From the December 8 edition of NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers:
SETH MEYERS: Finally you might be wondering why did Trump suddenly come out with this crazy plan to ban Muslims now? What could possibly have motivated him to say something so controversial that it would demand wall-to-wall news coverage? Well, how about this poll released Monday showing Trump falling to second in Iowa behind Ted Cruz. Trump knows exactly what he's doing. After his comments, he appeared today on three major morning shows. Trump coverage is wall-to-wall on television. Meanwhile, the last time other candidates like Rand Paul appeared on TV was as an extra on Bones. He was great. Trump's rhetoric is dangerous and has been for a while now. He's cynically appealing to people's fears and inciting racial resentment purely for his own political gain. You know the old saying, those who get a 'C' in history are doomed to repeat it.
