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Seth Meyers mocks Trump’s inflation pledge, blames media.

7/31/2026

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NBC host Seth Meyers mocked U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday’s “A Closer Look” segment.
Meyers aired a campaign clip in which Trump pledged to end inflation and make America affordable.
He then showed a Monday clip where Trump claimed the media invented “affordability” and he never heard it.
Trump later complained high prices were not his fault and recalled saying, “You have to understand, I just got there.”

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NBC host Seth Meyers mocked U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday’s “A Closer Look” segment.
Meyers aired a campaign clip in which Trump pledged to end inflation and make America affordable.
He then showed a Monday clip where Trump claimed the media invented “affordability” and he never heard it.
Trump later complained high prices were not his fault and recalled saying, “You have to understand, I just got there.”