Regardless of all of the proclamations from Republican leaders saying cuts to Social Safety and Medicare will not be on the desk, NBC Late Night time host Seth Meyers reacted to President Biden’s State of the Union tackle on Wednesday by defending him in opposition to allegations he lied about GOP intentions to do exactly that.

After ridiculing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s response to Biden’s declare, Meyers moved on to a different goal, “While you scream from the again, you appear like a loopy particular person yelling on the bus driver as a result of he refused to drop you off on the racetrack and Greene is not the one one who made a giant present disagreeing with Biden there was additionally Utah Senator Mike Lee, who pretended to be completely confused as to what Biden might presumably referring to when Biden stated he wouldn’t permit the nation to default on its debt if Republicans demanded cuts to security web packages.”

Meyers then performed a clip of Biden, however the clip was much less about what Biden’s phrases and extra about Lee’s facial features. Afterwards, Meyers retorted, “I am sorry, you actually confused or are you simply performing such as you’re an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm? ‘You stated you’d minimize Medicare, Larry.’ ‘Aahh. I do not suppose I did.’ ‘Sure, you probably did, Larry.’ ‘Not true, Susie.’ ‘Sure, it’s, you bald [bleep].’”

In an try Biden was appropriate, Meyers needed to attain again 13 years, “In– in Mike Lee’s case, it will be true as a result of he campaigned on eliminating Medicare and Social Safety when he first ran for Senate again in 2010.”

The video clearly exhibits Lee saying his goal for operating is to finally remove Social Safety, Medicare, and Medicaid. Nevertheless, that was 13 years in the past, he clearly hasn’t made any progress, and he is only one out of 49 Republicans.

After mimicking Lee’s facial features, Meyers then claimed he wasn’t the one one, “Senators Rick Scott and Ron Johnson each floated plans that will sundown Social Safety and Medicare by placing them up for periodic votes that would topic them to cuts and Georgia Republican Congressman Rick Allen stated he would elevate the retirement age, as a result of he claims folks come up to him and say they wish to work longer.”

Elevating the retirement age isn’t a minimize and Republican management has persistently distanced itself from Scott’s plan. The one ones pretending that they’ve a non-zero p.c likelihood of being enacted are Biden and his defends like Seth Meyers.

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Here’s a transcript for the September 8-taped present:

NBC Late Night time with Seth Meyers

2/9/2023

12:51 AM ET 

SETH MEYERS: While you scream from the again, you appear like a loopy particular person yelling on the bus driver as a result of he refused to drop you off on the racetrack and Greene is not the one one who made a giant present disagreeing with Biden there was additionally Utah Senator Mike Lee, who pretended to be completely confused as to what Biden might presumably referring to when Biden stated he wouldn’t permit the nation to default on its debt if Republicans demanded cuts to security web packages. 

JOE BIDEN: We’re not going to be moved being threatened to default on the debt if we do not reply. People – 

MEYERS: I am sorry, you actually confused or are you simply performing such as you’re an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm? “You stated you’d minimize Medicare, Larry.” “Aahh. I do not suppose I did.” “Sure, you probably did, Larry.” “Not true, Susie.” “Sure, it’s, you bald [bleep].” 

In– in Mike Lee’s case, it will be true as a result of he campaigned on eliminating Medicare and Social Safety when he first ran for Senate again in 2010. 

MIKE LEE [FEBRUARY 23, 2010]: I am right here proper now to inform you one factor. That you just most likely have not ever heard from a politician. It will likely be my goal to section out Social Safety, to drag it up by the roots and eliminate it.

MALE AUDIENCE MEMBER: Good. Hear, hear.

LEE: Individuals who advise me politically all the time inform me that is harmful and I inform them, in that case, it is not value my operating. That is why I am doing this, to eliminate that. Medicare and Medicaid are of the similar kind.

FEMALE AUDIENCE MEMBER: Sorry.

LEE: They must be pulled up. 

MEYERS: I imply, that is an insane factor to confess on digital camera in American politics. Have you ever ever been to a polling place? Half the folks in there are on their technique to money a Social Safety test “Have I two errands. I suppose it is going to be a nap day.” It is virtually as unhealthy as complaining in regards to the worth of salsa on your crudité.

This is my response to discovering out that Mike Lee referred to as on digital camera for eliminating Social Safety [Mike Lee facial expression].

And he isn’t the one one. Senators Rick Scott and Ron Johnson each floated plans that will sundown Social Safety and Medicare by placing them up for periodic votes that would topic them to cuts and Georgia Republican Congressman Rick Allen stated he would elevate the retirement age, as a result of he claims folks come up to him and say they wish to work longer.