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Late-Night Hosts Skewer Trump’s Cognition After False Bin Laden Boast

The monologues spotlight a debunked bin Laden claim, raising fresh questions about the president’s fitness before his medical check-up.

Overview

  • Seth Meyers highlighted Trump’s recent claim that he warned about Osama bin Laden in a 2000 book, a statement that has been publicly refuted.
  • Meyers aired footage of Trump appearing confused about the meaning of habeas corpus, presenting it as another example of cognitive lapses.
  • The Late Night segment contrasted years of right-wing attacks on Joe Biden’s acuity with Republicans’ responses to Trump’s own misstatements.
  • Coverage noted a Truth Social post in which Trump said he would jail Chicago’s mayor for not aiding ICE, citing it as extreme rhetoric.
  • Jimmy Kimmel mocked Trump’s behavior and joked about his upcoming medical check-up and his push for a Nobel Peace Prize.