Thursday’s opening of the Obama Presidential Center brought back all of the gushing media coverage that defined his presidency and not just from current media personalities. Former CNN anchor Jim Acosta had a busy day with former colleague John Harwood and former NBC and CBS anchor Katie Couric as they seemed to compete with each other over who could be the most effusive in their praise for Barack and Michelle Obama. Acosta would certainly be the winner, as he told Harwood they would have to “pinch” themselves for being able to cover him. During his livestream of the event, Acosta led Couric with more of a statement than a question, “I was just talking with Norm Eisen because he was live outside the Obama Presidential Center and I'm just curious what your thoughts are, Katie, just seeing this come to fruition. It's going to be such a major institution in the city of Chicago, where Barack Obama, you know, became a local politician and then a senator from Illinois before becoming president. I mean, what a remarkable story that this is.”    It was a busy day of Obama gushing for for media personalities. Jim Acosta says on his livestream, "I mean, what a remarkable story that this is." Former CBS/NBC anchor Katie Couric agrees "Yeah. You know, I mean, it's a sort of painful reminder of what this country was like back… pic.twitter.com/qWZ87oAhPT — Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) June 19, 2026   Couric agreed, “Yeah. You know, I mean, it's a sort of painful reminder of what this country was like back in the day when decency prevailed and there was a certain level of decorum and respect for other presidents, whether they were Republican or Democratic. And it just, I don't know about you, Jim, but watching it, and I've only seen clips so far, and I can't wait to see more. It just reminds you of, to quote George Herbert Walker Bush, of a kinder and gentler time in our culture.”  Moving on to the other Obama, Couric continued, “and to see Michelle Obama so lovingly talk about her husband and his accomplishments, to, as I said, see all these presidents gather together. It just it makes you really wish for and recognize that we are better than what this country has become under President Donald Trump.” Couric wants to contrast the idea of all former presidents coming together in a respectful way with Trump, but praises Michelle despite her skipping former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral. She also conveniently ignores some of Barack’s more divisive moments, such as Americans bitterly clinging to their guns and religion or his vice president and future President Joe Biden’s remarks that Mitt Romney was going to put black people back in chains.  Later in the day, Acosta sat down with Harwood and kept the praise coming, “I mean, this is, you know, Barack Obama, you know, John, and maybe you and I will have to pinch ourselves and say we got to cover this when it happened. But this, you know, he was our generation's JFK, and, you know, he is going to go down in history, I think, as one of our greatest presidents.” So much for journalists speaking truth to power.   Later, during another recording, Acosta tells former CNN colleague John Harwood, "maybe you and I will have to pinch ourselves and say we got to cover this when it happened. But this, you know, he was our generation's JFK, and, you know, he is going to go down in history I think… pic.twitter.com/gLndqFbPaP — Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) June 19, 2026   Acosta also hyped Michelle’s speech, “I watched Michelle Obama's speech earlier in the day, and I thought Michelle Obama hit it out of the park and was talking about Barack Obama's biography in a way that I thought was so perfect for this moment because it reminded everybody of these humble beginnings that Barack Obama had, you know, coming up in this world and rising to the top.” As for his presidency, Acosta kept trying to claim it was great, “You're going Ivy League, becoming a state senator, then a U.S. senator, the president of the United States, two-term president comes in the middle of a financial crisis, you know, executes the order to take out Osama bin Laden. It's such a historic presidency. And for the Obamas to have pulled this off with such class, it’s—I can't think of a more striking contrast.” Harwood joined the Michelle Fan Club as he also attacked Trump for not being a fan of DEI, “I did notice Michelle, without mentioning Donald Trump's name, lit into the racism, the questioning of Barack Obama's nationality and birthplace—the hostile and negative tone of the administration, the opposition to equity and inclusion and diversity. It was just a complete night and day contrast.” Acosta, Harwood, and Couric all view themselves as the kind of former journalists who think their job is to speak truth to power. They claim this is why they are so concerned about CBS under Bari Weiss’s management, and yet, when it comes to the Obamas, all they can do is sit back and gawk. Here is a transcript for the June 