'Things are bad, that's not just my assessment,' Meyers said, though he gave the administration credit for 'holding firm to their principles' after Trump's cronies opposed a fee for passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Meyers then showed a Truth Social post where Trump proposed a 20% fee on ships, even though he doesn't control the waterway.
He called it 'the most disappointing thing to happen to Marco Rubio in the last 45 minutes,' but noted Trump quickly walked back the plan.
'Another embarrassing U-turn,' Meyers said, adding that such flip-flopping 'is not projecting strength.'
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He concluded: 'This is the recurring theme of the second Trump presidency so far: he won an election on bringing down prices and making everything more affordable and now everything is worse.'