Seth Meyers
Coverage of Seth Meyers in the Nexus archive.
- FLASHBACK: Obama tried to make Trump a punchline at 2011 dinner before rise stunned Washington
President Donald Trump will attend the 2020 White House Correspondents' Dinner for the first time as commander in chief, reviving memories of 2011 when Barack Obama and Seth Meyers mocked him over his birth certificate claims. Trump denied the 2011 jabs influenced his 2016 presidential run, though tensions with the media and establishment predated his political career.
- FLASHBACK: Obama tried to make Trump a punchline at 2011 dinner before rise stunned Washington
President Donald Trump is set to attend the 2020 White House Correspondents' Dinner for the first time as commander in chief, revisiting memories of 2011 when then-President Barack Obama and comedian Seth Meyers mocked him. The 2011 event, where Obama joked about Trump's 'birth certificate' claims, is cited as a potential catalyst for Trump's 2016 presidential run, though Trump has denied this link.
- FLASHBACK: Five of the most politically-charged moments at the White House Correspondents' Dinner
Donald Trump attends the White House Correspondents' Dinner (WHCD) for the first time as president, highlighting the event's polarizing nature. The article recaps past politically charged moments, including Stephen Colbert's 2006 satirical monologue targeting George W. Bush and Barack Obama and Seth Meyers mocking Trump in 2011 over his birth certificate claims.