Seth Meyers jokes Tim Walz copied his ‘Republicans are weird’ line: ‘I’ve made a whole career out of it’

Seth Meyers has joked that it was him – not Kamala Harris’s vice presidential pick Tim Walz – who truly first coined the “Republicans are weird” phrase that is currently taking the election season by storm.

Late Night with Seth Meyers returned on Monday night after a three-week hiatus, meaning the comedian star had a juicy mountain of headlines to catch up on around the 2024 presidential election.

Meyers was almost out of breathe by the time he finished reeling off the long list of events and controversies to have taken place in the world of politics since his last episode.

“I think it’s time to take another three weeks off. Just kidding, for more on this – Jesus! ‘More’?!” he exclaimed much to his audience’s delight.

One of his personal highlights was the “Republicans are weird” line which has spread like wildfire across social media, interviews and campaign rallies ever since Walz first said it.

But Meyers joked that Walz is getting credit for his genius, saying that it’s a line he’s been pushing for his whole career.

Playing a montage of him calling Trump and other Republicans weirdos over the years on his show, Meyers feigned dismay that he wasn’t rewardeed in the same way as Harris’s running mate.

“Tim Walz says it once on TV and he’s the VP nominee. Meanwhile, I didn’t even make the shortlist!” Meyers cried.

“I’ve made a whole career out of it! That was the original title of this show.”

Meyers added: “I don’t want to brag or anything but we’ve been banging the ‘Republicans are weird’ drum for like five years.”

The late-night host also pointed out that the insult has clearly gotten under Trump’s skin, playing a clip of the former president at his rally in Montana on Friday.

“No we’re not weird – we’re very solid