John Oliver | Putin Rattles World with Nuclear Threat as Trump Calls Him Smart Again: A Closer Look
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast
NBC
4.3 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 1 March 2022
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Seth takes a closer look at Vladimir Putin rattling the world by raising the alert status of Russia's nuclear forces as Republicans gathered for the Conservative Political Action Conference and refused to condemn Trump for praising Putin.
Then, John Oliver talks about his interview with Seth right before the city shut down, his wardrobe and backdrop for his show and his favorite things about Late Night.
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| 0:00.0 | Let's say you love sports, but are also, you know, a busy person. |
| 0:04.1 | You want to know the latest sports news, but don't want to sit through a two-hour podcast. |
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| 0:12.9 | Listen to the lead starting five on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:18.2 | During his keynote speech on Saturday at CPAC, former President Trump said that the country |
| 0:25.8 | has, quote, lost itself confidence under President Biden. |
| 0:28.5 | Well, of course, we all had more self-confidence under you. |
| 0:32.1 | Do you know how affirming it is to be smarter than the President? |
| 0:36.1 | From 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, please enjoy this podcast edition of Late Night |
| 0:46.0 | with Seth Meyers. |
| 0:47.0 | On today's show, Seth talks to last week tonight host John Oliver, but first a closer look. |
| 0:59.9 | Russ in President Vladimir Putin rattled the world by raising the alert status of Russia's |
| 1:03.9 | nuclear forces. |
| 1:05.2 | As Republicans here at home gathered for the conservative political action conference |
| 1:08.8 | and refused to condemn Donald Trump for praising Putin's, quote, unquote, genius for more |
| 1:13.2 | in this. It's time for a closer look. |
| 1:19.6 | It really feels like everywhere you look these days, the world is at the whims of fully |
| 1:23.8 | insane people. |
| 1:24.8 | Like on top of everything else that's going on right now, I'm so mad that I have to care |
| 1:28.8 | when Marjorie Taylor Greene of all people says and does. |
| 1:31.6 | This is a person who at best should have her picture on the door of a Ruby Tuesdays |
| 1:35.6 | below the words do not admit because she tried to steal Feta from the salad bar. |
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