Nicolle Wallace | Trump & MAGA Clash Over Sending Troops to Iran; Hegseth Splurges on Steak & Lobster: A Closer Look
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast
NBC
4.3 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 12 March 2026
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Seth takes a closer look at President Trump suggesting that he might put boots on the ground in Iran and Republicans not being able to agree on whether they support that idea.
Then, MS NOW host Nicolle Wallace addresses Trump’s reaction to her interview with actor Robert De Niro before discussing Trump’s inconsistent stories about the war in Iran and providing insight into the changing economy.
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| 0:00.0 | I made complaints that passengers could not see through the windows. New Jersey Transit announced this week that it has replaced them in more than half of its multi-level rail cars. Yeah, God forbid you miss that famous Jersey scenery. Wow, mama, look! Their pizza hut's also a KFC! |
| 0:27.0 | From 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, |
| 0:30.0 | please enjoy this podcast edition of Late Night with Seth Myers. |
| 0:33.6 | On today's show, Seth talks to MS Now host and podcaster Nicole Wallace. |
| 0:37.8 | But first, a closer look. |
| 0:44.9 | The president is maybe sort of threatening slash teasing |
| 0:48.6 | that he might put boots on the ground in Iran, |
| 0:51.0 | but Republicans can't seem to agree on whether they support that idea |
| 0:53.7 | or for how long or why. For more on this, it's time for a closer look. |
| 0:57.1 | Defense Secretary slash morning show host slash fifth year senior who just found out, yeah, |
| 1:07.0 | he's gonna need to do a sixth year. Pete Heegseth has made it clear that under his leadership, |
| 1:13.2 | the Department of Defense, or as he calls it, |
| 1:14.9 | the Department of Kicking Ass and Getting Crunk, |
| 1:17.6 | is focused on one thing. |
| 1:19.2 | Unleashing our war fighters so they can be lethal killing machines. |
| 1:23.2 | From this moment forward, the only mission |
| 1:25.4 | of the newly restored Department of War is this. |
| 1:30.1 | Warfighting. |
| 1:31.7 | Preparing for war and preparing to win. |
| 1:34.5 | We're unleashing the warfighter to be ready, trained, disciplined, accountable, and lethal. |
| 1:41.0 | Every day, we have to be prepared for war. |
| 1:43.1 | We're training warriors, not defenders. |
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