Overview
- Trump on Saturday used Truth Social to call Meyers a "truly deranged lunatic" and claimed the NBC host is "100% ANTI TRUMP, WHICH IS PROBABLY ILLEGAL."
- On Monday’s Late Night, Meyers answered in his "A Closer Look" segment, airing a montage of Trump repeatedly discussing aircraft-carrier catapults, including remarks from his Japan visit.
- Meyers denied being the one obsessed with catapults and joked about the concept of "friends," contrasting it with transactional relationships he ascribed to Trump.
- He highlighted inconsistencies in Trump’s posts about how often he watches the show, then underscored free-speech protections while redirecting focus to the shutdown, SNAP funding and White House renovations.
- Coverage framed the exchange as part of a broader, ongoing clash between Trump and late-night hosts, with other comics also skewering a lavish Gatsby-style gala and renovation projects; no new official responses were reported.