Robin Roberts undertook one of the most important assignments of her life last week as she flew to Ukraine in the midst of the war to interview Olena Zelenska, the First Lady of Ukraine.MORE: Robin Roberts' memories of beloved father who was in the military amid Memorial DayThe GMA star first shared the news on Thursday, sharing a poignant picture of her looking emotional and tagging the image from Kyiv.VIDEO: Robin Roberts bids farewell to Good Morning AmericaShe wrote: "Today in Kyiv I sat down with Olena Zelenska, the First Lady of Ukraine.A preview tonight with @davidmuirabc on @abcworldnewstonight. Much more of the interview tomorrow on @goodmorningamerica."Her co-stars were quick to wish her safe travels, with Ginger Zee writing: "So grateful for this reporting, safe travels," while Sam Champion wrote: "Safe journey."MORE: Exclusive: Robin Roberts and Amber Laign revamp NY home with help from GMA co-star Lara SpencerDuring her time in Ukraine, Robin was also able to reunite with her GMA co-star who has been reporting on the front line since the start of the war.Backstage footage was also shared by Robin, showing her hugging her colleague after wrapping up the interview.Robin reunited with GMA co-star Ian Pannell in UkraineShe wrote: "Appreciated the opportunity to speak with Olena Zelenska, the First Lady of Ukraine.
Seth Meyers Slams Whiskey Shot to Cope With Bush’s Iraq-Ukraine Mix-Up: ‘Reality Is a Simulation’ (Video)
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mistakenly condemned the invasion of Iraq, instead of Ukraine. So, on Thursday night he said “f— it” and slammed a shot of whiskey to cope.The gaffe came on Wednesday, as Bush was giving a speech in Dallas.
“Political opponents are imprisoned or otherwise eliminated from participating in the electoral process,” Bush said about Putin’s Russia. “The result is an absence of checks and balances in Russia and the decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq.
I mean of Ukraine.”It was a particularly awkward moment, considering Bush has always stood by his decision to order the invasion of Iraq. But for Meyers, it was more than just awkward — it was torture.
The late night host joked that the clip pretty well erases “any doubt at all that reality is, in fact a simulation and we’re all just test subjects in some giant computer game being jerked around for the entertainment of our celestial overlords.”Then he busted out the hard liquor. You can watch the full segment in Meyers’s “A Closer Look” in the video above.“You know, when I started this show, I poured exactly one shot of whiskey and left it in the drawer of my desk for an emergency,” Meyers said.
“And throughout the entirety of the Trump presidency, I resisted using it but you know what? F— it.”After slamming the shot, Meyers pointed out the extra irony of Bush himself slipping up like that, considering what would’ve happened almost 20 years ago if someone had done the same thing.“I really am certain that clip was designed in a lab to melt the brains of anyone who was alive in 2003,” Meyers joked. “Back then, if you had called the invasion of Iraq brutal and unjustified, the Bush administration and Fox News would have spent an entire week
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issued a frustrated and emotional speech about Tuesday’s mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in which 19 children and two teachers were killed at an elementary school, ahead of the team’s scheduled game against the Dallas Mavericks during the NBA’s West finals playoff series.Kerr refused to take questions during a media conference with reporters, instead drawing attention to the lack of legislative action from Washington to address the prevalent gun violence plaguing the country. According to CNBC, the Texas school shooting is the 212th mass shooting this year.“I’m not gonna talk about basketball — nothing’s happened with our team in the last 6 hours,” Kerr began.
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