Trump, 79, Claims It’s ‘Illegal’ for Late-Night Host to Mock Him
President Donald Trump attacked another late-night show host for failing to stand up with modest praise.
“NBC’s Seth Meyers may be the least talented person in the history of television to ‘perform’ live,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Saturday. “In fact, it could be the WORST ever to perform, live or otherwise.”
Donald Trump talks about Seth Meyers on Truth Social
In Thursday’s episode “A Closer Look” Late Night with Seth Meyers On his show, Meyers aired a segment called “Seth Translates Trump into English,” in which he transcribed Trump’s speech to U.S. Navy troops stationed off the coast of Japan this week.
“If anyone dares say anything less than glowing, Trump loses his temper,” Meyers said, explaining his anger at the president’s negative review of Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer’s trip to East Asia.
“Trump thinks that if you say something bad about him, that’s treason,” Meyers added.
Almost proving his point, Trump raged at Meyers and suggested that being “anti-Trump” might actually be against the law.
“Why is NBC wasting its time and money on a guy like this? NO TALENT, NO RATINGS, 100% ANTI-TRUMP, THIS IS PROBABLY ILLEGAL!!!”
This isn’t the first time the 51-year-old comedian has been criticized by the president. In January, Trump criticized Meyers in another late-night Truth Social rant, deriding him as “Marble Mouth Meyers” and “just a slot filler for the Asshole who runs Comcast.”
In August, Trump went after Meyers again. complainant He said on Truth Social that “there’s a nasty rumor going around that Fake News NBC is extending Meyers’ contract.” (Meyers’ contract has been extended from May 2024 to 2028). “He has no Ratings, No Skills, or Intelligence, and he has no Personality of an insecure kid,” Trump continued, before promising to get to the bottom of why the network would “extend this dope’s contract.”
Seth Meyers discusses the cancellation of fellow late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s show. /NBC
Meyers said it was “kind of nice” to be on the president’s radar following Trump’s attacks on fellow late-night hosts, including Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon.
In July, Trump celebrated the cancellation of his No. 1-rated late-night show. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, It was quickly announced after the host described the legal settlement between Paramount and Trump as a “bribe.”
Trump also celebrated Kimmel’s suspension following his comments about the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. Jimmy Kimmel Live! He was reinstated by the ABC following public outcry.
On Thursday’s episode, Meyers discussed Trump’s rambling speech, which bounced between the effects of water on magnets and his preference for steam-powered catapults.
“He just kept going on and on like a really deranged crazy person,” Trump wrote, describing Meyers’ own description of the speech.
Meyers has yet to respond to Trump’s attack, but he has to mail The disturbing segment in question was taken to social media following the president’s outburst.
