--- title: Seth Meyers Inserts Himself Into White House Press Briefing description: Seth Meyers didn't cut White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders any slack during Late Night's latest staged press briefing. canonical: https://time.com/5317082/seth-meyers-white-house-press-briefing/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-06-20T14:57:08.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-12T09:31:32.545Z og:title: Seth Meyers Grills Sarah Huckabee Sanders at His Own Briefing og:description: The Late Night host wants answers og:url: https://time.com/5317082/seth-meyers-white-house-press-briefing/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte8d67a0c2085a870/6989336e22fb855b0fe25f4c/screen-shot-2018-06-20-at-10-21-45-am.png?branch=production&width=1198&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1198 og:image:height: 674 og:image:alt: Screen Shot 2018-06-20 at 10.21.45 AM og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Seth Meyers Grills Sarah Huckabee Sanders at His Own Briefing twitter:description: The Late Night host wants answers twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte8d67a0c2085a870/6989336e22fb855b0fe25f4c/screen-shot-2018-06-20-at-10-21-45-am.png?branch=production&width=1198&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Seth Meyers Inserted Himself Into a White House Press Briefing With Comical Results > Sponsored content. 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Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen says officials will not apologize for enforcing immigration laws that result in the separation of children from their parents._  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jun 20, 2018 2:57 PM UTC Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen says officials will not apologize for enforcing immigration laws that result in the separation of children from their parents.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jun 20, 2018 2:57 PM UTC [Seth Meyers](http://time.com/5234528/seth-meyers-baby-son-lobby/) isn’t cutting White House Press Secretary [Sarah Huckabee Sanders](http://time.com/5297604/time-for-kids-white-house/) any slack amid [reports](https://twitter.com/oliverdarcy/status/1008814419260903424) that she didn’t want to do a daily press briefing. After [Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen](http://time.com/5316975/kirstjen-nielsen-protestors/) was brought in to answer questions about the Trump administration’s [widely criticized immigration policy](http://time.com/5314769/family-separation-policy-donald-trump/) on Monday, the _Late Night_ host decided to stage a press briefing of his own to grill Sanders. “White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders holds a lot of press briefings but I, for one, don’t think they’re asking all the questions we need answers to,” he explained. “So we decided to hold another one, right here, right now.” Meyers then proceeded to pepper Sanders with questions about when she was going to start telling the truth—”Not today or tomorrow or at any point ever”—and why does Trump want to meet with Putin—”To accept the check.” Watch the full clip below. ## Transcript [00:00] Illegal actions have and must have consequences. [00:05] Not more free passes, no more get out of jail free cards, no [00:08] more lawlessness. Today DHS is referring those who [00:12] illegally cross our borders to the Department of Justice for [00:15] prosecution. To a select few in the media, Congress, and [00:19] the advocacy community I'd like to start with a message for [00:22] you. This department will no longer standby, and [00:26] watch you attack law enforcement's for enforcing the laws [00:30] passed by Congress. We'll not apologize. 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