Name: Seth Meyers tears into politicians for blaming video games for mass shootings
Uploaded: 2019-08-06T10:05:54+00:00
Description: Seth Meyers addresses Republicans' claims that video games are to blame for the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.

Seth Meyers tears into politicians for blaming video games for mass shootings

"You do know that other countries have video games too, right?"

Seth Meyers has shared his thoughts on politicians' responses to the deadly mass shootings that took place in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.

The Late Night addressed a number of claims by Donald Trump and Republican politicians that video games are the root of the gun violence epidemic in the U.S..

"You're blaming video games? You do know that other countries have video games too, right?" said Meyers.

"Japan has a huge gaming culture and very few gun deaths. If video games were so influential they should make one about Congress called F#@!ing Do Something."

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