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🗓️ 19 December 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Seth takes a closer look at Trump trying to convince people that things are great during his unhinged primetime address as his approval rates plummet to their lowest point ever.
Then, Ariana Grande talks about getting attached to sketches that didn't make it to air on Saturday Night Live and how creatively fulfilling it was to star in the Wicked movies before sharing her thoughts on the Wicked mac & cheese.
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| 0:00.0 | President Trump defended his economic record last night in an 18-minute televised prime-time address on the economy and repeated his false claim that he's lowered drug prices by as much as 600%. |
| 0:13.5 | Okay, one more time, you can't lower anything more than 100%. |
| 0:17.5 | 100% is free. Even at the Burlington Coat Factory, |
| 0:22.9 | in Phoenix in July, |
| 0:25.9 | the parkas are only 70% off. |
| 0:34.2 | From 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, |
| 0:37.0 | please enjoy this podcast edition of Late Night with Seth Myers. |
| 0:40.3 | On today's show, Seth talks to singer and actress Ariana Grande. |
| 0:44.3 | But first, a closer look. |
| 0:47.3 | You know, everyone, it is the holiday season, which means it's time to gather around the fire with friends, family, share the warmth of community and connection to give gifts, extend compassion, bask in the holiday spirit, and of course, most importantly, to get yelled at by the president. |
| 1:07.6 | In fact, if you're in need of a little holiday cheer, I direct you no further |
| 1:11.4 | than the president's prime time address last night. Look at how happy he is. Looks like he's |
| 1:17.2 | auditioning for a new live-action Grinch. He's going to play the Grinch's grumpier brother. |
| 1:22.6 | Donald Trump is The Grunch. For more on this, it's time for a closer look. |
| 1:28.3 | We're nearly a year into Trump's second term, and Americans are not happy. |
| 1:35.3 | I mean, not everyone can be this happy. |
| 1:37.3 | But still, with every poll, it seems America's frustration with Trump grows. |
| 1:42.3 | Every single day since March 12th, Trump has been in the red negative. |
| 1:48.0 | That is days in a row 281. |
| 1:51.6 | The bottom line is this. |
| 1:53.1 | The American people don't like what Trump's doing, and they haven't like what Trump's doing |
| 1:57.6 | for a long period of time. |
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