'Issue a cattle prod': Internet in stitches as Seth Meyers jokes about ways to keep Trump awake in court

MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY: Donald Trump's tendency to doze off in court continues, prompting his legal team to resort to tactics like using a stack of paper to keep him alert.

Seth Meyers found this amusing during May 1 night's 'Late Night', joking that even "dramamine soaked in bourbon" wouldn't do the trick.

Beginning his 'A Closer Look' segment, the NBC host regretted missing the opportunity to cover Trump's initial courtroom nap on April 29 due to the show being on break

Meyers offers comedic ideas for Trump's legal team to keep him awake in court

However, Meyers didn't seem overly concerned, having predicted on April 29 that such incidents would likely recur.

“You guys, I’m not an expert in many things. But when it comes to Donald Trump, I’m like an FBI profiler,” Meyers joked. “If he ever flees justice, I can tell the Feds exactly where he is.”

Meyers shifted his focus to Trump's legal team's efforts to prevent him from falling asleep in court, as reported by one news outlet. This includes using "devices" such as ensuring he has "a stack of papers with him at all times now to go through."

“Oh, did stack of papers not work at keeping Donald Trump awake? Have you also tried Dramamine soaked in bourbon?” Meyers joked, adding, “Trying stack of papers to keep Donald Trump awake is like trying to get a dog to stop licking its stitches by giving it a Rubik’s Cube.”

However, Meyers humorously suggested some alternative "devices" like a cattle prod or the "Clockwork Orange" eye clamps, albeit more in jest.

Despite these jokes, Meyers found amusement in the irony that Trump and his allies still refer to President Joe Biden as "Sleepy Joe" while overlooking the irony in Trump's own courtroom antics.

Meyers joked, "If your main criticism of your opponent is that he’s sleepy, so much so that you call him Sleepy Joe, then I would say that your one job as a candidate is to not fall asleep in public."

He then quipped further, saying, "And again, you call her Crooked Hillary, and have since been indicted four times. So we should have seen this coming. When Trump gives someone a nickname, it’s only a matter of time before he can apply it to him."

Netizens laughs along with Seth Meyers' courtroom humor

Social media was abuzz with laughter after Meyers' comments

One user said, "For a device to keep Trump awake in court, I would suggest a shock collar."

Another user noted, "Hired an attorney to babysit him to NOT sleep. Priceless."

One more user said, "I've never seen someone so unconcerned with their criminal trial that they fall asleep. Even serial killers who didn't care if they lived or died still stayed awake during their trials."

Another viewer praised, "Thank you Seth for making me laugh! I try to avoid anything dealing with Trump sometimes because it gets so stressful, I fear for the future of America. It's nice to cry laughing instead of just crying."

One viewer observed, "Maybe they should issue a cattle prod to the security guard to keep him alert."

"Next level crew!" read one comment. 

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