Late-night hosts have ridiculed Donald Trump after his request for Nato assistance in the Strait of Hormuz was rejected by allies, including Germany and Britain. On Late Night, Seth Meyers recalled Trump's history of insulting Nato as 'obsolete, sloppy and bad', only to now ask for help. 'You called them obsolete, sloppy and bad, and now you want their help?' Meyers said, comparing it to breaking up with someone and then asking them to help you move.
Meyers also took aim at Trump's comment on Air Force One that perhaps the US 'shouldn't even be there at all' in the Strait of Hormuz, as it has plenty of oil. 'It's a shame no one made that case before we went,' Meyers said, listing numerous arguments against the war. He suggested Nato could troll Trump by sending him 'two dogsleds', a reference to his previous claim about Greenland's defence.
On Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the host noted St Patrick's Day and the traditional White House visit by Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, who brought a bowl of shamrocks. Kimmel joked it was 'the closest Trump has gotten to a salad that isn't in a taco shell in quite some time'. He also covered the resignation of National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent, a Trump appointee, who said he could not support the ongoing war in Iran because 'Iran posed no imminent threat'.
Kimmel observed that many Republicans are anxious for Trump to end the war, but Trump has said it will continue until he feels it should end 'in his bones'. When House Speaker Mike Johnson claimed Trump's bones are 'informed by the intelligence', Kimmel retorted: 'His bones aren't informed by intelligence. His bones are informed by fried chicken and boniva.' The Late Show's Stephen Colbert also addressed the visit, where the Irish president had directly criticised the 'illegal' war.
