{"id":461228,"date":"2026-06-04T21:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/461228\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T21:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:23:09","slug":"seth-meyers-on-trump-not-paying-taxes-if-he-doesnt-wanna-do-something-he-just-doesnt-do-it-late-night-tv-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/461228\/","title":{"rendered":"Seth Meyers on Trump not paying taxes: \u2018If he doesn\u2019t wanna do something, he just doesn\u2019t do it\u2019 | Late-night TV roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Late-night hosts spoke about division within the Republican party and the latest George Santos controversy.<\/p>\n<p>Seth Meyers<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">On Late Night, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tv-and-radio\/seth-meyers\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seth Meyers<\/a> spoke about how Republicans remain confident for the midterms despite early indicators suggesting they might be in trouble.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Senator Ted Cruz was interviewed this week and said he thought voters would care enough about supporting the war in Iran to forget both rising inflation and rising gas prices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cYou don\u2019t think people care about high gas prices?\u201d Meyers asked. \u201cDo you not have a dad?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/donaldtrump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s approval rating is at a new low and is now worse than it was when he left office the first time. \u201cDude has changed so little he can\u2019t even admit he lost in 2020,\u201d Meyers said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Even among his core base of white working-class men, his rating is down, leaving just \u201cMaha moms who love UFC and crypto\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Meyers said this was because he was still \u201cfocused on the wrong stuff\u201d such as the controversial \u201cslush fund for January 6 insurrectionists\u201d which has divided Republicans leading to reports of open revolt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In \u201ca rare admission of defeat\u201d it was then scrapped although Trump and his family still have permanent immunity for tax crimes, which is \u201cespecially insane considering what we already know\u201d about the president barely paying income tax.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Reports suggest he may owe more than $100m in back taxes but \u201cif he doesn\u2019t wanna do something, he just doesn\u2019t do it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Meyers said that \u201ceven Republicans disapprove of Trump\u2019s priorities\u201d, which all go back to \u201cenriching himself\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Jimmy Kimmel<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tv-and-radio\/jimmy-kimmel\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> Live!, the host spoke about this week\u2019s LA mayoral primaries which will now see Karen Bass contest a run-off election with \u201cformer reality show villain\u201d Spencer Pratt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cThis is insane,\u201d Kimmel said, adding that \u201cwe should be very embarrassed\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The host said that rather than being in politics, Pratt \u201cshould be DJ-ing the worst New Year\u2019s Eve party in Reno right now\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Reportedly, Pratt is already filming a reality show about his run for mayor, so he \u201cdefinitely has his priorities in order\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Kimmel moved on to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/george-santos\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">George Santos<\/a>, whose sentence was commuted by Trump but might be heading back to prison over alleged insider trading on the prediction market Kalshi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The controversial criminal ex-politician told his followers he would be attending the State of the Union address, leading to a rise in bets over his attendance but then didn\u2019t go and made money from betting against himself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Kimmel has said this means \u201cwe can bet on whether he\u2019s going to prison again\u201d but \u201cin his defense, lip-fillers are very expensive\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">This week has also seen Trump bragging again about passing his physical and cognitive tests, saying that the latter is \u201cactually a very tough test\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cNo, it is not!\u201d Kimmel said, adding that it\u2019s \u201ca test to find out if grandpa needs someone to wipe him\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">He has also been bragging about the size of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool which he is having repainted, even though it\u2019s the same size as before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cI want to see him swim the length of that pool or even just the width,\u201d Kimmel said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Late-night hosts spoke about division within the Republican party and the latest George Santos controversy. 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