Donald Trump took fresh aim at Late Night with Seth Meyers Saturday afternoon, blasting the NBC host in a new Truth Social post that accused Meyers of being “100% Anti Trump, which is probably illegal.”
“Seth Meyers of NBC may be the least talented person to ‘perform’ live in the history of television,” Trump wrote. “In fact, he may be the WORST to perform, live or otherwise… Why does NBC waste its time and money on a guy like this???—NO TALENT, NO RATINGS, 100% ANTI TRUMP, WHICH IS PROBABLY ILLEGAL!!!”
The president’s outburst came in response to Thursday’s “A Closer Look” segment (see below), in which Meyers mocked Trump’s overseas trip and riffed on his recent comments praising old-fashioned steam catapults over modern electric ones on U.S. aircraft carriers.
Meyers went on to joke that Trump “spends more time thinking about catapults than Wile E. Coyote” and imagined him ordering the military to “use the catapults to make our cities safe by shooting giant boulders to catch all the nasty roadrunners.” The segment ended with a punchline linking Trump’s exaggerated arm-flailing dance moves to “an electric catapult.”
Meyers’ comments appeared to strike a nerve. Trump’s post singled out the segment, calling Meyers “a truly deranged lunatic” for focusing on his remarks about naval engineering.
NBC and Meyers have not yet addressed Trump’s remarks.
This isn’t the first time Trump has gone after Meyers. Back in August, he took to social media to insult the host after hearing what he called “a sick rumor” that NBC had extended Meyers’ contract.
“There is a sick rumor going around that Fake News NBC extended the contract of one of the least talented Late Night television hosts out there, Seth Meyers,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “He has no Ratings, Talent, or Intelligence, and the Personality of an insecure child… So, why would Fake News NBC extend this dope’s contract? I don’t know, but I’ll definitely be finding out!!!”
There was no indication NBC had actually extended Meyers’ deal. With three years left on his current contract, it would have been unusual timing for a renewal. Lorne Michaels, who produces Late Night, said at the time he was optimistic—but not certain—that Meyers and his lead-in, Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon, would see their current contracts through.
“I think [Comcast CEO] Brian Roberts—who I will be working for for the rest of my life, who I have very high admiration for—has integrity,” Michaels said. “But at the same time, everyone has [broadcast] licenses.”
Meyers later responded with a calm rejoinder that gently undercut Trump’s insults without matching his tone.
“It has come to my attention that sometimes people who do not care for me get stuck watching my show,” Meyers said. “And to those people I could just say: You have my sympathy, and I hope you get a TV set that allows you to change the channel.”
Trump’s feud with Meyers stretches back to the 2011 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, where both Meyers and then-President Obama roasted the future president. Cameras caught Trump sitting stone-faced during the jokes—a moment that many observers believe helped fuel his eventual run for the presidency.
In the years since, Trump has repeatedly lashed out at Meyers and NBC, declaring this past summer that parent company Comcast should “pay a BIG price” for airing shows like Late Night, which he’s labeled “political hits.”
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