Trump targets Seth Meyers after catapult jokes: 'Probably illegal'

President Trump criticized late-night comic Seth Meyers after the host mocked him for criticizing the way aircraft carriers are built during a speech to members of the military last week.

During NBC's "The Late Show" on Friday, Meyers played for his audience a clip of Trump talking about "catapults," and asking: "Which is better, the electric or the steam?"

"They're spending billions of dollars to build stupid electric," the president said during his remarks. "I'm going to sign an executive order when we build aircraft carriers its steam for the catapults. ... They spent $993 million on the catapults trying to get them to work."

Meyers ribbed Trump, saying "guy spends more time thinking about catapults than Wile E. Coyote."

"Next, he's gonna start complaining about how our troops don't ties themselves to rockets anymore," Meyers quipped.

Trump went after Meyers on Saturday, calling him "the least talented person to 'perform' live in the history of television."

"On and on he went, a truly deranged lunatic," the president said of Meyers. "Why does NBC waste its time and money on a guy like this??? - NO TALENT, NO RATINGS, 100% ANTI TRUMP, WHICH IS PROBABLY ILLEGAL!!!"

Trump has threatened to sue major broadcasters over the content on the networks or use the power of the federal government to curb journalism and commentary he and his allies often say is unfairly critical of the administration.