Late-night hosts Seth Meyers and Jimmy Kimmel took aim at Donald Trump this week, calling out his misleading claims on inflation and Iran, while also mocking his upcoming UFC-themed birthday party sponsored by Monster energy drinks.
Seth Meyers on Trump's Broken Promises
On Late Night, Seth Meyers reminded viewers that Trump ran on a pro-peace platform during the 2024 campaign. Meyers noted that being pro-peace is not 'a bonus feature' for a president but should be expected. However, in his second term, Trump has attacked one out of every 13 countries on Earth, leading Meyers to wonder if voters misheard his promise and he was actually an '8-piece candidate,' showing a picture of Trump enjoying KFC.
Meyers said that, surprisingly, 'Donald Trump lied' and during his campaign he 'repeated that lie over and over again,' even though he now claims otherwise. 'You said it all the fucking time!' Meyers exclaimed. Trump now claims he is 'doing everything he can now to stop the war in Iran that he started,' and that a deal is still close. Meyers added that gas prices are so high he 'had to learn to ride a unicycle.'
Even the 'most diehard sycophants on Fox' have started questioning Trump's Iran peace deal claims, with Meyers saying Trump has alleged being close to fixing things 'more times than HBO has rebranded.' Another major campaign promise was to lower prices and end inflation on day one, though 'nothing gets done on day one of any job,' Meyers said. Inflation is now higher than when Joe Biden was in office, and when asked, Trump said: 'I love the inflation.' 'I thought you were gonna end it?' Meyers asked, adding that he 'can't think of a more tone-deaf thing for a president to say.'
Trump 'lies so easily' and his presidency has been a 'bait and switch,' Meyers said. 'The idea that Trump would ever keep one of his promises is ludicrous,' he concluded.
Jimmy Kimmel on Trump's Birthday and Elon Musk
On Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the host discussed Wednesday's NBA game in New York, joking that he hadn't seen 'that many celebrities jump out of their seats since Will Smith at the Oscars.' Big names like Adam Sandler, Taylor Swift, and Larry David were in attendance, with David beaming. 'Larry David was happy! Do you have any idea how rare that is?' Kimmel said.
The World Cup also started in the US this week, but Kimmel noted fewer overseas visitors because 'everyone in the world hates us right now' as Trump has 'made a mess of pretty much every place, especially the Middle East.' The war has been going on for 15 weeks, and Trump is 'trying to make it sound better by comparing the war to Vietnam,' which he claims he would have ended within a few months 'had I not dodged it and they put me in charge,' Kimmel added.
This week also saw Elon Musk's SpaceX launch the biggest IPO in history, making Musk the first ever trillionaire—a fact Kimmel called 'unsettling.' He called Musk 'one of the weirdest people we've ever seen on this planet' and joked that his riches will make 'your parents Walmart greeters.' Kimmel noted that Musk came to the US as the 'son of a humble emerald mine owner' and that Tesla paid almost no federal income tax over the past three years. 'For a guy who has been openly cheering immigrants getting kicked out of the country for stealing from us, he sure seems like an immigrant who's been stealing from us to me,' Kimmel said.
This weekend is Trump's 80th birthday, making him the oldest president and allegedly the healthiest, 'at least according to the doctors he paid to say that,' Kimmel said. He will have a 'big MMA-themed birthday party' with a UFC game on the White House lawn, despite a 46% chance of rain in Washington DC. 'If God wanted the White House to be struck by lightning, that would have happened 18 months ago,' Kimmel said. The event is sponsored by Monster energy drinks, and Kimmel showed viewers the garish setup. 'Could there be a better metaphor for this administration than a giant Monster energy logo on the White House lawn?' he asked.
