Lena Waithe | A Closer Look: Trump Lies to Trudeau, Fills His Staff with Loyalists
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast
NBC
4.5 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 16 March 2018
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Seth takes a closer look at Trump lying to Canada's prime minister, major news in the Russia investigation and rumors of more staff turnover at the White House.
Then, he talks to Lena Waithe of The Chi and Ready Player One about what motivated her to make The Chi, why she takes issue with New York City pizza and what she means when she says she wants to be like Kanye West.
She also takes a few more questions backstage from Late Night producer Kevin Miller.
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| 0:46.1 | indicating the investigation will likely last several more months. Okay, look, I know you have to |
| 0:51.3 | be thorough, but at this rate, by the time you're done, our only ally will be Luxembourg. |
| 0:56.1 | Eric will be Secretary of State and it'll be illegal for me to make jokes about any of it. |
| 1:03.2 | From 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, please enjoy this podcast edition of late night with |
| 1:07.6 | Seth Meyers. On today's show Seth talks to actress and writer Lena Wathe, who then goes backstage |
| 1:12.4 | at Studio AG to answer some extra questions just for this podcast. But first, a closer look. |
| 1:18.7 | President Trump admitted in a private speech that he lied in a meeting with Canada's Prime Minister |
| 1:25.9 | at a mission that comes amid major news in the Russian investigation and rumors of more staff |
| 1:30.8 | turn over in the White House for more on this. It's time for a closer look. |
| 1:38.4 | President Trump met with the Prime Minister of Ireland today and reminisced about the time he |
| 1:43.0 | used to spend at his golf resort there, but he offered a very weird answer when an Irish reporter |
| 1:47.9 | asked if Trump ever planned on visiting the country again. He's gonna come visit us soon. |
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