Late-night hosts Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers took aim at Donald Trump's lack of concern for struggling Americans and his erratic social media activity, as the former president continues to dominate headlines with his behavior.
Stephen Colbert on Trump's Priorities
On The Late Show, Stephen Colbert highlighted the disconnect between Trump's campaign promises and his actions. Despite campaigning on a pledge to reduce costs, the ongoing war in Iran has led to the highest inflation rate in three years. Colbert joked, "Welcome to Trump's golden age," adding that it's "time to start melting down grandma's gold." The conflict has reportedly cost the US at least $30 billion and driven up gas prices. Colbert asked, "Does Donald Trump care?" before playing footage of Trump admitting he doesn't think about Americans' financial struggles. Instead, Colbert quipped, Trump is "thinking about that little monkey playing the cymbals … either that or boobs."
Trump recently traveled to China for talks with Xi Jinping, a leader he has praised for having an "iron fist." Colbert contrasted this with Trump's leadership style, describing it as "a surgical glove full of Welch's grape jelly." The host also mocked Trump's social media rants, calling them "a waterfall of paranoid madness" after Trump posted over 55 times in three hours until 1:13 am.
Colbert also poked fun at Trump Mobile, a phone brand announced last summer. Updated terms and conditions suggest the phones may never be released, despite over 600,000 fans paying $100 deposits. "These people didn't even get scammed by the top Trump," Colbert said. "How humiliating to get bamboozled by his babies."
Seth Meyers on Broken Promises
On Late Night, Seth Meyers discussed Trump's latest "unhinged rant" and reminded viewers that Trump promised to end inflation on day one. However, the latest report shows inflation remains high, largely due to the Iran war. Trump also vowed to avoid Middle East wars but is now "breaking one promise by breaking another promise," Meyers said.
New polls reveal that 77% of Americans feel worse off financially than before. Meyers noted it's "rare to get that many Americans to agree on anything." He also ridiculed a press briefing where the Trump administration claimed one in three Americans are "underbabied." "Just say Americans are having fewer children," Meyers suggested, while proposing that the administration should "make it more affordable to have children." He added, "They just have weird solutions to weird problems using weird words."
During a meeting where Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expressed concern about teenagers' sperm counts, Trump appeared to nod off. Meyers joked, "Forget sperm cells, has anyone counted his brain cells?" He expressed surprise that Trump could sleep through RFK Jr.'s speech, which he compared to a "chainsaw stuck in a garbage disposal."
Trump also complained about the White House being a "shit house" this week. "So sorry your giant free house is a bummer!" Meyers said, comparing Trump to a "Hollywood diva who doesn't like her trailer." He noted that the "only thing he cares about is his ballroom," which is allegedly "under budget even though the budget doubled."
Meyers concluded that Trump launched his campaign to improve Americans' financial situation but is "not even thinking about it." The hosts' segments underscored the growing frustration with Trump's priorities and his detachment from the economic realities facing many Americans.