18 shows: The Jim Acosta Show 6/18/2026 JIM ACOSTA: I was just talking with Norm Eisen because he was live outside the Obama Presidential Center and I'm just curious what your thoughts are, Katie, just seeing this come to fruition. It's going to be such a major institution in the city of Chicago, where Barack Obama, you know, became a local politician and then a senator from Illinois before becoming president. I mean, what a remarkable story that this is. KATIE COURIC: Yeah. You know, I mean, it's a sort of painful reminder of what this country was like back in the day when decency prevailed and there was a certain level of decorum and respect— ACOSTA: Yeah. COURIC: —for other presidents, whether they were Republican or Democratic. And it just, I don't know about you, Jim, but watching it, and I've only seen clips so far, and I can't wait to see more. It just reminds you of, to quote George Herbert Walker Bush, of a kinder and gentler time— ACOSTA: Yes. COURIC: —in our culture and to see Michelle Obama so lovingly talk about her husband and his accomplishments, to, as I said, see all these presidents gather together. It just it makes you really wish for— ACOSTA: Yeah. COURIC: and recognize that we are better than what this country has become under President Donald Trump. *** ACOSTA: I mean, this is, you know, Barack Obama, you know, John, and maybe you and I will have to pinch ourselves and say we got to cover this when it happened. But this, you know, he was our generation's JFK, and, you know, he is going to go down in history, I think, as one of our greatest presidents. And I watched Michelle Obama's speech earlier in the day, and I thought Michelle Obama hit it out of the park and was talking about Barack Obama's biography in a way that I thought was so perfect for this moment because it reminded everybody of these humble beginnings that Barack Obama had, you know, coming up in this world and rising to the top. You're going Ivy League, becoming a state senator then a U.S. senator, the president of the United States, two-term president comes in the middle of a financial crisis, you know, executes the order to take out Osama bin Laden. It's such a historic presidency. And for the Obamas to have pulled this off with such class, it’s—I can't think of a more striking contrast. JOHN HARWOOD: I did notice Michelle, without mentioning Donald Trump's name— ACOSTA: Yeah. HARWOOD: Lit into the racism, the questioning of Barack Obama's nationality and birthplace—the hostile and negative tone of the administration, the opposition to equity and inclusion and diversity. It was just a complete night and day contrast.

Instead of covering a bombshell report about Pakistani grooming gangs in the UK or how the foiled UFC terror plot was led by an illegal alien, the liberal media outlets spent Thursday running hours-long coverage of the opening of former President Barack Obama’s Presidential Center in Chicago, the ugliest museum in history. The dedication was livestreamed by ABC News Live, and not ten seconds after Michelle Obama concluded what felt like an interminable speech, anchor Kyra Phillips and Washington Post journalist Mary Jordan wasted no time tripping over themselves to pay homage to the former First Lady. “Didn’t it sound like a presidential speech?” Phillips gushed. “You know, so many people wanted her to run for president.” The American body politic has suffered enough without enduring another Obama campaign. But Phillips still acted like Michelle had done something unprecedented, like no politician’s wife has spoken publicly before: She started out talking as the loving wife about their marriage, how much she admires her husband, how he dealt with so much. And then, of course, a lot of moments there taking a dig at President Trump, but then bringing it all together, explaining exactly what this center represents and how it symbolizes in so many ways, what her husband tried to do and did do for this country.     Jordan framed Michelle’s “presidential speech” as groundbreaking: You know, there's not that many moments that a former First Lady gets an audience like this, that she's center stage. This is a big moment for Michelle Obama. She - and she used it to tell people what's on their - what's on her mind.  Michelle throws herself in front of every camera she can manage - perhaps more than Barack has over the past few years. She does very little outside the public eye, and she clearly likes it that way. In November of 2025, she published The Look, a book about “how she uses the beauty and intrigue of fashion to draw attention to her message,” according to its Amazon page. As commentator Matt Walsh put it, “she’s published Look At Me: The Book.” But according to ABC, there are “not that many moments that a former First Lady gets an audience like this.” Contrary to what ABC portrayed, Michelle used her speech to insult Trump and his policies, even though they had nothing to do with the Obama Presidential Center. ABC didn’t mind – Jordan supported it: She even mentioned ‘dreamers,’ who are the kids of immigrants who are born in this country and are legal, but there's been movement in the Trump administration to make them illegal... She made Barack Obama tear up. He was, like, wiping away tears and she got emotional and she just said, you know, 'Thank you. You were always calm. You were always decent. You did the best-- you know, what you thought was best for all Americans.'  