Comics, including Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers, took aim at the president for his much-criticized Twitter attack on MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski

Late-night hosts addressed the latest controversies out of the White House, including Donald Trump’s series of tweets attacking the Morning Joe host Mika Brzezinski.

“I want to say something right now that I did not think was possible any more,” Stephen Colbert began. “I am shocked by something Donald Trump said.”

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He continued: “I thought, by now, after five months of this, my soul had calcified into a crouton. Not true, because today the president of the United States tweeted: ‘I heard poorly-rated Morning_Joe speaks badly of me (don’t watch any more). Then how come low-IQ, crazy Mika, along with Psycho Joe, came to Mar-a-Lago three nights in a row around New Year’s Eve, and insisted on joining me. She was bleeding badly from a face-lift. I said no!”

“Where to begin?” asked an exasperated Colbert. “It’s a buffet of shit. First of all, someone bleeding badly at your door and you say no? Sounds like your healthcare plan. This is shocking and vicious, so: on-brand. And the reviews are in: ‘vulgar’, ‘crude’, ‘a new low’.”

Colbert went on: “No, it’s the same low. We’re at a cruising altitude of the bottom of the Mariana Trench. There are giant squid looking down at America right now.”

The host detailed some of the bipartisan outrage that ensued, discussing condemnatory tweets from Republican senators including Ben Sasse and Lindsey Graham.

“Lindsey Graham tweeted: ‘Mr President, your tweet was beneath the office, and represents what is wrong with American politics,’” Colbert said. “Hold it right there, Lindsey. This is not what’s wrong with American politics. You don’t see Paul Ryan throwing shade at Chuck Schumer over this eye job. This is what’s wrong with the American president. Let’s stop pretending that Trump is a symptom of something. He is the disease. And the only cure is three-and-a-half years of liquor and bed rest.”

Seth Meyers of NBC focused on the GOP’s efforts to pass its unpopular healthcare legislation before the Senate’s July recess.

“Republicans are frantically working behind closed doors to win over enough votes for their healthcare bill in the senate, giving themselves a deadline of tomorrow to get a deal done,” he explained. “But there’s at least one big thing making that difficult: the fact that the president doesn’t seem to know anything about healthcare.”

Meyers continued: “Donald Trump’s first five months in office have been mostly a series of setbacks: from record-low approval ratings, to a rapidly escalating special counsel investigation, to the unraveling of his signature healthcare bill. But that hasn’t stopped him from already looking forward to 2020 and benefiting himself financially in the process.”

Meyers went on to discuss the $35,000-a-plate campaign fundraiser Trump held at his hotel in Washington DC.

“So, Trump is already focused on 2020, and I guess in a way it makes sense, because he loves running for president, but he hates being president,” Meyers quipped. “And the reason he hates it is it’s hard, as evidenced by the fact that the signature legislation of his presidency so far, the GOP healthcare bill, is one of the most unpopular pieces of legislation in recent history.” Approval ratings for the bill ranged from 12% to 17%.

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“The bill is so unpopular that Trump is now at the point where he’s promising a twist ending,” Meyers said, referring to the president’s statement that a “big surprise” is coming with the healthcare legislation. “Trump met with the World Series champion Cubs at the White House yesterday and for some reason he felt the need to interrupt those festivities and make a vague announcement about the healthcare bill. Because that’s what you want when it comes to healthcare: surprises.”