Trump's recent public denunciation of the Late Night With Seth Meyers host underscores the escalating tensions between political figures and late-night television comedians. In recent months, the 79-year-old has traded barbs with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon, too.

President Donald Trump is calling out "Late Night" host Seth Meyers for mocking him, calling it "probably illegal" to do so.

UPDATED with Meyers’ response: On Saturday, President Trump called Seth Meyers — among other things — “the least talented person to ‘perform’ live in the history of television,” a “truly deranged lunatic” and accused the Late Night host of talking “endlessly about electric catapults on aircraft carriers.”