Kirsten Dunst | Trump-Appointed Judge Rejects Trump in Portland; Trump Flip-Flops on Shutdown Layoffs: A Closer Look

Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast

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🗓️ 7 October 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Seth takes a closer look at Trump claiming he has the power to send troops to Portland but doesn't have the power to keep the government open.

Then, Kirsten Dunst talks about working with her partner Jesse Plemons, the real-life McDonald's robber that inspired the movie Roofman and only having one day to rehearse singing in a choir for her role in the film.

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0:44.5	please enjoy this podcast edition of Late Night with Seth Myers.
0:48.2	On today's show, Seth talks to actress Kirsten Dunst.
0:51.0	But first, a closer look.
0:59.7	Thank you. Kirsten Dunst. But first, a closer look. Donald Trump is trying to claim simultaneously that he doesn't have the power to keep the
1:03.7	government open, but he does have the power to send troops to American cities. For more
1:06.8	on this, it's time for a closer look.
1:11.6	Most people, most people, you guys, think the idea of shutting down the government is bad, except for Donald Trump, who has a surprising take, he thinks it's awesome.
1:19.6	President Trump posted this morning that he'll meet today with his budget director, quote,
1:24.6	to determine which of the many Democrat agencies, most of which are a political
1:29.0	scam, he recommends to be cut, and whether or not those cuts will be temporary or permanent.
1:34.7	I can't believe the radical left Democrats gave me this unprecedented opportunity.
1:38.9	A lot of good can come down from shutdowns.
1:41.2	We can get rid of a lot of things that we didn't want, and they'd be
1:44.3	Democrat things. When you shut it down, you have to do layoffs. So we'd be laying off a lot of people that are going to be very affected. And they're Democrats, they're going to be Democrats. All right, first of all, what do you mean Democrat agencies? Is there a federal Department of wokeness I'm not aware of.
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