Jon Bernthal | Trump Gives Medical Assessment of Graham's Death, Backs Down on Strait of Hormuz Toll: A Closer Look
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast
NBC
4.3 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 16 July 2026
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Seth takes a closer look at Trump announcing and then cancelling a plan to impose a 20% toll on cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, which he does not control.
Then, Jon Bernthal talks about how he ended up playing baseball in Russia, what it was like to work with Christopher Nolan on The Odyssey and the time he and Tom Holland helped each other out with their Spider-Man and Punisher audition tapes.
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| 0:00.0 | During a White House event this week, promoting next month's IndyCar race, |
| 0:05.8 | honoring the country's 250th anniversary, President Trump said that it would be, quote, |
| 0:10.0 | the first racing event of its kind in Washington, D.C.'s history. |
| 0:14.4 | I mean, of course it will be. |
| 0:16.9 | Everything you do is the first of its kind in D.C. |
| 0:21.2 | Do you think any of us thought, I wonder if it'll be like Obama's UFC fight? |
| 0:31.2 | From 30 Rockefeller Plaza closet in New York City, please enjoy this podcast edition of Late Night with Seth Myers. |
| 0:38.7 | On today's show, |
| 0:43.1 | Seth Katz with actor John Bernthal. But first, a closer look. |
| 0:55.2 | The president announced a new plan to impose a 20% toll on cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, even though he does not control the Strait of Hormuz, and a toll would make everything more expensive. |
| 1:00.4 | And oh, I'm sorry, wait a second. |
| 1:02.8 | That sounds like typing. I think the president is writing a social media post. |
| 1:06.0 | And let me just check here and oh, when you look at that, he already canceled it. |
| 1:10.5 | All right. |
| 1:11.5 | For more on this, it's time for a closer look. |
| 1:18.9 | Washington was shaken this week with the sudden passing of Republican Senator Lindsey Graham. |
| 1:23.1 | It's a delicate subject. |
| 1:24.3 | But thankfully, we have an empathetic president who knows when to use... |
| 1:28.1 | Thankfully, we have an empathetic president who knows when to use a deft touch. |
| 1:40.8 | There are still some questions about Graham's death. |
| 1:42.8 | Please, Mr. President, we know you were close. |
| 1:44.9 | Share what you know. Put us at ease. |
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