{"id":189387,"date":"2025-08-27T18:38:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T18:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/27\/donald-trump-blasts-insecure-child-seth-meyers-denies-nbc-renewed-late-night-hosts-contract\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T18:38:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T18:38:30","slug":"donald-trump-blasts-insecure-child-seth-meyers-denies-nbc-renewed-late-night-hosts-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/27\/donald-trump-blasts-insecure-child-seth-meyers-denies-nbc-renewed-late-night-hosts-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Blasts &#8216;Insecure Child&#8217; Seth Meyers, Denies NBC Renewed Late Night Host&#8217;s Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/07\/the-late-show-canceled-by-cbs-after-30-seasons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBS canceled Stephen Colbert\u2019s <em>Late Show<\/em><\/a> last month, Donald Trump boasted about the move and claimed it as a personal victory.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also made it clear that he\u2019s hoping for a similar fate for every other late night host on network television.<\/p>\n<p>So the president was obviously chagrined by the recent \u201csick rumor\u201d (his words) that NBC has decided to extend the contract of one of his biggest late night critics, Seth Meyers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-474715091-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Seth Meyers on February 24, 2014. \" class=\"wp-image-533588 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-474715091-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-474715091-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-474715091-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-474715091-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-474715091-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-474715091-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-474715091-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-474715091-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-474715091-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Seth Meyers on February 24, 2014. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Peter Kramer\/NBC\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In May of 2024, Meyers\u2019 contract was renewed through 2028, and NBC has not confirmed that his Late Night deal will continue beyond that.<\/p>\n<p>But apparently, preliminary reports of an additional extension were enough to send Trump into a tirade early Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFake News NBC extended the contract of one of the least talented Late Night television hosts out there, Seth Meyers,\u201d Trump wrote on his <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115099185736327475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Truth Social<\/a> platform around 2 am.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has no Ratings, Talent, or Intelligence, and the Personality of an insecure child. So, why would Fake News NBC extend this dope\u2019s contract. I don\u2019t know, but I\u2019ll definitely be finding out!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, Trump is not a fan of the SNL alum\u2019s comedic stylings.<\/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\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"US President Joe Biden speaks with host Seth Meyers during a taping of \" late=\"\" night=\"\" with=\"\" seth=\"\" meyers=\"\" in=\"\" new=\"\" york=\"\" city=\"\" on=\"\" february=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"US President Joe Biden speaks with host Seth Meyers during a taping of \" late=\"\" night=\"\" with=\"\" seth=\"\" meyers=\"\" in=\"\" new=\"\" york=\"\" city=\"\" on=\"\" february=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533587 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US President Joe Biden speaks with host Seth Meyers during a taping of \u201cLate Night with Seth Meyers\u201d in New York City on February 26, 2024. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by JIM WATSON\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But it\u2019s unclear why he went into a Meyers-inspired tailspin at 2 in the morning on a weeknight.<\/p>\n<p>Again, it\u2019s unlikely that Meyers and his NBC bosses reentered contract talks when he still has over two years left on his current deal.<\/p>\n<p>But it seems almost equally unlikely that Trump \u2014 given how closely he fixates on the fate of his late night foes \u2014 would just now be learning about the extension.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-trump-has-been-seething-over-late-night-disses-for-years\">Trump has been seething over late night disses for years<\/h2>\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\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"US President Joe Biden speaks with host Seth Meyers during a taping of \" late=\"\" night=\"\" with=\"\" seth=\"\" meyers=\"\" in=\"\" new=\"\" york=\"\" city=\"\" on=\"\" february=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"US President Joe Biden speaks with host Seth Meyers during a taping of \" late=\"\" night=\"\" with=\"\" seth=\"\" meyers=\"\" in=\"\" new=\"\" york=\"\" city=\"\" on=\"\" february=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533587 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2033880156-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US President Joe Biden speaks with host Seth Meyers during a taping of \u201cLate Night with Seth Meyers\u201d in New York City on February 26, 2024. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by JIM WATSON\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Everyone from Lorne Michaels to Jimmy Fallon has incurred Trump\u2019s wrath over the years, so it came as no surprise when the president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/07\/stephen-colbert-vs-donald-trump-what-will-happen-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">celebrated Colbert\u2019s firing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Colbert fired back at the president in one of his monologues, at one point addressing Trump directly with a curt \u201cf\u2013k you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, the war between the White House and TV comedians has heated up in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not the sort of development that anyone predicted, but if there\u2019s one thing that Trump supporters and detractors can agree on, it\u2019s that the man is nothing if not unpredictable.<\/p>\n<p>Meyers has yet to respond to the president\u2019s latest provocations, but it seems likely that he\u2019ll do so when his show returns with new episodes next month.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, given the pace of this year, it\u2019s possible that today\u2019s news will seem like ancient history by then.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/donald-trump-blasts-insecure-child-seth-meyers-denies-nbc-renewed-late-night-hosts-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes When CBS canceled Stephen Colbert\u2019s Late Show last month, Donald Trump boasted about the move and claimed it as a personal victory. Trump also made it clear that he\u2019s hoping for a similar fate for every other late night host on network television. 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