Meghan McCain’s sit-down on Tuesday’s Late Night With Seth Meyers got heated when Seth Meyers brought up her recent comments about Rep. Ilhan Omar — and now her husband is speaking out against the “hack” late-night host. Referencing McCain’s This Week With George Stephanopoulos interview last month (The View host attempted to connect the San Diego synagogue shooting to comments Omar made that were criticized for being anti-Semitic and for which she apologized), Meyers asked if McCain stood by what she said. He also asked if she thought people need to be careful when discussing Omar, one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress, who has been the recipient of death threats. “You ... brought up her tweets again in the context of that shooting,” Meyers said. “I do think it’s fairly dangerous and you brought it up after Congresswoman Omar had also had some death threats against her. She’s obviously now stated she needs to be more careful with her language. Don’t you think people who talk about her need to be a little bit more thoughtful as well? Or do you stand by those comments of tying her rhetoric to the synagogue shooting?” “I don’t think I tied her to it in particular,” McCain replied. “I think that I’m calling out what I see as anti-Semitic language.” Meyers interrupted, “But you called it out after she’d apologized for it. I do want to establish the timeline.” Meghan McCain's interview with Seth Meyers became heated — and her husband even weighed in on the "hack" late-night host. (Photo: Lloyd Bishop/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank) McCain replied, “I think the Democrats are hedging on this, and I think it’s very dangerous, and I think Chuck Schumer and I are in alignment about Israel’s stance in geopolitical politics — I think it’s of the utmost importance — and I think she is bringing her party to the extreme, to the extremism on this.” She said anti-semitism is prevalent in European politics — specifically Britain — “and I see it happening over there and I worry about it happening here.” She added defiantly, “I stand by every single thing I’ve said, and if that makes me unpopular in this room or in front of you, so be it.” Story continues McCain asked Meyers if he was bothered by Omar’s comments about Sept. 11, which some though minimized the attacks. He said he thought it was “taken out of context” if “you watched the whole speech.” McCain shot back, “Would you give President Trump the same leverage if he had said the same thing?” Meyers answered, “Well, I would say that Donald Trump is certainly in no position to criticize her language on 9/11 based on the things that he’s said about 9/11, right?” He continued, “Let me make the clarification between Donald Trump and Ilhan Omar, is one of them has apologized and said they’re gonna try to do better and they’re going to be educated by people who know about this, that’s what she said. It’s an interesting thing when we have two Muslim women for the first time [in Congress], they do have a different perspective on things, and when we talk about ‘let’s try to meet in the middle on things,’ we have to listen to other people’s perspectives.” When McCain again cited Omar’s comments in the tweets she apologized for, Meyers said it was “unfair” and she snapped, “Are you her publicist? Are you her press person?” Meyers replied that he is “just someone who cares about the fact that there’s someone out there who is in a minority who has had death threats against her.” McCain asked the host what could she say that would make him happy. “I'm generally curious,” she said. She reminded Meyers that her opinions were very strong — and he replied, “That is coming across." McCain clearly arrived home miffed by the whole thing because her husband, writer Ben Domenech, blasted Meyers for the interview. “Here is proof that white men get ahead despite their obvious lack of talent,” he tweeted. “It’s @sethmeyers, who would beg for a third of the viewers at @TheView. He’s awful, untalented, and a perfect definition of a cuck.” Warning: Some of Domenech’s comments are NSFW. @shoemakermike, so you don’t miss it, McCain’s husband accused Seth of being anti-Semitic, untalented, and disliked because he politely pushed back at McCain for 3 mins yesterday. pic.twitter.com/6tWI5hyHZw — Lauren W. (@LaurenW63864031) May 8, 2019 While Domenech deleted the posts, he remained set in his sentiment. He told Mediaite, “Seth Meyers is trash. I believe this steadfastly and have for years. He only has his job because of sucking up to the right people. He is an untalented hack. My reference was obviously metaphorical and that’s it.” He replaced his tweets with a comment apologizing for his “rage tweeting,” but called Meyers a “hack.” I love my wife. I apologize for rage tweeting about how Seth Meyers treated her. I don't like him, I think he's a hack, but I shouldn't have done that. I'm sorry to anyone I offended. — Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) May 8, 2019 Read more on Yahoo Entertainment: Want daily pop culture news delivered to your inbox? Sign up here for Yahoo Entertainment & Lifestyle’s newsletter.