Donald Trump has called for NBC to fire late-night host Seth Meyers, describing him as suffering from "Trump Derangement Syndrome" and claiming his show is a "ratings disaster." The president posted on Truth Social on Saturday that Meyers has no talent and should be fired immediately.
Brendan Carr, Trump’s chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), reposted the message on X. The move follows Carr’s warning to ABC stations in September over comments made by Jimmy Kimmel about conservative activist Charlie Kirk, which led to the show being pulled from the air for several days and sparked a backlash.
During that incident, Carr said on a podcast that Kimmel’s remarks were "some of the sickest conduct possible" and suggested the FCC could take action, including potential revocation of station licences. Senator Ted Cruz compared Carr’s comments to those of a mafia boss.
NBC has not commented, and Meyers has not yet responded to this latest attack. Earlier this month, Trump criticised Meyers, who replied on his show by joking about Trump’s fixation on aircraft carrier catapults.
