Seth Meyers slams Trump's weak reaction to racist rally chant

"That's not how you stop a chant."
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Seth Meyers is not having any of Trump's excuses.

During a rally on Wednesday night, fans of the president were caught on camera chanting "send her back" about Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar -- one of the four people Trump attacked in a barrage of racist tweets on Sunday. And when asked by a reporter why he didn't stop the chant, Trump claimed he "started speaking very quickly" -- even though footage shows him pausing for a solid 12 seconds before the crowd tapers off.

"That's not how you stop a chant," said Meyers on Thursday. "That's how you wait in line at the deli for them to call your number."

The Late Night host went on to describe this as the con at the heart of Trump's politics.

"He whips his base into a racist frenzy and claims Omar is the one who looks down on hard-working Americans, when in reality he's the one plundering the government, doling out trillions in tax cuts to his rich buddies and partying it up all night because he doesn't have to work on Thursdays," Meyers said.

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