Seth Meyers’ five best A Closer Look segments of 2019

3. Trump is Having an Impeachment Meltdown

Oct. 2, 2019

“Meltdown” became a buzz word to describe President Donald Trump not just in “A Closer Look” but across all media. Every press conference, interview, rally, or tweetstorm from President Trump was described as a “meltdown” as impeachment proceedings heated up.

When you watch Seth Meyers describe President Trump, it is hard to argue with the meltdown categorization. It was obvious that President Trump took the possibility of being impeached very personally and as a potential stain on what he considers his spotless reputation.

If you want to do your own experiment to see just how right “A Closer Look” is about Trump meltdowns, here’s how: Google “Trump meltdown” and scroll through the over 20 million results that come up. More than a few will be courtesy of Late Night with Seth Meyers.

Here Meyers presents more than enough evidence to prove a meltdown was in progress. President Trump was openly laughed at by the president of Finland, was reported to have suggested filling a moat at the southern border with snakes and alligators, and rambled about conspiracy theories.

This edition of “A Closer Look” was not the first or late time we heard about conspiracy theories involving Ukraine. And it certainly was not the first or last time Seth Meyers tore through President Trump over a meltdown. In fact…