Former Trump chief of staff John Kelly has a habit of being the go-to source for those seeking tantalizing anti-Trump stories, even as other former Trump administration officials who have soured on him cast doubt on them. However, for the men of late night comedy on Wednesday, if an anti-Trump story confirms their pre-existing biases, it must be true.
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On NBC’s Late Night, host Seth Meyers also claimed not to be surprised by the news, “It's amazing to hear an exasperated general go through the dictionary definition of fascism and tick off every box for Trump. ‘Is he a fascist?’ ‘Well, he calls his opponents vermin, scum, and the enemy within. Says he wants to round up his critics, and conduct a mass deportation. He talks like a fascist, he acts like a fascist, he's friends with fascists, he compliments fascists. And the worst thing, he just got a pin that says, 'I'm a fascist.'”
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