The Obamas left office a decade ago, but ABC is still in as much love with them today as they were back then. The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: ABC News Live 6/18/26 1:47:01 p.m. Eastern KYRA PHILLIPS: So, after a speech like that, usually you hear, 'And ladies and gentlemen, that was the President of the United States, Michelle Obama.' Didn't it sound like a presidential speech? You know, so many people wanted her to run for president. And she's like, 'No, I'm going to be with my husband, participate in advocacy, be there for my girls.' Mary Jordan, she started out talking as the loving wife about their marriage, how much she admires her husband, how he dealt with so much.  And then, of course, a lot of moments there taking a dig at President Trump, but then bringing it all together, explaining exactly what this center represents and how it symbolizes in so many ways, what her husband tried to do and did do for this country. MARY JORDAN: You know, there's not that many moments that a former First Lady gets an audience like this, that she's center stage. This is a big moment for Michelle Obama. She - and she used it to tell people what's on their - what's on her mind. She picked all kinds of things that talked about her husband, talked about her view and the Obamas' view. And I think the headline, probably, for my ears was inclusion. You know, she said at one point, 'No one has the right to sit in judgment about who's more American.' And then she talked about immigrants.  And you could see the crowd, kind of, really rallied behind her, that it's the beating heart of America. And she even mentioned dreamers, who are the kids of immigrants who are born in this country and are legal, but there's been movement in the Trump administration to make them illegal.  So it was, you know, we've been hearing that she was eager to use this moment in the sun to give people who are upset about certain things going on now their due.  But it was also nice, like you said, that she made Barack Obama tear up. He was, like, wiping away tears and she got emotional and she just said, you know, 'Thank you. You were always calm. You were always decent. You did the best-- you know, what you thought was best for all Americans.' You can bet that that speech is going to be in the Center, and you can replay that when you go to the Obama library. (…)  

“Alarmingly, 11 of the 15 charged defendants are suspected illegal aliens – some of whom assumed stolen identities to steal these taxpayer-funded benefits and avoid detection,” Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald reported Thursday, announcing charges filed in a benefit fraud crackdown in Massachusetts. The defendants are charged with more than $1.4 million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit fraud, Assistant Attorney General for the National Fraud Enforcement Division McDonald revealed in a press conference, highlighting the predominance of illegal aliens among those arrested and how they used identity fraud to illegally gain benefits: “We’re still working to find their true identities. We do not know fully who they are – but, we do know who they are not. They are not the American citizens they pretend to be.” “American citizens were boxed out of these programs because illegal aliens took their names to then take their money – or, more accurately your money, the American taxpayers’ money,” McDonald explained. “There isn’t any place else in the world where you can go and be handed free food, free housing, free healthcare and free monthly checks, while being in the country illegally,” U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley said in a statement, noting the apparent ease with which the illegal aliens have previously been able to commit fraud in Massachusetts: “It appears that you can come to Massachusetts and steal as many benefits as you want without fear and without any accountability.” “This is all ending on my watch. Beginning today, we will be announcing benefit fraud charges on a rolling basis,” Foley promised. The suspects, several of whom are Dominican nationals living illegally in the U.S., each defrauded taxpayers of between $4,00 to over $500,000. On March 26, 2026, United States Attorney Leah B. Foley announced the creation of the Benefit & Voter Fraud Team, a district-wide initiative established in response to the rampant fraud being uncovered across Massachusetts. On April 7, 2026, the Department of Justice announced the creation of the National Fraud Enforcement Division. The Fraud Division is investigating and prosecuting those who commit fraud in the U.S.

