Seth Meyers mocked Donald Trump age on Late Night, using a press conference clip this week to joke about Trump’s focus on wet magnets and electric catapults. He tied the bit to rising costs and a US economy that still leaves many Americans struggling.
Meyers said Trump was “laser-focused” on “important stuff” such as “magnetic catapults and sperm counts” even though Trump had campaigned in 2024 on ending inflation and lowering the cost of gas and groceries. Meyers also replayed Trump’s remarks and joked that Trump had been bringing germs back “very strongly.”
Seth Meyers on Late Night
During the segment, Meyers said the way Trump talks about groceries suggests that “he just found out about groceries.” He added that after Trump took office, “his collection of internet-poisoned weirdos got obsessed with weird shit” instead of the issues he had promised to address.
Meyers also pointed to Robert RF Kennedy Jr’s comments about sperm counts, saying he lectured people about the low sperm count of teenagers. Meyers then asked, “Is there an erotic fiction section in AARP magazine?” and, “Are you a gym teacher subbing in for health class?” He said a study showed there was no cause for panic about the sperm-count issue.
Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth
The host then turned to Pete Hegseth, saying he does not have much else going on and has decided to focus on testosterone levels in the military. Meyers said Hegseth now wants testosterone levels checked annually and asked, “What about the war in Iran?”
Meyers also asked, “Is testosterone gonna fix the war in Iran?” and said the war has “no end in sight.” He later joked, “You might want Pete Hegseth to check your testosterone levels.”
White House and Kalshi
Meyers also referenced this week’s White House moment in which a teleprompter operator made $100,000 on Kalshi betting on Trump speeches. He responded, “Everyone’s getting their grift on in the Trump White House!”
The segment left Trump’s age and his fixation on magnets, catapults and other side issues at the center of the criticism. Meyers’ point was simple: Trump keeps talking about problems he once promised to solve, while the cost pressures facing many Americans remain in place.
Why Trump keeps returning to wet magnets and electric catapults was not explained.
