On Tuesday, weeks after he lost the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed former rival Hillary Clinton for president, and on Wednesday's Late Night, Seth Meyers congratulated the Vermont senator for waiting so long, despite intense pressure from Democrats and the media. "Withholding his endorsement allowed him to press for major policy changes in both the Democratic Party's platform and in Hillary's own positions, changes that could have a real impact on people's lives," Meyers argued.
"It was always pointless for the media and Democrats to obsess over exactly when Bernie was going to endorse Hillary and why he was taking so long to do it," Meyers said. "He used his leverage to force the Democratic Party to commit to real policy changes, and thanks to Bernie, the party's platform now calls for taxing carbon emissions and breaking up the big banks, while Hillary herself now supports expanding Medicare and making public college free for many families. And those are just the most high-profile issues." The minor issue Meyers focused on was postal banking, then he closed with an analogy: "Bernie's like a guy who stays at your party way too late, then offers to help you clean up, and then starts telling you, 'Oh, you missed a spot, and I know a better way to load a dishwasher,' and by the time he's done, you're like, 'Damn, this apartment looks better than it did before the party.'" Watch below. Peter Weber
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
-
Should you add your child to your credit card?The Explainer You can make them an authorized user on your account in order to help them build credit
-
Cracker Barrel crackup: How the culture wars are upending corporate brandingIn the Spotlight Is it 'woke' to leave nostalgia behind?
-
'It's hard to discern what it actually means'Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
-
Florida erases rainbow crosswalk at Pulse nightclubSpeed Read The colorful crosswalk was outside the former LGBTQ nightclub where 49 people were killed in a 2016 shooting
-
Trump says Smithsonian too focused on slavery's illsSpeed Read The president would prefer the museum to highlight 'success,' 'brightness' and 'the future'
-
Trump to host Kennedy Honors for Kiss, StalloneSpeed Read Actor Sylvester Stallone and the glam-rock band Kiss were among those named as this year's inductees
-
White House seeks to bend Smithsonian to Trump's viewSpeed Read The Smithsonian Institution's 21 museums are under review to ensure their content aligns with the president's interpretation of American history
-
Charlamagne Tha God irks Trump with Epstein talkSpeed Read The radio host said the Jeffrey Epstein scandal could help 'traditional conservatives' take back the Republican Party
-
CBS cancels Colbert's 'Late Show'Speed Read 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' is ending next year
-
Shakespeare not an absent spouse, study proposesspeed read A letter fragment suggests that the Shakespeares lived together all along, says scholar Matthew Steggle
-
New Mexico to investigate death of Gene Hackman, wifespeed read The Oscar-winning actor and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their home with no signs of foul play
