A Closer Look Back: Trump 2.0 - The First 100 Days

Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast

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4.5 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In an all-new episode of Late Night’s podcast series “A Closer Look Back,” A Closer Look Supervising Writer/Producer Sal Gentile recaps the first 100 days of the Trump presidency, how it compares to the “golden age” Trump promised, and Trump’s record-low approval ratings.

Sal is joined for this episode by guest Emily Erotas, the Supervising Producer for A Closer Look. They talk about how they survived the first 100 days and discuss behind-the-scenes stories from the making of A Closer Look.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Mr. Ballin, the host of Mr. Ballin's medical mysteries.
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0:20.0	When Luigi Mangione was arrested for allegedly shooting the CEO of United Healthcare,
0:25.4	he didn't just spark outrage.
0:27.5	He ignited a cultural firestorm.
0:30.5	Is the system working or is it time for a reckoning?
0:34.7	I'm Jesse Weber.
0:35.8	Listen to Law and Crimes Luigi exclusively on Wondery
0:39.4	Plus.
0:44.7	The Golden Age of America begins right now. Get ready for an incredible future because the golden age of America has only just begun.
0:59.0	The golden age of America, it's coming now. You feel it now.
1:03.0	Finally someone is behind the desk in the Oval Office who's going to protect America and the world,
1:09.0	and it's coming and it's coming now. And I tell you what,
1:11.8	it feels great. You're feeling really good about the golden age of America, right, Emily?
1:20.9	So happy. Yes. It's finally arrived. You've been telling me for weeks, and tell me what this means,
1:25.5	to buy the dip.
1:29.3	What do you mean by that?
1:33.3	Also, right before he suspended the tariffs, I remember seeing you at your computer,
1:34.4	typing really fast.
1:39.0	And you were on the phone and you were saying something about like buy, buy, buy, SPX.
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