With just days to go before taking office, President-elect Donald Trump spent the wee hours of Tuesday complaining about late night host Seth Meyers.
“How bad is Seth Meyers on NBC, a ‘network’ run by a truly bad group of people,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social website shortly before 1:30 a.m. ET. “I got stuck watching Marble Mouth Meyers the other night, the first time in months, and every time I watch this moron I feel an obligation to say how dumb and untalented he is, merely a slot filler for the Scum that runs Comcast.”
As he has before, Trump complained that late night talk shows are “contributions” to the Democratic Party. He also appeared to threaten Comcast, the parent company of NBC, which airs Meyers’ show.
“These are not shows or entertainment, they are simply political hits, 100% of the time, to me and the Republican Party,” Trump griped. “Comcast should pay a BIG price for this!”
The president-elect has long complained about late night shows for making fun of him. He has called Jimmy Kimmel ― whose joke at the Oscars really seemed to get under Trump’s skin ― “one of the dumbest human beings ever.” Trump has also slammed Jimmy Fallon as “weak and pathetic,” attacked Stephen Colbert as a “total loser,” and dismissed all of the late night hosts as “the talentless, low rated CREEPS of Late Night Television.”
Trump seems to especially dislike Kimmel, who he attacks more frequently than the others. During his previous term in office, Trump reportedly tried to have Kimmel censored.
