Seth Meyers Gleefully Roasts Trump and Musk
Seth Meyers is the latest late-night host to take aim at Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s White House Tesla ad, joining Stephen Colbert in mercilessly tearing it apart earlier this week.
In a Late Night with Seth Meyers segment that leaves no moment unmocked, Meyers gleefully dissects the footage—which featured Trump promising to buy a Tesla after the company’s stock took a nosedive—breaking down every awkward second with his signature wit.
Meyers’ Best Jabs at Trump’s Tesla Moment
The Late Night host doesn’t hold back as he picks apart Trump’s nostalgic obsession with cheques, his bizarre tech takes, and his utterly unserious sales pitch for Tesla:
On Trump offering to pay by cheque:
“So fun to see the crypto president fully admit he’s still a cheque guy—Bitcoin is the future now real quick, what day is it? I gotta mail this before they cut off the cable.”
Meyers jokes that while Trump has hyped up digital currencies and futuristic technologies in the past, he’s still stuck in an old-school banking mindset.On Trump’s reaction to Tesla’s tech-heavy interior:
After stepping into one of the cars, Trump enthusiastically declared: “Everything’s computer!”—a hilariously vague statement that Meyers couldn’t resist taking a jab.
“I give the man a hard time, but then he says something that puts things in perspective.”
Meyers revels in the irony of Trump—who often claims to be ahead of the curve—being completely floored by the concept of a modern electric vehicle.
The Late Night Circuit Piles on Musk & Trump
The roasting of Trump’s Tesla ad is quickly becoming a late-night trend. Earlier in the week, Stephen Colbert dismantled the ad, questioning Musk’s decision to feature a politician known for embracing gas-guzzling SUVs and rolling back environmental policies. Now, Meyers has joined in with his own brand of surgical comedic takedown.
As the 2024 election cycle heats up, and Musk continues to make headlines, it’s safe to say the late-night comedy world won’t run out of material anytime soon.
