David Letterman, the former host and creator of The Late Show, now run by Stephen Colbert, defended comedian Seth Meyers after Donald Trump suggested that Meyers should be summarily fired by NBC.
The US President spoke against the artist last week, after he was the focus of a monologue he presented on his show Late Night with Seth Meyers, which mocked his character. “He is suffering from an incurable case of ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’. He was seen last night in a fit of uncontrollable rage, possibly due to the fact that his ‘show’ is a ratings disaster,” he posted on his Truth Social profile in the same note in which he suggested firing.
Trump has been mentioned in several of Meyers’ monologues in recent weeks. On Monday night (24), the topic of the moment was the meeting between the President and the newly elected Mayor of New York, Zahran Mamdani. “It’s like meeting a five-year-old Mickey Mouse,” Myers said while watching a live video of the meeting between the two that took place at the White House.
In recent months, Trump has referred to Mamdani on several occasions as a communist and a lunatic. “Here’s a reminder: He’s not working with one nice guy! He’s surrounded by so many unattractive jerks that the first time he had the chance to hang out with someone with a little charisma, he passed out like he was on a date with a first-team quarterback,” Myers added.
During the Barbara Gaines Show broadcast, Letterman said he had never felt prouder of Myers. He also cited the response Trump gave a reporter last week when asked about the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia. At the time, the president was in a meeting with Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman, whom the CIA accused of ordering the assassination.
The president said the issue was controversial and unpopular at the time, and that “stuff happens.” “Remember, Seth, things happen,” Letterman said in reference to Trump’s comment. He also said that the president is the dictator of the American people and that his administration is nothing more than “a huge foolishness.” “Think of the worst thing humans can do. This is much worse,” the Late Show creator added.
In the wake of the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s show and the temporary suspension of Jimmy Kimmel, who was taken off the air in September after the host made comments about the killing of Trump influencer Charlie Kirk, Myers has become one of the president’s next potential targets.
Kimmel resumed his show Jimmy Kimmel Live! on September 23 after it was suspended by the owners of ABC-affiliated stations. The Late Show, which will run through May 2026, according to CBS, has been canceled due to “financial issues.”