Former President Donald Trump has launched another verbal assault against late-night television, specifically targeting NBC host Seth Meyers and demanding his immediate termination from the network.
The Truth Social Tirade
The controversy erupted over the weekend when Trump took to his Truth Social platform to express outrage over Meyers' recent monologue. The former president accused Meyers of suffering from "Trump Derangement Syndrome" and described his show as a "Ratings DISASTER."
In his characteristic bold-type style, Trump declared: "NBC's Seth Meyers is suffering from an incurable case of Trump Derangement Syndrome. He was viewed last night in an uncontrollable rage, likely due to the fact that his 'show' is a Ratings DISASTER. Aside from everything else, Meyers has no talent, and NBC should fire him, IMMEDIATELY!"
What Sparked the Controversy
The confrontation stems from Meyers' "Closer Look" segment aired last week, where the late-night host made several pointed remarks about Trump. Meyers highlighted Trump's connection to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, displaying a photograph of the two men together during his broadcast.
During the November 2025 episode, Meyers described Trump as "the most unpopular president of all time" and noted that the former president's approval ratings had plummeted to just 33% according to recent polling data. The host suggested that Trump was finally losing support among some Republican voters after years of unwavering loyalty from his base.
Meyers used colorful analogies to make his point, comparing the situation to "a dinner party for 10 people where one guest says 'You know what, you suck, this food sucks. You're a bad friend, and I'm leaving.'" He argued that the remaining guests "aren't going to have the best time" after such an outburst.
Policy Criticisms and Personal Jabs
The late-night host didn't stop at the Epstein comments. Meyers criticized Trump's stance on H-1B visa programs and took issue with the former president's remarks about unemployed Americans not being able to simply "make missiles" in factories.
"Why are you s***ing on people in the unemployment line? If you didn't have a rich dad, that's where you would be," Meyers quipped during his monologue. "Without a million bucks that you inherited from your father, you'd be a guy in Queens who lost his job selling vacuums door-to-door."
Meyers also mocked Trump's response to the newly released Epstein emails, noting that the former president "refused to take questions from reporters" on the day the documents became public. The host described Trump as looking "like a kid that asked for an Xbox for Christmas but got a jigsaw puzzle instead" when attempting to put on a positive public face.
Regulatory Attention and Previous Feuds
Following Trump's social media post, FCC chairman Brendan Carr reshared the message on platform X, echoing similar warnings he had sent to ABC stations in September regarding Jimmy Kimmel's comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
This incident marks the latest chapter in Trump's ongoing battles with late-night television hosts. Earlier in 2025, Trump celebrated when CBS cancelled Stephen Colbert's program, writing on Truth Social: "I absolutely love that Colbert got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings."
Trump had also previously targeted Jimmy Kimmel after ABC temporarily shelved his show, urging NBC to "dump Jimmy Fallon and Meyers" as well. The former president described both hosts as "total losers" with "horrible ratings" in his September posts.
The escalating conflict between Trump and late-night television continues to highlight the deep political divisions in American media landscape, with entertainment figures increasingly becoming targets of political retaliation from public figures.
