{"id":143902,"date":"2025-01-14T15:21:36","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T15:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/14\/donald-trump-targets-seth-meyers-comcast-with-retaliation\/"},"modified":"2025-01-14T15:21:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T15:21:36","slug":"donald-trump-targets-seth-meyers-comcast-with-retaliation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/14\/donald-trump-targets-seth-meyers-comcast-with-retaliation\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Targets Seth Meyers, Comcast With Retaliation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Seth Meyers is in the crosshairs of a very unstable man.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/carrie-underwood-trump-inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grim inauguration<\/a> on January 20, much of America is dreading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/11\/jimmy-kimmel-cries-2024-election-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the horror<\/a> of these next several years.<\/p>\n<p>But even before disgraced former president Donald Trump retakes power, he is leveraging the threat of reprisal against his critics and perceived enemies.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s particularly taking aim at late night host Seth Meyers in one of his latest social media screeds.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump saying something horrible on January 7, 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-516697 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_01-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Disgraced former and future president Donald Trump speaks to members of the media during a press conference at the Mar-a-Lago Club on January 07, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-while-threatening-comcast-donald-trump-is-attacking-seth-meyers\">While threatening Comcast, Donald Trump is attacking Seth Meyers<\/h2>\n<p>Taking to his farcically named Truth Social media platform on Monday, January 13, Trump took aim at Seth Meyers as \u201cMarble Mouth Meyers.\u201d Not his best work.<\/p>\n<p>He branded the comedian and late night host as \u201cdumb and untalented,\u201d labeling him as \u201cmerely a slot filler for the Scum that runs Comcast.\u201d Comcast is NBC\u2019s parent company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese guys should be paying a lot of money for the right to give these \u2018in kind\u2019 contributions to the Radical Left Democrat Party,\u201d Trump ranted. (Notably, referring to the Democratic Party as the \u201cDemocrat\u201d Party is an intentional political <em>dogwhistle<\/em>, and not merely a sign of Trump\u2019s cognitive deterioration)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"605\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_ts_01.png\" alt=\"A light mode screenshot of disgraced former president Donald Trump's rant on Truth Social.\" class=\"wp-image-516699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_ts_01.png 605w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_ts_01-300x208.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"605\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_ts_01.png\" alt=\"A light mode screenshot of disgraced former president Donald Trump's rant on Truth Social.\" class=\"wp-image-516699 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_ts_01.png 605w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_ts_01-300x208.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_ts_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taking to his ironically named social media platform, disgraced former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/11\/whoopi-goldberg-refuses-to-say-trump-name\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">and future<\/a> president Donald Trump went on a rant about NBC and singled out one late night host in particular. Threatening reprisal against negative reporting is a key part of the checklist for fascist regimes.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Truth Social)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThese are not shows or entertainment,\u201d Trump complained about <em>Late Night With Seth Meyers<\/em> and similar talk shows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are simply political hits, 100% of the time, to me and the Republican Party,\u201d he alleged.<\/p>\n<p>In what appears to be a threat to financially penalize companies that platform his critics, Trump ominously added: \u201cComcast should pay a BIG price for this!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trump Ally Steve Bannon Rips &quot;Evil&quot; Elon Musk as MAGA Civil War Erupts: A Closer Look\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Za0E2uPauwc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>During his \u201cA Closer Look\u201d segment, Seth Meyers discussed the feud between two of the alt-right\u2019s most pathological personalities: Steve Bannon and Elon Musk. It\u2019s a true Alien vs Predator situation for multiple reasons.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-is-trump-so-angry-at-seth-meyers\">Why is Trump so angry at Seth Meyers?<\/h2>\n<p>Seth Meyers, like more or less everyone else, has been roasting Donald Trump for years. His political run began as a sick joke about a decade ago. Now, it\u2019s our horrifying reality.<\/p>\n<p>That has given Meyers a long time to work on his Trump impression. (It was actually pretty terrible back in 2017 and has substantially improved, but we wish that it were under better circumstances)<\/p>\n<p>The timing of Trump\u2019s social media tantrum appears to roughly coincide with new information about US special counsel Jack Smith\u2019s damning Department of Justice filing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Disgraced former president Donald Trump on January 9, 2025, 11 days before retaking power.\" class=\"wp-image-516700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Disgraced former president Donald Trump on January 9, 2025, 11 days before retaking power.\" class=\"wp-image-516700 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_trump_02-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Donald Trump arrives for a meeting with Republican governors at the Mar-a-Lago Club on January 09, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Smith\u2019s filing found what we all knew \u2014 that Donald Trump engaged in criminal behavior in his attempt to overturn the 2020 US election. Among other things, he \u201cinspired his supporters to commit acts of physical violence\u201d in the January 6 attack against the United States capitol.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has previously claimed that Comcast should be under investigation for \u201ctreason.\u201d Which is an odd accusation, especially coming from him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are almost all dishonest and corrupt, but Comcast, with its one-side and vicious coverage by NBC NEWS, and in particular MSNBC, often and correctly referred to as MSDNC (Democrat National Committee!), should be investigated for its \u2018Country Threatening Treason,&#8217;\u201d he wrote on September 24, 2024.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_sethmeyers_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Seth Meyers on November 19, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-516698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_sethmeyers_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_sethmeyers_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_sethmeyers_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_sethmeyers_01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_sethmeyers_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_sethmeyers_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_sethmeyers_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_sethmeyers_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Seth Meyers on November 19, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-516698 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_sethmeyers_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_sethmeyers_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_sethmeyers_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_sethmeyers_01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_sethmeyers_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_sethmeyers_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_sethmeyers_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/0114_sethmeyers_01-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Seth Meyers speaks onstage during the New York Public Radio 2024 Centennial Gala hosted by Seth Meyers at The Glass House Tavern on November 19, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Astrid Stawiarz\/Getty Images for New York Public Radio)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-is-he-going-after-tv-networks-and-late-night-shows\">Why is he going after TV networks and late night shows?<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019re not psychologists and are certainly not experts in frontal lobe atrophy. Beyond that, however, we can reasonably speculate as to Donald Trump\u2019s motivation for going after Seth Meyers.<\/p>\n<p>To his core, Trump cannot handle criticism. It is a hallmark of fascist regimes throughout history, including those which he openly admires, that a free press must become a target. (Some liken Trump\u2019s aspirations to Orban or Putin, but he arguably wishes to more closely resemble India\u2019s Prime Minister, Modi)<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, people like Trump and his ilk, like Elon Musk and others, tend to not respond well to ridicule. They like when people point out how dangerous they are. But when they are accurately depicted as clowns, it often causes social media rants. This is but one example among so many.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/trump-threatens-seth-meyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seth Meyers is in the crosshairs of a very unstable man. Ahead of the grim inauguration on January 20, much of America is dreading the horror of these next several years. But even before disgraced former president Donald Trump retakes power, he is leveraging the threat of reprisal against his critics and perceived enemies. 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