Donald Trump has branded Seth Meyers’ jokes about his trip to Asia on Late Night “probably illegal”.

In the A Closer Look segment aired on October 30, 2025, the late-night talk show host zeroed in on the US President’s remarks aboard the USS George Washington in Japan, where he criticised electric catapults used on aircraft carriers.

Meyers joked: “Trump’s out here campaigning against magnets like they personally wronged him.”

He added: “This is a man who thinks steam catapults are the hill to die on. Not the economy, not healthcare—catapults.”

The segment also featured Meyers impersonating Trump’s delivery, saying: “I like steam because you can fix it with a wrench. Magnets? You need a wizard.”

The audience erupted in laughter as Meyers continued: “He’s ranting about catapults like h

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