Donald Trump has still not gotten back to Seth Meyers about NBC's (fictional) offer for a scripted TV series where he plays president, if Trump drops out of the race, Meyers said on Wednesday's Late Night. Chicago President is "perfect for him, and perfect for us," he said, "because let's be honest: We all kind of want to see what he would be like as president, but ideally without any of the real-world consequences." But because Trump hasn't responded, Meyers searched for a book on how to negotiate deals, and he picked up a (very used) copy of Trump's The Art of the Deal.
"What I realized after reading it is that leverage is key in a negotiation, and I realized that right now I have all the leverage," Meyers said. "Because when we first made the offer, Trump was close in the polls, but now he's trailing badly. And so on that note, I would like to say directly to Donald Trump: We are now decreasing our original offer." The new offer is hilariously worse, but if Arizona turns blue, Trump gets to play White House janitor on Taxi TV — so at least nobody would watch his shame. Watch to see Meyers' trollish new offer below, but stay till the end, when he makes the final twist of the knife. Peter Weber
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