Leslie Jones | Officials Urge Trump to Stop White House Demolition Amid Shocking Ballroom Project: A Closer Look
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast
NBC
4.5 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 October 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Seth takes a closer look at Trump demolishing the White House to build himself a ballroom instead of delivering on the biggest promise of his campaign of making life more affordable.
Then, Leslie Jones talks about trying not to break during "Black Jeopardy" with Tracy Morgan and Eddie Murphy for SNL50: The Anniversary Special, the meaning behind her comedy special Life, Part 2 and recording her audiobook for Leslie F*cking Jones: A Memoir.
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| 0:00.0 | Your first great love story is free when you sign up for a free 30-day trial at audible.co. |
| 0:05.5 | com.uk-w-wondery. That's audible.combe, okay, slash, Wondery. |
| 0:13.8 | Derek, a meeting yesterday. President Trump said that he has plans to build a glass bridge between the White House and his new ballroom. |
| 0:20.7 | Well, you've got to hand it to him. |
| 0:21.6 | I mean, even at his age, |
| 0:23.2 | he's still looking for new and innovative ways |
| 0:25.9 | to look up ladies' dresses. |
| 0:30.8 | I think I'll take my meeting under the glass bridge. |
| 0:39.9 | From 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, |
| 0:42.9 | please enjoy this podcast edition of Late Night with Seth Myers. |
| 0:46.5 | On today's show, Seth chats with actress and comedian Leslie Jones. |
| 0:50.1 | But first, a closer look. |
| 0:58.0 | Thank you. But first, a closer look. Donald Trump has finally delivered on the biggest promise of his campaign. |
| 1:02.0 | He's destroyed the east wing of the White House. |
| 1:05.0 | Wait, that's what he promised? No. |
| 1:07.0 | Okay, well, for more on that, it's time for a closer look. |
| 1:10.0 | During the campaign, Okay, well, for more on that, it's time for a closer look. |
| 1:20.0 | During the campaign, polls repeatedly showed that there was one issue that was far and away the most important to voters. |
| 1:26.7 | According to exit polling, many voters named the economy as a top issue, citing concerns over high prices and inflation. |
| 1:29.8 | People are so upset about inflation. |
| 1:34.9 | I feel like they took inflation with them into the voting booth. We asked them, has inflation caused you and your family a severe hardship or a moderate hardship? 75% said it was a hardship |
| 1:40.1 | inflation was. The American psyche is just really scarred by what happened a couple of years ago, |
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