"As for the Washington Post, we here at Late Night believe in freedom of the press and therefore have decided to stand in solidarity with them. So as long as the Washington Post is banned from Donald Trump's campaign, Donald Trump will be banned from ever coming on this show."

But Meyers concluded with a modest joke about the Republican presidential candidate, saying, "To be fair, he wasn't coming on anyway, let's be honest. He isn't interested in being here."

All politics aside, Trump most likely wasn't watching Meyers' program last night to hear the news, as he was celebrating his 70th birthday. Hours after Meyers' announcement was made on-air, Trump released the following statement:

"He has begged me to do the show for the last two years. I have told him emphatically ‘no.' I only like doing shows with good ratings, which as everybody knows, I only make better (by a lot)."

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