<doc-sep>“Late Night” was no laughing matter this week when Meghan McCain — and her hubby — laced into Seth Meyers for defending Rep. Ilhan Omar. The on-air spat on Tuesday’s show escalated when the conservative daughter of the late Sen. John McCain asked Meyers whether he was Omar’s “publicist.” Meyers had probed McCain about comments she made to George Stephanopoulous last month regarding tweets from Omar that many have viewed as anti-Semitic. Meyers pointed out that the freshman Democratic congresswoman has since apologized and has also been the target of death threats. “Don’t you think other people who talk about [Omar] need to be a little more thoughtful as well or do you stand by those comments of tying her rhetoric to the synagogue?” Meyers asked. “I don’t think I tied her to it in particular,” McCain replied. “I think I’m calling out what I’m seeing as anti-Semitic language.” Meyers pressed, “You called it out after she apologized for it.” “I think the Democrats are hedging on this and I think it’s very dangerous,” she said. “I think she is bringing her party to the extremism on this … I stand by every single thing I’ve said and if that makes me unpopular in this room or in front of you, so be it.” Meyers eventually said he was trying to find common ground in the Omar controversy. “Were you bothered about her language on 9/11?” McCain fired back. “I think it was taken out of context,” Meyers said. “Would you give President Trump the same leverage if he had said the same thing?” she asked. “Well, I would say that Donald Trump is certainly in no position to criticize her language on 9/11 based on the things that he’s said about 9/11, right?” Meyers responded. “I just think you have to give people the same credence, and I think she’s getting a lot of passes,” McCain said. After reiterating that Omar has apologized, Meyers offered, “Is there a way for people to talk about differences in Israeli policy without getting framed as anti-Semitic language?” “Yeah, I just think you can’t talk about Jews hypnotizing the world, talking about ‘all about the Benjamins,’” McCain responded, referring to the tweets that landed Omar in hot water. “You do keep bringing up the two tweets that she’s apologized for and I think that’s a little unfair to her, especially because we’ve established —” Meyers started to say. “Are you her publicist? Are you her press person?” McCain interrupted. By the end of her appearance, the two appeared to smooth over their differences, with McCain acknowledging, “My opinions are very strong.” “That is coming across, I do want you to know that,” Meyers said with a smile. But at least one person couldn’t shake off the fiery debate. McCain’s husband, Ben Domenech, went on a tweetstorm slamming the “Saturday Night Live” alumnus — whom he termed an “untalented piece of s–t who only has his job because he regularly gargled Lorne Michaels’ balls” — for going after his wife “with his idiotic anti-Semitic bulls–t.” “Seth is an awful person who is known within the industry for how terrible he is,” Domenech continued. “He is a monumental a–hole who is utterly unfunny. He deserves the mockery he receives from all the people who laugh at him.” He railed, “Here is proof that white men get ahead despite their obvious lack of talent. It’s @sethmeyers, who would beg for a third of the viewers at @TheView. He’s awful, untalented, and a perfect definition of a cuck.” “Cuck” is short for “cuckservative,” an alt-right term that’s a combination of cuckold and conservative and used to describe an emasculated man or a Republican seen as “selling out,” according to the Los Angeles Times. The tweets, captured by the Daily Beast, have since been deleted. Domenech, co-founder and publisher of conservative online magazine The Federalist, later apologized for “rage tweeting,” saying he loves his wife. “I love my wife. I apologize for rage tweeting about how Seth Meyers treated her,” he wrote. “I don’t like him, I think he’s a hack, but I shouldn’t have done that. I’m sorry to anyone I offended.”<doc-sep>Things got heated between Meghan McCain and Seth Meyers Tuesday night when the "Late Night" host brought up McCain's remarks about Rep. Ilhan Omar Ilhan OmarGOP senators introduce resolution condemning antisemitic violence amid 'horrific' spike in attacks US sees startling rise in antisemitic attacks Ilhan Omar is wrong about 'Cold War' with China MORE (D-Minn.). About five minutes into the interview, Meyers noted criticism "The View" co-host made toward Omar about comments made by the lawmaker that were criticized for being anti-Semitic. Meyers mentioned death threats Omar has received, and asked McCain if she stood by statements she made criticizing Omar after a shooting at a California synagogue last month that Meyers said she had tied to Omar. ADVERTISEMENT Saying that people who talk about Omar, one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress, need to be careful, Meyers asked McCain if she thought people needed to be careful about what they said about Omar, "or do you stand by those comments of tying her to this, her rhetoric to the synagogue shooting." McCain began to say that she didn't think she had tied Omar to the synagogue shooting and that she was simply calling out what she viewed as anti-Semitic language, before Meyers interrupted to point out that she had resumed her criticism of Omar after the congresswoman had apologized for the statements. McCain then accused Democrats of hedging in their criticism of Omar, whom she accused of taking her party to an extreme position. “I stand by every single thing I’ve said, and if that makes me unpopular in