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Seth Meyers slams Republicans for 'whining' about Kamala Harris on 'SNL'

Seth Meyers is tired of Republicans complaining about Kamala Harris. Saturday Night Live Miniature.

The comedian went on a quick tirade about the backlash against the vice president's semi-controversy SNL Appearance during the “Closer Look” segment of Late Night with Seth Meyers on Monday.

Seth Meyers on “Late Night with Seth Meyers.”

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“An exhausted and seemingly discouraged Donald Trump ends his election campaign with rambling speeches to ever-shrinking crowds, threatens violence, makes baseless allegations of fraud, raises the possibility of a vaccination ban and complains about it Saturday Night Live” the host began, joking that the former president was upset about Meyers' departure SNL a decade ago. “Is it that he misses me?”[Weekend] Update'? Well, if that’s not the case, then f— him!”

Harris appeared briefly on Saturday's episode of SNL in the cold open sketch where Maya Rudolph's version of Harris looked into a mirror to exaggerate herself before election night and saw the real vice president on the other side.

The Democratic candidate's 90-second appearance on the show sparked criticism from conservatives, including Trump-appointed FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, who claimed the cameo was “a clear and obvious attempt to undermine the equal-time rule of the United States.” FCC” – the rule that ensures that “No legally qualified candidate for office will be unfairly granted less access to the airwaves – except for bona fide news exceptions – than his opponent.”

To give the Trump campaign equal time with Harris SNL During his appearance, NBC aired a 90-second message from the former president in which he claimed that a Harris presidency would cause a “depression” and implored viewers to “vote.”

Maya Rudolph and Kamala Harris on Saturday Night Live.

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Elsewhere in the “Closer Look” segment, Meyers mocked Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R) for his comments SNL. “Just yesterday, Kamala Harris was apparently on a plane heading to Michigan. They called her: 'Do you want to be there?'” Saturday Night Live?' And then, you know, I made a U-turn and went to Saturday Night Live — a violation of the law, by the way,” Rubio said in a clip from a rally that aired during the Late at night Segment. “But my only hope was that she kept laughing Saturday Night Live in front of millions of people, she was only heard laughing for a few minutes, because that's probably worth 2-3 million votes right there.

Meyers was taken aback by Rubio's statements. “Marco Rubio, do you think that’s how it works?” he asked. “Lorne calls a presidential candidate a few hours before the show and he has his plane do a U-turn? In my opinion, this is a violation of the law – aviation law.”

Later in the section, Meyers reiterated: “This is how they choose to end their campaign: debunking allegations of fraud, whining about comedy shows, pushing plans for a vaccine ban and threatening retaliation against enemies, banning elections and punishing their speech .” I do not like it.”

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