Trump Puts ICE in Airports, Backs Down on Iran Threat Amid Oil Crisis, Blames Hegseth: A Closer Look
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Seth Meyers, in his "A Closer Look" segment, critiques President Trump's recent actions, including sending ICE to airports, threatening Iran, and posting controversial content on social media following the death of former FBI Director Robert Mueller. Meyers highlights the hypocrisy of Trump's allies demanding empathy for the president while he shows none for others, particularly after a supporter cited a video of an alleged raid on Mar-a-Lago as a reason for Trump's behavior. The segment then shifts to the negative economic and societal impacts, with news clips detailing tumbling markets, soaring oil prices (highest since 2022), a nearly $0.50 increase in gas prices in a week, job losses, and widespread travel chaos at airports due to TSA staffing shortages and DHS shutdowns. Meyers ridicules the administration's plan to deploy ICE agents to airports, questioning their qualifications and the rationale that they can simply "guard an exit." He further criticizes Trump's handling of the Iran situation, where the president first threatened to "obliterate" Iran's power plants, then claimed to postpone strikes due to "constructive conversations" that Iranian media vehemently denied ever took place. Meyers concludes by pointing out Trump's tendency to blame others, specifically Pete Hegseth, for the unpopular war, while gas prices soar and airport chaos continues.
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