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# Seth Meyers Roasts President Trump's 'Fake News' Accusations

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## Melissa Locker


Feb 17, 2017 5:44 PM UTC

by 

[Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/)


## Melissa Locker


Feb 17, 2017 5:44 PM UTC

After President Donald Trump [held a solo press](http://time.com/4674107/donald-trump-press-conference-media/?xid=homepage) on Thursday, like other late night hosts, Seth Meyers ditched his planned _Late Night_ segment in order to take aim at Trump’s “bizarre” talking points.

Trump’s first weeks in office have been [roiled in controversy](http://time.com/4672974/donald-trump-white-house-chaos/?xid=homepage), and during the conference, Trump made a [ false claim](http://time.com/4673993/donald-trump-campaign-electoral-college-win/?xid=homepage) about the size of his electoral college win and dismissed reports of links between his administration and Russia as “fake news.” 

But Meyers saw a silver lining to it all. “If there has been anything good in this, it’s been watching Trump develop techniques to avoid questions about that Russian contact,” said Meyers, playing video showing off some of those avoidance tactics, including moves Meyers dubs “The Drift Away” and another called the “Pretend I Don’t Hear You.”

Watch the full clip below.

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