The Nielsen ratings for his speech are in, and Trump's talk-a-thon saw an 11% decrease from last year. Donald Trump is really dragging down broadcast television. I mean, if I were CBS, I'd cancel him.
So the polling was bad before the speech and bad after the speech, Seth Meyers reported on Wednesday evening, and on top of that it was long and boring, clocking in at a record one hour and 47 minutes. Or, if you're Republican, it was the best State of the Union speech that I've seen, to quote the House speaker, Mike Johnson.
In a Truth Social post hyping up the address subject unknown Trump promised: It has been a great year for our country, and THE BEST IS YET TO COME! I agree the Epstein files are due on Friday, Kimmel quipped. Basically, the speech tonight was taking the stand in his own defense. It was opening statements. It really is amazing that this fool is president.
Seth Meyers used his NBC show to push back against President Donald Trump on Monday night, after the president claimed on Truth Social that Meyers' comedy was PROBABLY ILLEGAL!!! Trump attacked the host on Saturday, insisting the comedian may be the WORST to perform, live or otherwise, and complaining that Meyers' act is now 100% ANTI-TRUMP which he added was PROBABLY ILLEGAL!!!
Stephen Colbert opened Tuesday's Late Show with a countdown to a government shutdown, which would cut numerous essential services and leave many out of work. But not everyone Colbert noted that people deemed essential workers, such as air traffic controllers or TSA agents, must stay on the job, even if it means working without pay. Which is perfect for anyone who's ever said I just wish this TSA worker groping my junk was also angry,' Colbert quipped.
"Beating up on these people, rightly or wrongly, accurately or perhaps inaccurately, in the name of comedy-not once were we squeezed by anyone from any governmental agency, let alone the dreaded FCC," he said. He added, "The institution of the president of the United States ought to be bigger than a guy doing a talk show." Letterman was speaking with The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg a day after ABC announced it was suspending Jimmy Kimmel Live "indefinitely"-a move that critics attributed to pressure from Brendan Carr,
