Night writer Ally Hord explains a joke she wrote for Seth's monologue.




Who I Miss: Late Night’s Tom Ucciferri

Seth takes a moment to talk about a crew member he misses working with while quarantining for COVID-19: Tom Ucciferri, the back-of-house stage manager for Late Night.

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1. Why Dr. Fauci stands on the stage with the Con is a big strike against him...

He could refuse and have coverage without the campaigning...

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3. I honestly don't know how he stands it

I forced myself to sit through one and never again. I'm guessing that the doctor feels an obligation to get out the facts on a nationally televised forum, but he's got to realize by now that very few of us can stand to listen to Trump lying and applauding himself. Trump has turned these into versions of his rallies and the majority of us are now Plaid Shirt Guy.

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2. I'd like to see Fauci quit and agree to maybe tape statements for any news outlet to run

giving daily updates. Maybe having questions submitted every day from the various news outlets after Trump finishes his campaign presser. Call it the Fauci Response or something.

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4. Ideally, cable news and the networks would stop airing these "rallies"

Since that's what they've turned into. But a daily presser with Dr. Fauci - instead - would be most helpful. However, the way things are, he provably feels an obligation to counter Trump's lies and misinformation. How did we ever end up like this??

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5. he's a very smart and likable guy but...

...what has he been doing for the last few years while the public health defense prepartions against infectious disease were neglected?

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6. Yes, Dr. Fauci's inaction is obviously the problem.