Rob McElhenney | Obama Called Trump a "Madman," a "Racist, Sexist Pig" and a "Lunatic": A Closer Look
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast
NBC
4.3 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 21 May 2021
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Seth takes a closer look at prominent Republicans continuing to lie about the violent insurrection at the Capitol while others are trying to pretend the last year of Donald Trump’s presidency never happened.
Then, Rob McElhenney talks about throwing out an entire season of Mythic Quest, recruiting Anthony Hopkins for the show and complains about the show’s reviews.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, discussing the ongoing criminal investigation into the Trump Organization and a new interview, |
| 0:07.3 | former President Trump's ex-personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, said that Trump will flip |
| 0:11.5 | on everyone, including, quote, his children, said Trump, alleged children. |
| 0:22.1 | From 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, please enjoy this podcast edition of Late Night |
| 0:26.4 | with Seth Meyers. On today's show, Seth Chants with actor Rob McElhin from Mythic Quest |
| 0:31.2 | on Apple TV Plus. But first, a closer look. |
| 0:40.3 | Common Republicans are continuing to line about the violent insurrection at the Capitol on January |
| 0:45.2 | 6th, while others are trying to pretend the last year of Donald Trump's presidency never |
| 0:49.2 | happened for more on this. It's time for a closer look. |
| 0:56.1 | After your isolation, it can be difficult to get a firm grasp on time. Quarantine felt |
| 1:00.5 | like some sort of twilight zone-esque black hole. All I remember is I was in my studio with |
| 1:06.1 | an audience, then for a while I was in an attic, with a magic door and some wasps. I became |
| 1:11.1 | best friends with the sea captain painting. And now I'm back here in a mostly empty studio. |
| 1:15.9 | And somehow, last night, Wally R.Q. Card guy was my second guest. Don't think that's |
| 1:21.3 | gonna be a every Wednesday thing, Wally. |
| 1:23.7 | I can't next Wednesday anyway. I'm doing cold bear. |
| 1:26.2 | Son of a bitch. Anyway, it seems like the calendar's going backwards. Everyone's talking |
| 1:31.0 | about friends and benefur and cicadas. It really feels like I accidentally traveled |
| 1:35.8 | back to the mid-2000s. Even Fox News seems stuck in a time loop as evidence by this segment |
| 1:40.7 | from last night. |
| 1:41.7 | I never thought that we'd ever have a president that started his entire political career |
| 1:45.7 | in the home of not one but two unrepentant domestic terrorists whose group, the weather |
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