In a sharp and hilarious monologue, Seth Meyers took aim at President Biden for landing a \$10 million memoir deal while still in office, questioning his priorities, and ridiculed Donald Trump for publicly bungling the number of countries during an AI summit—highlighting the surreal state of American leadership where one president is busy writing history and the other keeps rewriting facts.

Late Night host Seth Meyers didn’t hold back in his Thursday, July 24 monologue, diving headfirst into two major political headlines that had viewers both laughing and cringing.

The comedy barbs came in response to President Joe Biden reportedly securing a $10 million advance for his upcoming presidential memoir—despite widespread concerns about his age and fitness for office—and former President Donald Trump embarrassing himself during a high-profile appearance at an artificial intelligence summit by fumbling basic world facts.

The monologue opened with Seth walking onto the stage with a smirk. “Big week for presidents—one’s writing history, the other’s rewriting geography,” he quipped.

“President Biden is reportedly cashing in on a $10 million book deal for his White House memoir. And I mean, sure, it’s America—cash in while you can—but shouldn’t the president be focused on the job he still has?”

The crowd laughed, but Meyers didn’t stop there. “Ten million dollars for Biden’s memoir? That’s more than the budget for his last campaign rally… which, let’s be honest, was mostly just a nap with balloons.”

According to inside reports, Biden’s deal with a major New York publishing house is set to be one of the largest presidential advances in recent memory, rivaling Barack Obama’s and Bill Clinton’s own lucrative post-White House book deals.

However, the announcement sparked mixed reactions—coming at a time when even some Democratic insiders are quietly questioning whether the 81-year-old incumbent should seek re-election in 2028.

The book, tentatively titled The Longest Mile: My Time in the Oval Office, is rumored to chronicle not only his presidency but also the personal and political challenges of governing during a global pandemic, economic recovery, and a deeply polarized nation.

But Meyers was quick to poke holes in the memoir idea.

“I’m just saying,” he mused, “if you need someone else to help you off the stage after every speech, maybe you’re not in the best position to write 400 pages about leading the free world. Unless it’s a flip book with big font.” Then came the real roasting.

Seth shifted to his second target of the night: Donald Trump’s appearance earlier that same day at the Global AI Leadership Forum held in Miami.

The summit gathered top technologists, researchers, and global leaders to discuss the implications of artificial intelligence—but Trump’s speech quickly took a turn when he launched into a bizarre tangent about international affairs.

“In the middle of a panel on algorithmic ethics,” Meyers explained, “Trump said—and I quote—‘There are probably like 200, maybe 300 countries out there. I don’t think anyone really knows. Some of them just pop up.’”

Laughter erupted from the audience. Meyers, feigning confusion, added, “It’s not like they’re Pokémon, Donald. You don’t just wake up one morning and discover ‘Oh wow! There’s a new country called North Dakotastan.’”

Fact check: there are 195 officially recognized countries in the world today—193 member states of the United Nations and two observer states.

Trump’s inflated estimate wasn’t the first time he’s made geographical gaffes in public. In 2020, he confused Belgium with a city, and in 2018, he famously referred to Namibia as “Nambia.”

Meyers went on: “You’ve got a guy selling a memoir, and a guy who thinks Greenland is a theme park. This is America, 2025, folks.”

The former president’s AI speech was already under scrutiny before he even stepped on stage.

Critics questioned the decision to invite Trump to an event meant to champion responsible technology and scientific integrity, given his well-documented skepticism of experts during the pandemic and his past record of misinformation.

While Trump made a few relatively on-topic comments about “protecting American jobs from robot takeovers,” most of the speech veered into his familiar terrain—border security, trade deficits, and his grudge against the “fake news media.”

“Imagine being the AI researcher who spent 20 years studying deep learning, only to hear Donald Trump shout that Siri and Alexa are probably voting illegally,” Meyers joked.

The comedian wrapped up the segment with a final jab that drew roaring applause: “So, we’ve got one former president who doesn’t know how many countries exist, and one current president who’s already writing his farewell letter—for ten million dollars.

The only thing artificial around here is their sense of urgency.”

Though said with humor, Meyers’ commentary underscored deeper tensions about both major political figures—concerns that are now bubbling closer to the surface as the 2026 midterms loom and speculation builds about who might truly run in the 2028 race.

Biden’s memoir deal, though lucrative, adds fuel to speculation about a graceful exit strategy.

Meanwhile, Trump’s unpolished and often unfiltered public remarks continue to divide even some of his former supporters, especially within the tech community that once cautiously embraced his anti-regulation stance.

And in true Meyers fashion, the night ended not with a punchline, but with a raised eyebrow: “At this point,” he said, “maybe ChatGPT should run for president. At least it knows how many countries there are.”