Late-night hosts have condemned the Trump administration's military intervention in Venezuela and its aggressive rhetoric toward Greenland, calling the actions a violation of international law and a dangerous precedent. Seth Meyers, on Late Night, criticised the administration's justification for deposing Nicolás Maduro, noting that top UN officials warned the move likely broke international law. Meyers mocked Trump's response, which included mocking transgender athletes and praising Franklin Delano Roosevelt for the atomic bombing of Japan, instead of addressing global concerns.
Meyers particularly targeted Fox News commentators who argued that international law is 'fake' and that the US should act as a 'lion' or 'predator'. He called them 'the lamest dorks on the planet', adding, 'The only place they should be talking like that is on their Call of Duty headsets.' He contrasted this with traditional conservative values of duty and virtue, accusing the administration of adopting a 'full Roman empire' philosophy of taking what they want by force.
On Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the host opened by acknowledging the anniversary of the Los Angeles wildfires, sarcastically thanking Trump for his 'imagination' in claiming to have helped. Kimmel then turned to Trump's claim on Truth Social that he would control the sale of 30 to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil, joking that the money would be 'spent honestly' and that if windmill companies had donated more, Trump might have invaded Holland instead.
Stephen Colbert, on The Late Show, focused on Trump's refusal to rule out military action to acquire Greenland, a NATO ally. Colbert warned that attacking Greenland would mean fighting all of NATO, including the United States, adding, 'And we don't want to fight them – they're insane.' The hosts collectively highlighted the administration's disregard for international norms and its focus on territorial expansion and resource control.
