Donald Trump shouted an 18-minute primetime address from the White House on Thursday night while surrounded by Christmas trees. And like Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers unpacked it all.
"Everyone, it is the holiday season," said Meyers on the last Late Night of the year, "which means it's time to gather around the fire with friends and family, share the warmth of community and connection, to give gifts, extend compassion, bask in the holiday spirit, and, of course, most importantly, to get yelled at by the president."
For his "A Closer Look" segment, Meyers examined the lead-up to Trump's speech, including the current state of the U.S. economy and the president's decreasing approval ratings. Having set the scene, the host then turned to the speech itself, which Trump delivered with his volume up.
"Stop yelling at us, grandpa!" said Meyers. "If you don't want us to come home and visit you at the retirement home on Christmas, we'll happily stay where we are."
Meyers also spoke to the amount of false claims made by Trump in his speech, including his statement that "inflation has stopped, wages are up, prices are down."
"The speech was so unhinged and so full of obvious lies that CNN's Fact Checker had to race through them and still ran out of time," said Meyers, throwing to footage of CNN's Daniel Dale debunking Trump's claims (again). He then finished the segment with a strong statement:
"Americans are struggling with rising costs and slowing economy, and instead of demonstrating empathy and coming up with a plan to fix it, Trump's just scolding everyone through the TV."
