Seth Meyers Slams J.D. Vance and Others After Trump Assassination Attempt: ‘Opportunistic Purveyors of Paranoia’ Are Sharing ‘Incendiary Conspiracy Theories and Lies’

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Selome Hailu Seth Meyers has words for Donald Trump‘s new right-hand man. After condemning the “horrifying” assassination attempt made against Trump on Saturday and elaborating that “political violence must be condemned in all its forms,” the “Late Night” host also took a moment to condemn how certain right-wing political voices have responded to attack.

He first called for “an inclusive politics of compassion, empathy and community” and encouraged viewers to have conversations about “the real work of democracy,” saying, “That’s what we need.” “What we don’t need are the opportunistic purveyors of paranoia, suspicion and fear who have already rushed to fill the void with incendiary conspiracy theories and lies,” he continued, before cutting to coverage of the assassination on various news programs.

J. D. Vance, the Ohio senator who Trump announced as his vice presidential pick earlier on Monday, was among the reactors Meyers was calling out. “The premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs,” Vance wrote on X on Saturday. “That rhetoric led directly to President Trump’s attempted assassination.”Today is not just some isolated incident.The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs.That rhetoric led directly to President Trump's attempted assassination.

Also included in the supercut were Georgia congresspeople Marjorie Taylor Greene, who wrote on X that “the Democrat party is flat out evil,” and Mike Collins, who wrote that “Joe Biden sent the orders.” “At a time when things are bad, you are choosing to make things worse,” Meyers said. “You are choosing to.