As Trump and top ally Elon Musk palled around Tuesday outside the White House promoting Musk’s Tesla cars, the president promised to buy one of the vehicles ― and said he’d pay for it with a check.
“I do it the old-fashioned… I give checks. I like checks, you know?” Trump told reporters, adding: “I like a check better than this modern system of, all of a sudden there’s money in your account, nobody knows…”
Meyers found the statement funny.
“So fun to see the crypto president just fully admit he’s still a check guy,” he cracked, before mimicking Trump signing a check: “Bitcoin, it’s the future, now real quick. What day is it? I’ve got to mail this before they cut off the cable.”
Meyers also had an idea for a vanity plate acronym: “Making Incredible Changes in Reviving the Office of the President.”
“MICRO P” would “look great on the back of a Tesla,” he joked.
Watch Meyers’ “Closer Look” segment here: