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Seth Meyers focused on one word donald trump used when praising melania trump. The late-night host broke down the president’s awkward Rose Garden comment during the women’s health executive order signing ceremony.
Seth Meyers mocks Donald Trump’s praise for Melania
Seth Meyers mocked President Donald Trump on his late night show for awkwardly praising First Lady Melania Trump during a Rose Garden signing ceremony. Trump signed an executive order on October 19 creating a women’s health division within the National Institutes of Health and a White House task force. He credited Melania for coming up with the idea of this initiative.
During her Monday monologue, Meyers highlighted her indirect praise of Trump. Trump called Melania “really a very accomplished person.” “Oh, I know my wife likes it when I add ‘really’ to the end of a compliment,” Meyers quipped. He said it’s the equivalent of telling someone “you look tired” and “calm down.”
Meyers also played a clip of Trump saying that Melania “worked very hard” on the initiative and adding, “You won’t believe it.” The host responded, “I don’t know, I can believe it. I’ve certainly never seen him on a golf course.” The joke referenced Trump’s frequent golf trips during his presidency.
Trump made even more strange comments at the ceremony. After signing the order, he gave Melania his Sharpie pen and said, “I don’t know if his signature means anything.” The guests let out uneasy laughter at this comment. “Yours is the most important,” Melania replied with a smile before signing off.
The executive order establishes a task force led by Susie Wills and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. NIH has maintained an Office of Research on Women’s Health since 1990. Officials said the new division will complement that office rather than replace it. The order does not allocate funds or include specific funding targets. In April 2025, the administration cut funding for the long-running Women’s Health Initiative before public reaction reversed it. The signing occurred two weeks before the midterm elections, in which a Times/Siena poll showed only one-third of American women support Trump and the Republican Party.