US EditionDonald Trump Calls for the Firing of 'Late Night' Host Seth Meyers
President Trump criticized Seth Meyers for repeated jokes about him, calling Meyers a ratings disaster and urging NBC to fire him immediately.
- President Donald Trump urged NBC to fire Seth Meyers, claiming over the weekend he was `suffering from an incurable case of Trump Derangement Syndrome` and in an `uncontrollable rage`.
- This week, Seth Meyers targeted the president in monologues, roasting health care, the government shutdown, and a 50-year mortgage while Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released three Jeffrey Epstein emails and set a House vote for this coming week.
- Regulatory scrutiny followed as an FCC commissioner highlighted broadcaster obligations; Brendan Carr, Federal Communications Commissioner, reshared the president’s post on X and urged enforcement of public interest obligations.
- The exchange spotlights freedom-of-speech concerns for entertainers and networks, and Seth Meyers, host of Late Night With Seth Meyers , has not publicly responded yet but may address the controversy on his 12:35 a.m. ET show.
- Trump’s past clashes with late-night hosts set a familiar context, as President Donald Trump has long criticized them and called for revoking broadcast licenses, while Jimmy Kimmel, host , and Stephen Colbert, host , faced suspension or cancellation.
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President Trump continues to rage over late night comedians who make fun of him. This weekend he posted on social media that Seth Meyers has "no talent" and called for NBC to fire him.(Image credit: Frazer Harrison)
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Donald Trump has resumed his social media siege against the late night television industry - and comedian Seth Meyers is his latest target.The US president took to his platform Truth Social to call for Meyers to be fired after the Late Night host described Trump as the "most unpopular president of all time" while discussing the Republican Party's declining support."Trump is losing support among Republicans. Not all or even most of them, but en…
FCC Chairman backs Donald Trump call for NBC to 'immediately' fire Seth Meyers
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CRYBABY TRUMP Whines that 'NBC Should Fire' Seth Meyers, and Worse, His Flunky FCC Chief Agrees
Throughout his occupation of the White House, Donald Trump has impressively proven his steadfast dependability on staying focused on issues that have little to no relevance to the American people. He's a walking exhibition of the single-minded...
The president said that late-night presenter Seth Meyers "has no talent and should be dismissed immediately."
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