As we enter what is predicted to be a relatively mild hurricane season this summer, ABC rushed in to make sure we remember that there's an ever-impending climate disaster just over the horizon. On this Thursday’s episode of Good Morning America, ABC had a segment on the 20-year anniversary of Al Gore’s 2006 climate change movie, An Inconvenient Truth. After a few minutes of background discussion, the interview between failed presidential candidate Al Gore and ABC’s “chief climate correspondent” Ginger Zee moved to the actual substance of the movie, defending its integrity and reaffirming its message to America: ZEE: When you see the film, do you feel like it still holds up? GORE: Unfortunately, yes, and the scientists were dead right on all the important elements of it. And it really is insane that we are continuing to use the sky as an open sewer, and we're trapping so much heat every day. It's equal to the amount that would be released by 800,000 Hiroshima-class atomic bombs exploding every day on the Earth. ZEE: If the scientists were dead right? Why has so much been made about this documentary in what was wrong? GORE: Well they cherry picked a few little- you know how many years before the arctic is ice-free? ZEE: Kilimanjaro. GORE: Kilimanjaro, the snows of Kilimanjaro are complicated for sure. The main elements, as the scientific community has been very generous to confirm, are right.   ABC showed an interview with Al Gore about his 20-year-old movie on Good Morning America today. The movie, An Inconvenient Truth, is full of ridiculous and false predictions about the future, from the snows of Kilimanjaro vanishing to Hurrricanes getting increasingly devastating. pic.twitter.com/Hu6ezuwXT9 — James Waterman (@jwatermaniv) June 18, 2026   Gore asserted that the movie is “dead right” about every important element, shrugging off criticism as “cherry picking” on one or two certain issues. Later in the ABC news cycle, on ABC News Live, Gore would make a more shocking statement, comparing the climate change issue to slavery: GINGER ZEE: You say the climate crisis is a moral and spiritual issue, not a political one. Do you still believe that? AL GORE: Oh, absolutely. And I put it in the context of all of the other morally-based challenges that humanity has confronted: the abolition of slavery, the- women's rights and women's suffrage. The US is hurting. We are hurting ourselves by pretending that it's not real and that we don't need to do anything about it.   Later, on ABC News Live, Gore argued that the "climate crisis" is a moral issue in the same category as slavery. Is he even listening to what he's saying?? https://t.co/gLynb1v0Lq pic.twitter.com/TRn8jKTpdw — James Waterman (@jwatermaniv) June 18, 2026   It shouldn’t be necessary to point out how outrageously disrespectful it is to compare the enslavement of millions to his dubious fearmongering about the weather, but of course it helps Gore’s agenda so he’ll push it nonetheless. Comments about slavery set aside, let’s look into what the movie claims, to see if Gore is right about its allegedly spotless record. We see many different assertions about the future in An Inconvenient Truth, some of which Gore mentions as “cherry-picked” in his defense of the movie. The snows of Kilimanjaro, which he predicted to be gone by 2016, are still around in full force two decades later. Hurricane Katrina, portrayed as the herald of increasingly brutal hurricane seasons, was instead a big fluke, with hurricane activity instead remaining standard. The question isn’t about which predictions were wrong, but which predictions were right? Not many, it seems. Nevertheless, Gore’s movie achieved its goals: not informing, but fear mongering. Its predictions were completely wrong, but it was able to scare people across the nation into supporting radical climate agendas; agendas, which enabled future presidents to undermine critical American energy industries in, favor of expensive and unreliable green alternatives. Now, ABC has dug up this relic of the past in an attempt to push these same agendas on Americans again. They have no shame in regurgitating the same lies they’ve pushed for two decades. Ignore the failed predictions, guys! Just trust the experts! The transcript is below. Click "view" to read. ABC Good Morning America June 18, 2026 8:43:35 AM EST ROBIN ROBERTS: Do you realize it's been 20 years since An Inconvenient Truth was released? The academy award-winning documentary about climate change, written and narrated by former Vice President Al Gore. And Ginger, who is our chief climate correspondent, sat down with him. We've been looking forward to this conversation. Ginger? GINGER ZEE: Yes. Thank you. You know, Robin, back then, not as many people were talking about climate change, but today, nearly three-quarters of Americans support international combat of climate change and our participation in that. So, Mr. Gore and I spoke about that and so many other things on his family farm in Tennessee. [Cuts to video] AL GORE: If you just listen to the silence for a minute and the birds… NARRATOR: The banks of the Caney Fork River in Tennessee don't look much different than they did twenty years ago. That moment we were introduced to the river and the farm owned by former Vice President Al Gore in the Oscar winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth. [Cuts to an Al Gore speech] GORE: We have the ability to do this! [Cuts back to video] GORE: So this trail runs along the river all the way around the farm. ZEE: It's so peaceful.  