Donald Trump arrived in South Korea on Wednesday to lavish gifts and his go-to MAGA rally anthem, the Village People’s “YMCA” played by a military band. Arriving for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit, the U.S. president was welcomed with fanfare, including President Lee Jae Myung presenting Trump with a replica of an ancient golden Silla Kingdom crown — notably, days after millions marched across America in “No Kings” protests against the president.
Like fellow late night show hosts Stephen Colbert and Desi Lydic, Seth Meyers used his “A Closer Look” segment on Wednesday night to examine the “royal treatment” Trump has been enjoying during his state visits across Asia, including South Korea’s golden gift.
“You know as soon as the cameras were gone Trump asked if he could try it on,” said Meyers. “Although, with old crowns, there’s always that risk that you’d be tempting the wrath of a long dead king. You know, it’s like opening the Ark of the Covenant, a bunch of ghosts would immediately swirl around Trump and then of course he’d hire them all for his cabinet.”
“Trump’s getting the royal treatment he so desperately craves,” added Meyers. “He wishes he could get the same treatment back here at home.”
