Ta-Nehisi Coates | Trump and the GOP Still Refuse to Accept Biden's Win: A Closer Look

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🗓️ 12 November 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Seth takes a closer look at the Republican Party supporting Trump as he tries to invalidate the results of the 2020 election and overthrow the democratically elected government.

Then, Ta-Nehisi Coates lays out why he didn't celebrate Joe Biden's win, talks about the difficulties of having his book The Water Dancer adapted into a film and shares a story about interviewing Chadwick Boseman while covering a protest for their college newspaper.

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0:36.5	President Trump tweeted today that he was, quote, now preparing to win Wisconsin.
0:41.3	And next week, they will beat Hillary.
0:50.0	From 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, please enjoy this podcast edition of Late Night
0:54.2	with Seth Meyers.
0:55.2	On today's show, Seth Chance with writer Tana Hossie Coats, but first, a closer look.
1:08.4	President Trump is still refusing to accept his loss in the November election, and now virtually
1:12.5	the entire Republican Party is in lockstep behind him as he tries to invalidate the results
1:17.3	and overthrow the democratically elected government for more on this.
1:20.8	It's time for a closer look.
1:25.2	Well, it was fun for a couple of days, wasn't it?
1:28.9	It's like we all sat through a long, boring wedding, and we finally got to drink and dance
1:33.4	our hearts out, and then they stopped the music for one more speech from the racist grandpa.
1:37.6	I remember something else about Korea.
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