On Late Night, Seth Meyers examined Donald Trump’s recent string of reminders about his association with Jeffrey Epstein. The late-night host pointed to Trump’s “rough reception” at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, where his comedy routine was widely panned.
“Even the crickets in attendance sat quietly wondering when the jokes were gonna start,” Meyers said. Trump also had to watch journalists receive an award for uncovering his deeper ties to the disgraced financier.
Heckling in Michigan
Trump then retreated to a MAGA rally in Michigan, where he told the crowd he had done more for them than their parents. Meyers called that “cult leader-coded” and noted Trump said “a lot of weird stuff.” During the rally, a heckler shouted “paedophile protector” at Trump—the same phrase used at an earlier Michigan event. “If that heckler keeps it up, Trump might have to sit there while he wins an award,” Meyers joked. Trump responded by calling the heckler a communist, which Meyers said was “not a great comeback.”
Funeral and Iran claims
Meyers also noted that at Lindsey Graham’s funeral, Trump appeared to struggle to keep his eyes open, looking “like me after I’ve had three White Claws at the beach.” He suggested Trump should get eight hours of sleep instead of “posting AI slop at 3am.”
Turning to foreign policy, Meyers mocked Trump’s claim that Iran had been begging him to take a deal, calling it “the most that never happened.” Shortly after, Iran launched an attack on US forces. Meyers observed that even Fox News hosts were confused, and “even the president’s biggest supporters are asking him where he got his information.” He added, “not only are we mired in exactly the kind of war Trump promised to keep us out of but now it seems like there’s no end in sight,” with prices soaring.