this room or in front of you, so be it,” she concluded, to some applause from the audience. Meyers seemed somewhat taken aback by McCain, responding that he was trying to find "common ground." McCain then asked Meyers if he was bothered by remarks Omar made about the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. During a discussion in March about discrimination and prejudice faced by Muslims after the attacks, Omar made a comment some saw as minimizing the attacks. After Meyers said he thought Omar's comments were taken out of context, McCain asked if he'd say the same of comments made by President Trump Donald TrumpTrump lashes out after grand jury seated for New York criminal probe Schumer tees up vote on Jan. 6 commission bill Senators struggle to save Jan. 6 commission MORE. The two continued to discuss Omar, with McCain holding a critical view of the congresswoman and her tweets. “You do keep bringing up the two tweets that she’s apologized for and I think that’s a little unfair to her, especially because we’ve established —" Meyers said before McCain cut him off. “Are you her publicist? Are you her press person?” an exasperated-sounding McCain responded. “No, I’m just someone who cares about the fact that there’s someone out there who is in a minority who has had death threats against her,” Meyers said, eventually winning cheers from the crowd. "What would make you happy coming out of my mouth right now, I'm generally curious," McCain said. "I'm perfectly happy with everything that's coming out," Meyers responded. After McCain said her opinions were very strong, Meyers joked "that is coming across." McCain then said she thought it was sometimes jarring for people to see someone like herself in mainstream news as the two concluded the interview. Omar stoked controversy earlier this year when she implied that support for Israel was "all about the Benjamins" in a tweet. It was widely panned as anti-Semitic and she later apologized. The controversy reopened after Omar made remarks characterizing pro-Israel activism as pushing for allegiance to a foreign country. After one person was killed in a shooting at a synagogue last month, McCain brought up Omar as an example of extremism on the left. “I do think when we are having conversations about anti-Semitism we should be looking at the most extreme on both sides, and I would bring up Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and some of her comments that got so much attention,” McCain said. Omar responded to McCain's comments, tweeting "Bless her heart."<doc-sep>“No, I’m just someone who cares about the fact that there’s someone out there who is in a minority, who has had death threats against her, and I think that we should all use the same language,” Meyers said. “You’re asking her to be careful about her language, and I would ask everybody else to be careful about theirs.”<doc-sep>
This image was removed due to legal reasons. Meghan McCain went on Late Night with Seth Meyers on Tuesday night, where the show’s host proceeded to call her out on her continual smearing of Rep. Ilhan Omar for nearly five tense minutes. It was excellent. McCain has been trying to lead the charge against Omar for months, and her campaign reached its peak recently when she went on ABC’s This Week and blatantly connected what she (falsely) described as Omar’s hatred of Jews to the shooting at a California synagogue. Meyers let her know that he wasn’t into this. “She’s obviously now stated she needs to be more careful with her language. Don’t you think people who talk about her need to be a little bit more thoughtful as well? Or do you stand by those comments of tying her rhetoric to the synagogue shooting?” he asked. “I don’t think I tied her to it in particular,” McCain said. “I think that I’m calling out what I see as anti-Semitic language.” UH YOU DEFINITELY DID TIE HER TO IT IN PARTICULAR!!! Here is what McCain said on This Week:“I do think when we’re having conversations about anti-Semitism, we should be looking at the most extreme on both sides, and I would bring up Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and her comments that got so much attention.” THAT IS TYING IT TO HER IN PARTICULAR. McCain dug in, though. “I stand by every single thing I’ve said, and if that makes me unpopular in this room or in front of you, so be it,” she fumed. Her and Meyers then tangled for a little while longer until this exchange happened: MEYERS: You do keep bringing up the two tweets she’s apologized for, and I think that’s a little unfair to her. MCCAIN: Are you her publicist? Are you her press person? MEYERS: No, I’m just someone who cares about the fact that there’s someone out there who is in a minority, who has had death threats against her, and I think that we should all use the same language that you’re asking her to be careful about her language, and I would ask everybody else to be careful about theirs. MCCAIN: What would make you happy coming out of my mouth right now? I’m genuinely curious. It’s weird that McCain did not understand that all Meyers wanted her to do was stop mounting disingenuous attacks on Omar, but that’s Meghan for you. You definitely know things went well for McCain because her husband started going apeshit on Twitter about Meyers. (He later deleted the tweets.) This image was removed due to legal reasons. LOL. Please do watch the whole exchange.