As the war with Iran picks back up in its intensity, NBC’s Seth Meyers falsely declared on Wednesday’s episode of Late Night that President Trump is bragging about his war crimes in public like a game show host. At the same time, Meyers refused to call Iran’s actual war crimes what they are.During his opening monologue, Meyers quoted a recent Trump Truth Social post, “President Trump announced in a post today on Truth Social that if Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. will, quote, ‘bomb and destroy one bridge or power plant.’ You know, presidents used to hide their war crimes.’” Seth Meyers accuses Trump of bragging about war crimes, "President Trump announced in a post today on Truth Social that if Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. will, quote, 'bomb and destroy one bridge or power plant.' You know, presidents used to hide their… pic.twitter.com/k7Wy5LWw84— Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) July 23, 2026 He then explained, “Trump announces them like he's explaining the rules to a game show. ‘All right, remember, for every ship you shoot at, we'll destroy one power plant. Top five answers on the board. Let's play.’"Bombing bridges and power plants have precedence in recent American military history because they are not inherently war crimes. The late night comedy shows are not fans of Trump’s Iran policy, but that does not mean they have to indirectly smear the troops by labeling Trump’s orders that they are expected to carry out as war crimes when they are not.However, shooting at or blockading neutral shipping definitely is, and that is what Iran has spent most of this war doing. Here is a transcript for the July 22-taped show:NBC Late Night with Seth Meyers7/23/202612:38 AM ETSETH MEYERS: President Trump announced in a post today on Truth Social that if Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. will, quote, “bomb and destroy one bridge or power plant.” You know, presidents used to hide their war crimes. Trump announces them like he's explaining the rules to a game show. "All right, remember, for every ship you shoot at, we'll destroy one power plant. Top five answers on the board. Let's play."