Let’s talk about the surreal theater of American politics in 2026. Here we are, staring at a second Trump administration, and the only thing more baffling than the policies is the man himself. Seth Meyers, ever the cultural barometer, recently dissected Trump’s latest antics with the kind of dry wit that makes you question whether the president is a human being or a malfunctioning algorithm. But let’s cut through the noise and ask: What does this say about our collective sanity? Because if there’s one thing we’ve learned from four years of Trump, it’s that normalcy is a myth we’ve stopped trying to believe in.
Take the Lindsey Graham incident. Trump’s reaction to the death of his longtime ally was less a eulogy and more a grotesque parody of grief. He described Graham’s demise with the clinical detachment of a coroner who’s never seen a body before, tossing around phrases like ‘literally blew up’ as if he’s narrating a Marvel movie. Meyers, ever the voice of reason, pointed out the absurdity: If a doctor says a body ‘blew up,’ they’re not a ‘great doctor’—they’re a stand-up comedian with a medical degree. And yet, this is the same man who once claimed he could ‘defeat’ the Chinese<span style=