Late-night hosts Seth Meyers and Jimmy Kimmel took aim at Donald Trump this week, discussing his delusional claims about his reception at a New York Knicks game and ongoing Republican efforts to undermine US elections.
Seth Meyers on Trump's Alternate Reality
On Late Night, Seth Meyers focused on how Trump “lives in his own world,” insisting he is a genius while everyone else is foolish. The host highlighted how the president “creates and inhabits his own reality with his own rules,” including a skewed perception of numbers. Meyers played a montage of Trump claiming drug prices would drop by as much as 1,400%, reminding viewers that “math is math” and “numbers are not subjective.”
Meyers criticized Trump’s circle of “boot-licking sycophants,” including Health Secretary RFK Jr., who backed Trump’s numerical claims. “You tried to eat roadkill,” Meyers jabbed. The host also addressed Trump getting “loudly booed” at a Knicks game, despite Trump insisting there were cheers. “You’re not just wrong, you’re wrong by 600%,” Meyers said, noting the “very clear and distinct booing.” He joked that Trump was “so nervous he couldn’t even open his eyes” after being shown falling asleep during the game.
Turning to politics, Meyers discussed Republicans targeting mail-in voting and alleging election rigging in California, where their candidates are struggling. He pointed out that many Californians vote by mail because “gas is so fucking expensive” due to Trump’s war on Iran. Meyers accused Republicans of undermining voter integrity and challenged them to “give us a single piece of evidence” for their claims.
Jimmy Kimmel on Trump's Birthday and Bizarre Claims
On Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Kimmel noted that Trump skipped the next Knicks game, instead “decid[ing] to stay home and get booed by his wife.” With Trump’s 80th birthday approaching, he is celebrating with a big party and selling a commemorative coin featuring his likeness for $11,999. The fine print says it is not political and cannot be used as legal tender. “It takes a special kind of conman to sell your supporters money they can’t spend any place,” Kimmel remarked.
Kimmel then turned to JD Vance, who recently installed a chicken coop at his home. “Trump heard there were a bunch of young chicks at JD’s house and went over there for the first time,” Kimmel joked, adding that “JD will eat the eggs, Trump will eat the chickens, and RFK Jr. will eat the penises off the raccoons that try to eat the chickens.”
Kimmel also addressed Trump’s bizarre claims about his crowd size compared to Martin Luther King Jr., calling him “genuinely jealous of a man who was assassinated.” He discussed the controversy surrounding Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner in Maine, who has been accused of having a Nazi tattoo and cheating on partners. “If Democrats cannot get him into the Senate, word is Republicans are planning to nominate him for president in 2028,” Kimmel said.
Finally, Kimmel highlighted a bombshell New York Times feature on Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, which alleged a “gathering of all the president’s minions” in the Situation Room to discuss fallout from Epstein files. Trump was absent because “he was busy in the constipation room.” The files also alleged Trump has an “aggressive nipple fetish,” to which Kimmel quipped, “A nipple won’t make a ripple with this guy.”
