Heidi Gardner | Trump Confuses Greenland and Iceland in Davos Speech, “No Kings” Comes to Swiss Alps: A Closer Look
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast
NBC
4.3 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 22 January 2026
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Seth takes a closer look at Trump's Davos speech in which he confused Greenland and Iceland, called windmills “losers” and mocked the president of France.
Then, Heidi Gardner shares a story about a disastrous performance in high school and talks about life after "Saturday Night Live" and her dream of working for the Kansas City Chiefs.
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| 0:00.0 | While speaking to reporters last night, as he left the White House for Davos, President Trump said, |
| 0:08.1 | quote, this will be an interesting trip. I have no idea what's going to happen. Okay, but it seems |
| 0:13.9 | like you should. You're the president going to an economic conference, but you sound like you're |
| 0:19.6 | about to take a handful of shrooms and go to Disney World. No idea what's going to an economic conference, but you sound like you're about to take a handful |
| 0:20.8 | of shrooms and go to Disney World. No idea what's going to happen. Buckle up, Goofy! |
| 0:33.3 | From 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, please enjoy this podcast edition of Late Night with Seth Myers. |
| 0:39.7 | On today's show, Seth chats with actress and comedian Heidi Gardner. |
| 0:43.0 | But first, a closer look. |
| 0:51.3 | Donald Trump addressed world leaders in Davos and gave a very normal speech in which he repeatedly confused Greenland with Iceland, |
| 0:58.0 | called Windmill's Losers, said U.S. gives Canada freebies, mocked the president of France for wearing sunglasses, |
| 1:04.0 | made up a new country called Aberbaijan, and told the crowd in Switzerland, where the majority of people speak German, |
| 1:11.4 | that without the United States, |
| 1:13.3 | they would be speaking German, |
| 1:14.8 | which is what they already speak. |
| 1:18.5 | For more on this, it's time for Seth stares at the ceiling |
| 1:21.9 | and hopes the bad news goes away. |
| 1:33.9 | Thank you. away. Okay, Wally, show me the next card. Sorry, Seth. |
| 1:35.2 | Fine. For more on this, it's time for a closer look. |
| 1:43.4 | We keep harping on this because in many ways |
| 1:46.2 | it's the single most overlooked fact of American politics right now. |
| 1:49.7 | Donald Trump is very unpopular. |
| 1:51.7 | A new poll from The Economist shows President Trump's approval rating |
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