Jodie Foster | Trump & Miller Threaten Greenland; MAGA Dumps "America First" for "Law of the Jungle": A Closer Look
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast
NBC
4.3 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 8 January 2026
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Seth takes a closer look at MAGA allies insisting there is no such thing as international law as global outcry over the Trump administration's attack on Venezuela and its threats towards Greenland intensifies.
Then, Jodie Foster talks about playing a psychoanalyst in the French film "A Private Life," her mom enrolling her in an immersion French school to learn the language at 9 years old and breaking out in hives during her first awards show.
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| 0:00.0 | A Florida man was arrested recently after allegedly stole $1,000 |
| 0:05.0 | from BJ's meat market while completely naked, |
| 0:09.0 | except for a face mask. Dude, you should have known it's Florida. |
| 0:12.0 | It's illegal to wear a face mask. |
| 0:19.0 | From 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. |
| 0:24.0 | Please enjoy this podcast edition of Late Night with Seth Myers. |
| 0:27.7 | On today's show, Seth talks to actor Jody Foster. |
| 0:30.7 | But first, a closer look. |
| 0:42.5 | A mid-global outcry over the Trump administration's attack on Venezuela and its threats towards Greenland. |
| 0:45.0 | Maga is now insisting there's actually no such thing as international law. |
| 0:48.7 | For more on this, it's time for a closer look. |
| 0:54.4 | If you're wondering how the rest of the world feels about Trump claiming he has unilateral power |
| 0:59.0 | to attack a sovereign nation and kidnap its leader, it turns out they're not exactly |
| 1:04.0 | thrilled. |
| 1:04.5 | The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting Monday. Two days after U.S. |
| 1:10.3 | forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro Two days after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader |
| 1:12.6 | Nicholas Maduro, the top U.N. official, warned that America may have violated international |
| 1:18.8 | law with its unilateral action. The Secretary General was, quote, deeply concerned the rules |
| 1:24.6 | of international law have not been respected. He also said the actions of the U.S. constitute a dangerous precedent. |
| 1:30.9 | This is the worst thing the U.N. has done to Donald Trump since last year, |
| 1:34.2 | when Trump visited UN headquarters, it got stuck on that escalator. |
| 1:41.4 | And, uh, you know, what's up, man? You're from Queens. You've never seen a broken escalator? |
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