Seth Meyers on Trump canceling $1bn in federal funds: ‘Is he adding a waterslide to the reflecting pool?’

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Late-night hosts weighed in on Trump’s relationship with tech leaders and the White House’s new AI-powered site

On Tuesday night, late-night hosts discussed a Maha summit in Washington DC, the White House’s new AI-powered website and Donald Trump once again falling asleep on live TV.

On NBC, Seth Meyers focused on the president’s ill-phrased announcement of the US murder rate declining. “We have the best, uh, murder,” Trump said.

“What are you talking about, ‘We have the best murder’?” Meyers responded. “It’s a murder rate, not a murder rating.”

On Monday, Trump also took issue with the claim by the US ambassador to China, David Perdue, claim that he offered to sell weapons to China, saying: “I think he was probably talking about Taiwan.”

“So wait, are you saying that we have an ambassador to China who doesn’t know the difference between China and Taiwan?” asked Meyers. “That’s like if Mr Met showed up to the stadium wearing a Yankees jersey.”

Meanwhile, health officials in Florida have issued a local state of emergency after an outbreak of dengue fever. “Man, RFK Jr has only had the job two years and Florida