Nathan Lane | Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Plan Fails, Spirit Collapses, GOP Redraws Congressional Maps: A Closer Look
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast
NBC
4.3 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 5 May 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Seth takes a closer look at oil and gas prices surging as a new poll shows that Americans are overwhelmingly opposed to the war in Iran.
Then, Nathan Lane talks about portraying Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman" on Broadway, getting a theatrical driver's license and working with Bette Midler, Jonah Hill and Kristen Wigg in the new comedy film "Cut Off."
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| 0:00.0 | President Trump said in a post last week on Truth Social that anyone running for president should be required to take a cognitive exam and added, quote, |
| 0:11.4 | I took the exam three times during my three terms as president and aced it all three times. |
| 0:17.9 | So, first of all, you can't ace a cognitive exam. They're famously |
| 0:21.7 | pass-fail. And secondly, if you aced it, then I guess they didn't ask, how many terms |
| 0:27.7 | have you had as president? From 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, please enjoy this podcast edition of Late Night with Seth Myers. |
| 0:41.4 | On today's show, Seth talks to actor Nathan Lane. |
| 0:44.2 | But first, a closer look. |
| 0:52.9 | Oil and gas prices surged again on Monday as a new poll |
| 0:56.2 | showed Americans overwhelmingly opposed to the war in Iran, |
| 0:59.1 | which has already resulted in higher prices for almost everything, |
| 1:02.8 | and the collapse of a major airline. |
| 1:04.7 | But don't worry, Donald Trump announced a plan to fix the situation |
| 1:07.4 | by guiding tankers through the Strait of Hermuz |
| 1:10.3 | without sparking |
| 1:11.8 | a new round of fighting. |
| 1:12.8 | And even though the details were vague and unclear, I'm sure it'll all work out and gas |
| 1:16.4 | be cheap again and the war will be over and everyone will be happy and wait. |
| 1:18.9 | Hold on, I'm getting worried the administration has unveiled a new name for the mission. |
| 1:22.4 | Well, it doesn't sound great. |
| 1:23.4 | Let's see. |
| 1:24.4 | What is it called? |
| 1:25.4 | Oh no, Operation Cluster. |
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