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Seth Meyers Torches Trump Over NASA Ear Jokes

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Seth Meyers ripped President Trump for turning a milestone White House visit into a roast session. During the Artemis II crew's appearance at the White House on Wednesday, Trump mocked NASA administrator Jared Isaacman's ears, calling them "beautiful" and praising his "super hearing." "Dude's in the Oval Office for what I'm sure is one of the most memorable milestones of his life, and Trump decides to turn it into the Comedy Central Roast of This Guy," Meyers said on Thursday's Late Night.

Meyers suggested Isaacman looked like a kid getting hazed. "He's just standing there like 'Good one, sir. Haven't heard that since grade school, and I didn't think I'd hear it again, but I did. In my 40s. From the president.'" Comedian Josh Johnson piled on, saying Trump "just can't resist being a bully" and imagining him joking "In space no one can hear you scream. Except for this guy, right? He can definitely hear it? Am I right?"

The segment also included sharp jokes about the Supreme Court's voting rights ruling, with Jimmy Kimmel noting "the Supreme Court saw that Louisiana had two whole Black congressmen and they were like, 'Whoa, what is this, Showtime at the Apollo? Let's dial this back.'"