David Letterman has a message for "our good pal" Seth Meyers within the wake of President Donald Trump calling for him to be taken off the air.

"The president of the USA now needs to fireside Seth Meyers," Letterman mentioned Tuesday on the Barbara Gaines Show. "And I believed, 'That is simply pleasant. How do you suppose that's going to go?"

Letterman famous that he's "by no means been extra proud" of Meyers, who now hosts the late-night NBC program that he as soon as hosted.

"That's our previous present, as a matter of reality,' Letterman famous. "We used to do this present, and he does a magical job. However simply keep in mind, Seth, issues occur. what I'm saying?"

Letterman was riffing off of Trump's actual phrases on Nov. 18, when the president was questioned by a reporter about his dealings with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Letterman famous that "we had loads of enjoyable with that one."

At one level, Letterman mused that watching the administration is "only a marvel of idiocy. It's simply unbelievable. It is aware of no bounds. And endless. He's our present — he's our dictator. He's not going anyplace."

Letterman, who's made it clear that he's not a fan of Trump, mentioned, "It's like 18 instances the worst conduct one has witnessed ever anyplace. Consider the worst factor that you simply've ever seen people accomplish. That is a lot worse. Oh, it's pleasant."

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Meyers himself has had a backwards and forwards with the president following Trump's Nov. 15 social media put up insulting on him.

"NBC's Seth Meyers is affected by an incurable case of Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS). He was considered final night time in an uncontrollable rage, probably as a result of the truth that his 'present' is a Scores DISASTER," Trump wrote. "Except for every thing else, Meyers has no expertise, and NBC ought to fireplace him, IMMEDIATELY!"

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Trump took situation with Letterman himself in September, after Letterman had defended pal Jimmy Kimmel when his present, Jimmy Kimmel Dwell, was briefly taken off the air.

"You may't go round firing someone since you're fearful or making an attempt to suck as much as an authoritarian and felony administration within the Oval Workplace," he mentioned on the Atlantic Pageant. "That's simply not how this works."

Trump responded by asking, "No matter occurred to the very extremely overrated David Letterman, whose scores have been by no means excellent, both? He seems like hell, however no less than he knew when to stop. LOSER!!!"

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