{"id":2045228,"date":"2025-09-24T01:38:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T01:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2045228"},"modified":"2025-09-24T01:38:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T01:38:54","slug":"seth-meyers-shreds-trumps-free-speech-complaints-using-brutal-blast-from-the-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/seth-meyers-shreds-trumps-free-speech-complaints-using-brutal-blast-from-the-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Seth Meyers Shreds Trump&#8217;s Free Speech Complaints Using Brutal Blast From The Past"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Meyers \u2014 who <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/seth-meyers-donald-trump-jimmy-kimmel_n_68cce676e4b01c2e8cb5acf7\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"has defended\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68d20177e4b02b5b9fb2aa9d\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"68cce676e4b01c2e8cb5acf7\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"buzz\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"3\">has defended<\/a> fellow late night host Jimmy Kimmel and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/pcuhtrgOOMc?si=LRj3gd68BxyqQeK9&amp;t=841\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"celebrated\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68d20177e4b02b5b9fb2aa9d\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/pcuhtrgOOMc?si=LRj3gd68BxyqQeK9&amp;t=841\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"4\">celebrated<\/a> news of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/jimmy-kimmel-suspension-lifted_n_68d1a497e4b0243f5cd5746d\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"his expected return on Tuesday\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68d20177e4b02b5b9fb2aa9d\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"68d1a497e4b0243f5cd5746d\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"buzz\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"5\">his expected return on Tuesday<\/a> \u2014 played a clip of Trump alleging, without evidence, that 97% of newscasts are \u201cagainst\u201d him and such coverage against someone no longer makes it \u201cfree speech.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cNo, that is free speech. That\u2019s like the whole point of free speech, that it\u2019s protected even when you don\u2019t like it,\u201d said the \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entertainment\/topic\/late-night-with-seth-meyers\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Late Night\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68d20177e4b02b5b9fb2aa9d\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/entertainment\/topic\/late-night-with-seth-meyers\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"feed\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"6\">Late Night<\/a>\u201d host.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Meyers proceeded to reflect on hosting the 2011 White House Correspondents\u2019 Association dinner, an event where <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0oT_4RJx4G0\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"he notably mocked\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68d20177e4b02b5b9fb2aa9d\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0oT_4RJx4G0\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"7\">he notably mocked<\/a> Trump.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cOne reviewer said of my performance, \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2011\/06\/29\/donald-trump-jabs-back-at-seth-meyers-calls-comedian-a-third-rate-talent-who-performed-poorly\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"He had marbles in his mouth\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68d20177e4b02b5b9fb2aa9d\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2011\/06\/29\/donald-trump-jabs-back-at-seth-meyers-calls-comedian-a-third-rate-talent-who-performed-poorly\/\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"8\">He had marbles in his mouth<\/a>,\u2019 and that reviewer turned out to be Donald Trump,\u201d Meyers recalled.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>He argued that shows like his have made \u201cplenty\u201d of jokes about <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/news\/topic\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Joe Biden\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68d20177e4b02b5b9fb2aa9d\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/news\/topic\/joe-biden\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"feed\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"9\">Joe Biden<\/a>, pointing to times that his show aired clips of the former president <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/U5Mwc12LtRY?si=V9ZU3gt6YVaxneIY&amp;t=4\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"falling up the stairs\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68d20177e4b02b5b9fb2aa9d\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/U5Mwc12LtRY?si=V9ZU3gt6YVaxneIY&amp;t=4\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"10\">falling up the stairs<\/a> of Air Force One, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S7MVn1IM7tc\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"standing still\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68d20177e4b02b5b9fb2aa9d\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S7MVn1IM7tc\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"11\">standing still<\/a> at a Juneteenth celebration at the White House or <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/view\/joe-biden-presidential-debate-huh-confused-gif-9508832355999336631\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"with his mouth open\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"68d20177e4b02b5b9fb2aa9d\" 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That was just a void, he looked like one of those carnival games where you shoot water into the clown\u2019s mouth,\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>He added that making jokes about Biden was \u201charder\u201d because he didn\u2019t \u201ctalk all the time\u201d like Trump.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cPeople say Johnny Carson didn\u2019t make this many jokes about politics but he would have if every time he spoke, Ronald Reagan did 15 minutes on how toilets don\u2019t flush well anymore,\u201d he quipped.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Check out more of Meyers\u2019 Monday monologue below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"support-huffpost-entry-support-huffpost-mid-article\">\n<div class=\"cli-support-huffpost__content-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--first\">20 Years Of<\/span><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--second\">Free<\/span><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--third\">Journalism<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"contributor-once-variation\">\n<p><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--first\">Your Support<\/span><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--second\">Fuels<\/span><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--third\">Our Mission<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contributor-canceled-variation\">\n<p><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--first\">Your Support<\/span><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--second\">Fuels<\/span><span class=\"cli-support-huffpost__title--third\">Our Mission<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cli-support-huffpost__container\">\n<div class=\"cli-support-huffpost__message-container\">\n<div class=\"cli-support-huffpost__message support-huffpost__message--main\">\n<p>For two decades, celebrity.land has been fearless, unflinching, and relentless in pursuit of the truth. 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