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- David Letterman shares a warning for his friend Seth Meyers amid confrontation with Donald Trump
- The Late Night alumnus “yelled at” Meyers during his appearance. barbara gaines showRevealing that she had “never been more proud” of him.
- Letterman said of the president, “It’s never-ending, he’s our current – he’s our dictator.”
David Letterman is offering some words of wisdom for Seth Meyers just days after Donald Trump called for him to be fired late night,
The president, 79, called for Meyers, 51, to be canned “immediately” from NBC. late night with seth meyers In a Nov. 17 Truth Social post, Letterman — who himself hosted late night From 1982 to 1993 – shared his views on the ordeal.
During an appearance on Tuesday, November 25 barbara gaines showThe My next guest needs no introduction The host offered a special “shout out” to his friend.
“The President of the United States now wants to fire Seth Meyers. And I thought, ‘This is so hilarious.’ How do you think it will go? Anyway, I’ve never been more proud of Seth Meyers,” Letterman said. “Actually, that’s our old show. We used to do that show.”
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After reiterating on the show that Meyers “works magic”, Letterman offered the new-school host some advice. “Just remember, Seth: Things happen,” Letterman said, apparently in reference to Trump’s November 18 comments about the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, where he said, “A lot of people didn’t like the gentleman you’re talking about. Whether you like them or don’t like them, things happen.”
Elsewhere in the clip, Letterman called Trump a “wonder of stupidity” and sarcastically said his rhetoric was “absolutely brilliant.”
Letterman said, “It has no limits. It never ends, he is our present – he is our dictator.” “He’s not going anywhere.”
late show The former student also called the president’s behavior “18 times the worst behavior he has seen anywhere.”
“Think about the worst thing you’ve seen humans do,” Letterman said. “That’s too bad. It can’t be any more than… uh, it’s pleasurable.”
Trump’s dispute with Meyers has been ongoing for several weeks, with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr earlier this month repeating the president’s claims that Meyers is a “ratings disaster.” Trump also made a post about Meyers at 1:56 a.m. on August 27, calling her one of the “least talented” hosts and claiming her personality is “that of an insecure child.”
In response to being on Trump’s “s— list”, Meyers joked in her monologue on November 17 that being attacked by the President on social media “doesn’t make me special in any way, shape or form.”
“I was on the same list as Christopher Wray, James Comey, the Indiana Republicans, Thomas Massie, Rand Paul, Marjorie Taylor Greene and former President Joe Biden,” Meyers said.
He added, “I want to be clear that I have no objection to the President expressing his displeasure with my show. That’s his right and on many nights he has a point.”
Letterman has been a longtime critic of the president. Comedian and host – who previously interviewed Trump late night with david letterman And Late Show with David Letterman – said in a 2019 interview hollywood reporter‘S awards chatter The podcast stated that Trump “loved being on TV” when he appeared on air with her in previous decades, and that she “had no realization that he was the ruthless bastard that he has been made out to be.”
Letterman said at the time, “He was like that boob from New York who pretended to be rich, or we thought he was rich, and now he’s just a mental patient.” “Is that putting a great deal on it?”
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