Seth Meyers’s Tearful Message to President Trump: ‘I’m Hopeful That He’s Not Actually a Racist’

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The ‘Late Night’ host was nearly brought to tears describing how excited his mother was to potentially see the first female president.

Published Nov. 9 2016 9:09PM EST

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In early September, comedian Seth Meyers sat down for an interview with The Daily Beast and discussed the presidential candidacy of Donald Trump. Meyers had memorably called Trump’s previous Oval Office flirtation “a joke” while roasting him at the 2011 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, but he wasn’t laughing now.

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Seth Meyers’s Tearful Message to President Trump: ‘I’m Hopeful That He’s Not Actually a Racist’

The ‘Late Night’ host was nearly brought to tears describing how excited his mother was to potentially see the first female president.

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