Donald Trump’s tough-guy act crumbles, announces being ‘100% anti-Trump’ is ‘illegal’

Donald Trump launched a scathing social media attack against late-night host Seth Meyers (one of the Comedy Avengers), after Meyers ridiculed the president’s recent comments about aircraft carrier catapults during his Friday night show. This isn’t just your standard political squabble; it’s a full-blown meltdown over a joke about cartoon physics and military hardware, and honestly, the reaction is pretty over the top, even for him.

The whole bizarre feud started when Trump spoke to military members and decided to weigh in heavily on the specifics of how modern aircraft carriers launch planes. For some reason, he got really fixated on the catapult system, which is what gives jets the massive speed boost they need to take off from the short runway deck. He was deeply concerned about the shift from older steam-powered catapults to the newer, highly technical electric versions.

During his remarks, Trump asked the audience a question that’s probably better left to naval engineers: “Which is better, the electric or the steam?” He didn’t wait for an answer, though, because he already had a very strong opinion. He claimed that the military is “spending billions of dollars to build stupid electric.” That’s a powerful assessment coming from someone who probably hasn’t designed a warship lately, per The Hill.

Trump is just saying things and hoping people believe him

Naturally, this clip was absolute gold for late-night comedy, and Seth Meyers grabbed it immediately for his NBC show, Late Night, on Friday. Meyers clearly saw the humor in Trump’s intense, almost obsessive focus on the mechanism. He didn’t hold back with the jokes either. Meyers quickly quipped that Trump “spends more time thinking about catapults than Wile E. Coyote.”

Meyers doubled down on the classic cartoon references, suggesting that Trump’s love for outdated technology would soon extend to other parts of the military. He joked that Trump would next “start complaining about how our troops don’t ties themselves to rockets anymore.” That’s a top-tier bit of sarcasm, and you can tell it landed hard because of the furious reaction it generated just hours later. The joke was sharp, visual, and clearly hit a nerve with the former president.

Trump didn’t wait long to retaliate. Instead of ignoring the jab, which is often the best strategy against a comedian, he went absolutely ballistic. He started with a personal attack on Meyers’ professional ability, calling him “the least talented person to ‘perform’ live in the history of television.” That’s a pretty harsh assessment, especially considering Meyers has been a staple of comedy for years, but the insults didn’t stop there.

Trump continued his tirade, describing Meyers’ commentary as coming from a “truly deranged lunatic.” But the most shocking part of the whole post wasn’t the personal attacks; it was the strange legal threat wrapped up in the criticism. He questioned why NBC even bothers to keep the show running, asking: “Why does NBC waste its time and money on a guy like this???” He then concluded his rant by claiming Meyers has “NO TALENT, NO RATINGS, 100% ANTI TRUMP, WHICH IS PROBABLY ILLEGAL!!!”

He couldn’t beat Kimmel, so now he’s going after Seth? The claim that being “100% ANTI TRUMP” is “PROBABLY ILLEGAL” is genuinely concerning, and it’s a statement that goes far beyond typical political sparring.

It suggests a fundamental misunderstanding, or perhaps a deliberate disregard, of the principles of free speech and a free press in the United States. You can’t just declare political commentary illegal because you don’t like it; that’s just not how our system works, thankfully.