NARRATOR: But in the two decades since the film debuted, the world around the Caney Fork has changed a lot.  ZEE: When you see the film, do you feel like it still holds up? GORE: Unfortunately, yes, and the scientists were dead right on all the important elements of it. And it really is insane that we are continuing to use the sky as an open sewer, and we're trapping so much heat every day. It's equal to the amount that would be released by 800,000 Hiroshima-class atomic bombs exploding every day on the Earth. ZEE: If the scientists were dead right? Why has so much been made about this documentary in what was wrong GORE: Well they cherry picked a few little- you know how many years before the arctic is ice-free? ZEE: Kilimanjaro. GORE: Kilimanjaro, the snows of Kilimanjaro are complicated for sure. The main elements, as the scientific community has been very generous to confirm, are right. ZEE: What makes you feel most hopeful at this very moment? GORE: I have a lot of confidence that over time, we are going to come to a consensus around the world that we just have to save this. [Cuts back to live] ZEE: We talked about AI and data centers, all the energy and water needed for those, and of course, the transition to renewable energy and the United States’ impact on that globally. So much more in our conversation you can find on our website. But for now, we'll head back to you guys. And I have to say, talking to someone who's been in this for more than a half-century, like Mr. Gore, I felt hopeful walking away from our conversation. ROBERTS: Because we know how passionate, how genuinely passionate you are about this. So thank you, Ginger. Thank you for sharing that. ABC News Live June 18, 2026 03:36:54 AM EST GINGER ZEE: You say the climate crisis is a moral and spiritual issue, not a political one. Do you still believe that? AL GORE: Oh, absolutely. And I put it in the context of all of the other morally-based challenges that humanity has confronted: the abolition of slavery, the- women's rights and women's suffrage. The US is hurting. We are hurting ourselves by pretending that it's not real and that we don't need to do anything about it.

ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel and NBC’s host of Late Night, Seth Meyers, both reacted to the Thursday opening of the Obama Presidential Center by hyping the celebrity guest list in an attempt to troll President Trump. Kimmel would take the trolling efforts one step further and hype former First Lady Michelle Obama’s speech that was a “subtle little jab” at Trump by citing her husband’s unearned Nobel Peace Prize. Before that, Kimmel had to get in the typical accusations of racism. Reacting to New York Knicks owner James Dolan claiming the team has accepted a White House invite, Kimmel retorted, “Is there any chance James Dolan asked the team before he accepted that on their behalf? He might be in for a surprise if he didn't. What if they don't want to go? Maybe Dolan figures he can just put some random tall black guys in Knicks jerseys and Trump won't know the difference.”   After claiming the Knicks may "just put some random tall black guys in Knicks Jerseys and Trump won't know the difference" when they visit the White House, Jimmy Kimmel turns to the Obama Presidential Center and praises the celebrity list, sarcastically noting "I guess they… pic.twitter.com/OQ6sRwWpWG — Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) June 19, 2026   Moving on, Kimmel moved on to former President Obama’s biggest celebrity fans, “All the celebrities who weren't in New York for the parade showed up in Chicago today for the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Center. Look at this lineup of musicians. Bruce Springsteen, Christina Aguilera, Common, Eddie Vedder, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Mark Anthony, Marsai Martin, The Roots, Stevie Wonder, Tems, Bono, and the Edge. I guess they couldn't get Vanilla Ice? What a bunch of losers.” Turning back to Trump, Kimmel introduced a clip of Michelle by quipping, “Donald Trump was not invited to the ceremony, which is a shame, because the Obama Center has a library, a vegetable garden, a gym. So, many things Trump has never seen. Obama gave a speech. He did not mention the orange one, and neither did Michelle, though she did manage to land a subtle little jab while listing her husband's many accomplishments.” In the clip, Michelle rattled off, “Ending a war. Ordering the bin Laden raid. Saving an auto industry. Winning a peace prize. Keeping us safe from Ebola. Regulating the banks.” Michelle definitely paused after citing the peace prize for comedic effect, but instead of pointing out that Obama did nothing to earn it, Kimmel only highlighted former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s reaction, “She's explaining it to Bill. We just saw the moment Hillary's edible kicked in. I miss seeing people who smile run the country.” In other Kimmel news, Thursday’s show was the last before his two-month summer hiatus, and Kimmel continued his trolling efforts when he announced who his guest hosts will be, “We have assembled a potent group of hosts to fill in for me beginning with Tiffany Haddish, Colman Domingo, Ike Barinholtz, Anthony Anderson, Jelly Roll, and as a special treat for our commander-in-chief, I asked one of his all-time favorites, Rosie O’Donnell, to be here to keep the hits coming. So, you're welcome. And all I ask in return, Mr. President, is that you don't do anything stupid while I'm gone.”   