--- title: Watch Seth Meyers Take a Close Look at Trump's Cabinet Picks description: The 'Late Night' host unleashed a scathing commentary on the president-elect's cabinet choices, from Rex Tillerson to Rick Perry. canonical: https://time.com/4602046/seth-meyers-on-trump-cabinet/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-12-14T16:28:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:39:28.505Z og:title: Watch Seth Meyers Take a Close Look at Trump's Cabinet Picks og:description: The 'Late Night' host has a scathing commentary on the president-elect's choices. og:url: https://time.com/4602046/seth-meyers-on-trump-cabinet/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8482ec7d12c5bd4f/6988b2e9e20a8703afa93877/seth-meyers.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Late Night with Seth Meyers - Season 4 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Seth Meyers Take a Close Look at Trump's Cabinet Picks twitter:description: The 'Late Night' host has a scathing commentary on the president-elect's choices. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8482ec7d12c5bd4f/6988b2e9e20a8703afa93877/seth-meyers.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Seth Meyers Has a Scathing Takedown of Every Trump Cabinet Pick  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Dec 14, 2016 4:28 PM UTC  LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS -- Episode 460 -- Pictured: Host Seth Meyers at his desk on December 12, 2016 -- (Photo by: Lloyd Bishop/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS -- Episode 460 -- Pictured: Host Seth Meyers at his desk on December 12, 2016 -- (Photo by: Lloyd Bishop/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)NBC—NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Dec 14, 2016 4:28 PM UTC _Late Night_ host Seth Meyers went all-in Tuesday night with a scathing segment criticizing president-elect [Donald Trump’s cabinet picks](http://time.com/money/4599701/donald-trump-net-worth-presidential-cabinet-compared/?xid=homepage), suggesting a hypocrisy in Trump’s campaign rhetoric and his ultimate selections. “I guess when they drained that swamp, there was oil at the bottom,” he said, kicking things off with a critique of [Rex Tillerson, the Exxon Mobil CEO](http://time.com/4598499/rex-tillerson-donald-trump-exxon-mobil-climate-change/) who’s now Trump’s choice for Secretary of State. Meyers went on to compare Trump’s latest actions with his populist campaign speeches, in which he insisted he wasn’t even “friends” with “rich people” and made it a point of pride that he was self-funding his run for the White House. “Trump claimed he wouldn’t be indebted to campaign donors, but his cabinet tells a different story,” Meyers said as he tried to keep it light with references to Grimace the purple blob-like McDonald’s character. But the comedian struggled to keep a grin on his face as he targeted _Dancing with the Stars_ alum [Rick Perry](http://time.com/4601888/trump-rick-perry-energy-secretary/?xid=homepage), Hewlett Packard executive [Carly Fiorina](http://time.com/4523922/carly-fiorina-donald-trump-mike-pence/?iid=sr-link1), Goldman Sachs honcho [Steven Mnuchin](http://time.com/4585879/donald-trump-steven-mnuchin-wilbur-ross-treasury-commerce/?iid=sr-link1), and Andy Puzder, CEO of CKE restaurant, which owns fast-food outlets like Carl’s Jr and Hardee’s. 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