Seth Meyers looks at Donald Trump's brazen flip-flops, finds one he thinks Trump fans will hate
On CNN Monday morning, Donald Trump tsk-tsked Chris Cuomo for not congratulating him on winning the Republican nomination. On Monday's Late Night, Seth Meyers said Trump had a good point. "So if you're watching Mr. Trump, congratulations," he said. "You did it! You are a big boy who did a big boy thing, and we are so, so f---ing proud of you." With that out of the way, Meyers took a look at Trump's audacious flip-flopping for the general election. He began by noting that Trump warned us it was coming: "In some ways, Trump reversing himself as soon as he wraps up the nomination might be the least surprising development of the campaign."
All candidates pivot toward the center for the general electorate after their primary race is won, Meyers said, though usually they are a little more subtle about it. On exception was Mitt Romney, whose aide infamously compared him to an Etch-A-Sketch in 2012. "But unlike Romney, Trump is no Etch-A-Sketch," Meyers said. "Trump is a Magic 8 Ball: You shake it up and you can get one answer, shake it again, you get something completely different." He ran through some big reversals on the minimum wage and taxes for the wealthy.
"Now, these flip-flops are unlikely to upset many Trump supporters, but there is one thing about Trump's campaign they do seem to care very much about: self-funding," Meyers said, and Trump has dropped that plan like a hot brick. "So after months bashing special interests, Trump has hired a former Goldman Sachs partner who will have to appeal to the very same GOP donors Trump dissed, but if anyone seems willing to accept Trump's sudden change of heart, it's the GOP establishment." Watch below to see some of the most brazen flip-flops of all, and they're not from Trump. Peter Weber
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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.
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