seth meyers has responded subtly donald trump After the president-elect called the late-night host “dumb and talentless” on Truth Social. On Wednesday’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” the host didn’t mention Trump by name — but with a wink and a nod, he noted Trump’s reluctant viewership.
“If you’re a fan of Pete Hegseth, here’s the bad news: I’m going to make some jokes at his expense,” Meyers said at the beginning of Wednesday night’s “A Closer Look” segment. “But here’s the good news, maybe he will get confirmed as the next Secretary of Defense because it’s very unlikely that Republicans will stand up to Donald Trump on this. And you might be saying, ‘Seth, why would a Pete Hegseth fan be watching your show?’ Fair point. It has come to my attention that sometimes people who don’t care about me get stuck watching my show. And to those people, I would just say this: You have my sympathy, and I hope you soon get a TV that will allow you to change channels.
Meyers then moved on with his “Closer Look” discussion of Hegseth, and that was until Meyers went on to address Trump. satya social post tuesday Comcast, which owns NBC, should “pay a big price” for what it called a “political hit.”
“How bad is Seth Meyers on NBC, a ‘network’ run by a bunch of really bad people – remember, they also run MSDNC,” Trump wrote. “I got stuck watching Marble Mouth Meyers the other night, for the first time in months, and every time I look at this idiot I feel an obligation to say how stupid and talentless he is, for the scum who runs Comcast. Just a slot filler.”
Trump continued his rant: “These people pay a lot of money for the right to make ‘in-kind’ contributions to the Radical Left Democrat Party. These are not shows or entertainment, for me and the Republican Party they are just 100% political hit, Comcast will pay dearly for this!”
Meyers has been a frequent and vocal critic of Trump. He is one of several late-night hosts who have been publicly criticized by Trump, including Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon and others.
Trump regularly attacks mainstream media outlets, often accusing them of bias and misrepresentation in their coverage. He recently filed a defamation lawsuit against CBS News and “60 Minutes,” and in December 2024, he filed a defamation lawsuit with Disney after it sued ABC News over comments made by anchor George Stephanopoulos.
