Seth Meyers Skewers Donald Trump Over FIFA’s “Fake Peace Prize” in Sharply Hilarious Late-Night Monologue

From Emmy disappointments to a gilded FIFA trophy, Meyers says Trump’s obsession with accolades has always been his biggest punchline.

Seth Meyers Roasts Trump’s FIFA “Peace Prize” in a Viral Late-Night Breakdown

Late Night host Seth Meyers is once again in peak form, taking aim at former president and Celebrity Apprentice host Donald Trump for accepting what he jokingly labeled a “fake” peace prize from FIFA. The comedian opened Monday night’s show with a fiery segment, poking fun at both the award itself and Trump’s enthusiastic acceptance of it during a star-studded ceremony at the Kennedy Center.

“Donald Trump got a fake peace prize from FIFA,” Meyers began, “and said we should change the name of American football because soccer is the real football — something that would have made Donald Trump furious if anyone besides Donald Trump had said it.”

The joke set the tone for a monologue packed with sharp commentary, political humor, and classic Meyers punchlines.

A Trophy, a Suggestion, and a Comedy Goldmine

The FIFA ceremony, held during the official 2026 World Cup draw, was watched by millions. During the event, Trump suggested the U.S. should abandon the word soccer and adopt the globally recognized term football.

Meyers couldn’t resist.

Calling the remark proof that FIFA’s “gambit worked exactly as planned,” he joked that Trump was “so easily swayed by the special trophy” that even a minor symbolic gesture could redirect his opinion.

A Lifetime Love Affair… With Awards

Meyers also revisited Trump’s long, well-documented obsession with accolades — especially during his time hosting The Apprentice.

“In his previous life as a game show host, he was obsessed with the fact that he never won an Emmy,” Meyers said, rolling a clip from Season 14 of The Celebrity Apprentice. The video showed Trump telling his contestants he was so sure he’d win an Emmy one year that he stood up and began walking to the stage — before the actual winner was even announced.

“If I stood up and started walking for an Emmy I did not win,” Meyers joked, “I would not stop walking until I had submerged myself in the Pacific Ocean.”

It was the kind of sharp, visual humor that has become Meyers’ signature.

The View Joins the Critique

Meyers wasn’t alone. The hosts of The View also tore into Trump’s FIFA honor.

• Legal expert Sunny Hostin labeled it a “fake award,” pointing to Trump’s long-standing jealousy over President Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize.
• Republican analyst Ana Navarro compared Trump to a child swayed by shiny objects:
  “If you show up with a tchotchke, preferably covered in gold, and give that to the three-year-old in the Oval Office, he will be entertained and he will be happy.”

Their remarks echoed Meyers’ central point: Trump’s relationship with awards — real, symbolic, or purely ceremonial — remains a consistent source of satire.

A Perfect Alignment of Politics and Comedy

With FIFA launching its first-ever peace prize this year, Meyers seized the opportunity to spotlight what he sees as the irony of Trump being its inaugural recipient. Between the lighthearted suggestion to rename American football and the grandiose presentation of a gilded trophy, the comedian found a comedic lane that blended politics, sports, and showmanship.

For Meyers, the segment wasn’t just political humor — it was a return to the kind of cultural commentary that has made him one of late-night’s sharpest and most reliable voices.