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Seth Meyers revisits Trump's immigration promise after the reversal

A Closer Look pairs Trump's conciliatory post-election remarks with his later rejection of amnesty, drawing more than two million views.

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Trump Called "Loser" by a Reporter, Claims Election Fraud, Backtracks on Immigration: A Closer Look

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0:14Trump's initial response includes accepting the results and congratulating Democrats.
2:40Interview footage shows Trump suggesting he could cooperate with Democrats on immigration.
6:03A later briefing shows Trump rejecting amnesty and saying his immigration policy hasn't changed.
8:13Meyers examines Trump's renewed election-fraud claims about early voting and voting machines.
10:37Congresswoman-elect Victoria Broderick describes continuing to work full-time while campaigning.

Donald Trump congratulates Democrats and suggests cooperation on immigration. Then Seth Meyers rolls the clip of him saying, "My policy hasn't changed."

That contrast drives the new A Closer Look on Late Night with Seth Meyers, which drew about 2.3 million views in its first day, far beyond the show's usual start for regular uploads. It's political satire built around a before-and-after: the president's initially accepting response to the midterm results, followed by a return to election-fraud claims and a rejection of immigration compromise.

As we reported here, Meyers had already questioned Trump's cooperation pitch in light of the Miller appointment. This segment moves from questioning the promise to showing how Trump's public language changed. Early footage includes congratulations to Democrats; later, appearing alongside UFC chief Dana White, Trump says there won't be amnesty.

Meyers also revisits pre-election warnings of economic ruin and contrasts them with Trump's subdued post-election interviews. An umbrella-side encounter with a shouting reporter supplies the confrontation advertised in the video's title, but the immigration clips carry the central argument.

The show's separate monologue about Trump's Veterans Day appearance at Arlington also drew an unusually large audience. Away from politics, a Dustin Hoffman Short about his famous Midnight Cowboy street encounter ran well above the channel's usual Shorts start.

Near the end of A Closer Look, the focus shifts from the president to an incoming lawmaker. Congresswoman-elect Victoria Broderick describes still working full-time during her campaign, giving Meyers a different kind of post-election adjustment to close on.

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