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Late-Night Hosts Slam Trump's Reckless Military Rhetoric

1/8/2026

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Late-night hosts criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s military rhetoric toward Venezuela and Greenland as reckless and outdated.
Seth Meyers highlighted global concerns over Trump's unilateral power that could violate international law.
Jimmy Kimmel mocked Trump’s Venezuela policy as a money grab tied to oil interests.
Stephen Colbert questioned attacking Greenland because it is a NATO ally.
Ronny Chieng called the Latin America intervention absurd because motives remained unclear.

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Late-night hosts criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s military rhetoric toward Venezuela and Greenland as reckless and outdated.
Seth Meyers highlighted global concerns over Trump's unilateral power that could violate international law.
Jimmy Kimmel mocked Trump’s Venezuela policy as a money grab tied to oil interests.
Stephen Colbert questioned attacking Greenland because it is a NATO ally.
Ronny Chieng called the Latin America intervention absurd because motives remained unclear.