Later, Kimmel announces his summer guest hosts including "as a special treat for our commander-in-chief, I asked one of his all-time favorites: Rosie O’Donnell, to be here to keep the hits coming. You're welcome. And all I ask in return, Mr. President, is that you don't do… pic.twitter.com/G6Be4Hz0EP — Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) June 19, 2026   Hopefully Kimmel’s self-styled fact-checkers do a better job keeping O’Donnell in check than they do him, because they will certainly be busy. Later in the night, Meyers echoed Kimmel’s bit about Trump and Obama’s celebrity supporters, “Today was the opening dedication of the Obama Presidential Library, which featured performances—yeah. Which featured performances by Bruce Springsteen, Common, John Legend, Eddie Vedder, Stevie Wonder, and Bono. Oh, my god, and Trump couldn't even get Milli Vanilli last week. He hasn't been this mad at a library since he found out they were for books.”   Seth Meyers also hyped the Obama celebrity guest list, "Today was the opening dedication of the Obama Presidential Library, which featured performances...by Bruce Springsteen, Common, John Legend, Eddie Vedder, Stevie Wonder, and Bono. Oh, my god, and Trump couldn't even get… pic.twitter.com/qE7NWQy5lv — Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) June 19, 2026   The late night comedy shows aren’t that different from the regular news media. They think Obama is the cool president who pals around with the rich and famous, not seeing how elitist this makes them seem in lieu of Obama’s failed healthcare takeover, failed foreign policy, and attacks on the First Amendment that they now claim to be the guardians of. Here are transcripts for the June 18-taped shows: ABC Jimmy Kimmel Live! 6/18/2026 11:37 PM ET JIMMY KIMMEL: Is there any chance James Dolan asked the team before he accepted that on their behalf? He might be in for a surprise if he didn't. What if they don't want to go? Maybe Dolan figures he can just put some random tall black guys in Knicks jerseys and Trump won't know the difference. "Mr. President, this is Karl-Anthony Towns." But it's all very exciting. The president will get to hold a trophy that stands just the same way he does. Same color, too. All the celebrities who weren't in New York for the parade showed up in Chicago today for the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Center. Look at this lineup of musicians. Bruce Springsteen, Christina Aguilera, Common, Eddie Vedder, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Mark Anthony, Marsai Martin, The Roots, Stevie Wonder, Tems, Bono, and the Edge. I guess they couldn't get Vanilla Ice? What a bunch of losers. All of the living presidents were on hand, minus one, of course. Bill and Hillary Clinton showed up. George and Laura Bush. Oop, be careful there, President Bush. Joe Biden and Jill Biden were at the event. Sasha and Malia were there to support their mom and dad. And, of course, Barack and Michele.  Donald Trump was not invited to the ceremony, which is a shame, because the Obama Center has a library, a vegetable garden, a gym. So, many things Trump has never seen. Obama gave a speech. He did not mention the orange one, and neither did Michelle, though she did manage to land a subtle little jab while listing her husband's many accomplishments. MICHELLE OBAMA: Ending a war. Ordering the bin Laden raid. Saving an auto industry. Winning a peace prize. Keeping us safe from Ebola. Regulating the banks. KIMMEL: She's explaining it to Bill. We just saw the moment Hillary's edible kicked in. I miss seeing people who smile run the country. … We have assembled a potent group of hosts to fill in for me beginning with Tiffany Haddish, Colman Domingo, Ike Barinholtz, Anthony Anderson, Jelly Roll, and as a special treat for our commander-in-chief, I asked one of his all-time favorites, Rosie O’Donnell, to be here to keep the hits coming. So, you're welcome. And all I ask in return, Mr. President, is that you don't do anything stupid while I'm gone. … NBC Late Night with Seth Meyers 6/19/2026 12:39 AM ET SETH MEYERS: Today was the opening dedication of the Obama Presidential Library, which featured performances—yeah. Which featured performances by Bruce Springsteen, Common, John Legend, Eddie Vedder, Stevie Wonder, and Bono. Oh, my god, and Trump couldn't even get Milli Vanilli last week. He hasn't been this mad at a library since he found out they were for books.