Seth Meyers Questions Kellyanne Conway (and the Politics of Late-Night)
The contentious—but substantial—interview highlights the ever-vanishing line between entertainment and journalism.
by Megan Garber
Jan 11, 2017
4 minutes
Here was one of the first questions that Seth Meyers, late-night comedian, posed to Kellyanne Conway, pollster and counselor to the president, when she appeared on his show on Tuesday evening:
CNN has a report that the intelligence community briefed both the president and the president-elect with allegations that the Russian government has compromising information on President-Elect Trump—both business information and personal information. I know this just happened. Can you confirm or comment on the fact that the intelligence community has presented this?
The question may have come from a comedian. Its recipient may have been clad in sequins and seated in a plush easy chair. The
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