Seth meyers. [ cheers and applause seth good evening. Im seth meyers. This is late night. Hows everybody doing tonight . [ cheers and applause thats fantastic in that case, lets get to the news following President Trumps inauguration, the white house website no longer has an option for translation into spanish so, sorry, mexican immigrants, but if you want to live here, youll just have to learn to speak russian. [ light laughter ] [ cheers and applause President Trump today met with the leaders of fiat, chrysler, ford, and General Motors and he asked them one question how many people do you think were at my inauguration . [ laughter ] President Trump said today that he is, to a large extent, an environmentalist well he certainly made sure that the grass in the National Mall wasnt trampled. [ laughter and applause stay back stay back. According to sources, Hillary Clinton is seriously considering running for mayor of new york city. And just to be a dick, so is trump. [ laughter ] [ audi
The first president in more than three decades to skip the annual gathering. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome jeff mason. [applause] i hope you enjoyed your dinner. We are going to kick start the program now with a video. So you better sit down if you want to catch it. There is a lot to celebrate, because journalism is such an important part of the freedoms we continue to enjoy in this country, and many other countries wish they had the benefits we had because our Founding Fathers were so brilliant with the First Amendment. Thomas jefferson famously said he would have a press without a government than a government without the press. When the press conference the government, that means the system is working. When you dont acknowledge at fundamental role that the press plays and protect it that is the role of the press secretary, to protect the role against those that are fuming at whatever has been reported. If you dont protect that relationship, we are losing something fundamental
There going to Kickstart Program now with a video. You better sit down if you want to catch it. There is a lot to celebrate, because journalism is such an important part of the freedoms we continue to enjoy in this country, and many other countries wish they had the benefits we had because our Founding Fathers were so brilliant with the First Amendment. Thomas jefferson famously said he would have a press without a government than a government without the press. When the press conference the confronts the government, that means the system is working. When you dont acknowledge at fundamental role that the press plays and protect it that is the role of the press secretary, to protect the role against those that are fuming at whatever has been reported. If you do not treasure and protect that relationship, we are losing something fundamental to our democracy. I think one of the things this past election has taught us journalists, if they follow the stories and facts, and dont worry about
There going to Kickstart Program now with a video. You better sit down if you want to catch it. There is a lot to celebrate, because journalism is such an important part of the freedoms we continue to enjoy in this country, and many other countries wish they had the benefits we had because our Founding Fathers were so brilliant with the First Amendment. Thomas jefferson famously said he would have a press without a government than a government without the press. When the press conference the confronts the government, that means the system is working. When you dont acknowledge at fundamental role that the press plays and protect it that is the role of the press secretary, to protect the role against those that are fuming at whatever has been reported. If you do not treasure and protect that relationship, we are losing something fundamental to our democracy. I think one of the things this past election has taught us journalists, if they follow the stories and facts, and dont worry about
There going to Kickstart Program now with a video. You better sit down if you want to catch it. There is a lot to celebrate, because journalism is such an important part of the freedoms we continue to enjoy in this country, and many other countries wish they had the benefits we had because our Founding Fathers were so brilliant with the First Amendment. Thomas jefferson famously said he would have a press without a government than a government without the press. When the press conference the confronts the government, that means the system is working. When you dont acknowledge at fundamental role that the press plays and protect it that is the role of the press secretary, to protect the role against those that are fuming at whatever has been reported. If you do not treasure and protect that relationship, we are losing something fundamental to our democracy. I think one of the things this past election has taught us journalists, if they follow the stories and facts, and dont worry about