So this is just how it’s going to be from now on, huh? Late-night hosts make jokes, President Trump and/or FCC chairman Brendan Carr call for late-night hosts to be fired, then late-night hosts make jokes about the calls for their firing. In the words of Me You and Everyone We Know , “back and forth forever.”
Trump came for Seth Meyers first this week, with Carr retweeting it . As Meyers pointed out on Monday’s “A Closer Look,” the last time Trump threw shade at Late Night was when Meyers talked about the wacky stuff Trump had said about trebuchets. And since Trump posted his latest screed after a Friday-night rerun, Meyers concluded the president was activated by the same dang episode. At least he’s consistent.
On Wednesday night, Trump tried to get Jimmy Kimmel fired again,

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