The New York Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns & OG Anunoby | A Closer Look: Trump’s Pricey Reflecting Pool Project Turns “Puke Green” from Algae
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast
NBC
4.3 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 June 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Seth takes a closer look at Donald Trump making a big deal out of his plan to renovate the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and commenting on a reporter’s looks during the G7 Summit in France.
Then, Seth welcomes two members of the 2026 NBA Champion New York Knicks. First, Karl-Anthony Towns talks about winning the NBA Championship, discusses the fan celebrations across New York City and reflects on the season with his teammates.
Following that, OG Anunoby talks about the NBA Championship, reflects on one of his biggest game moments and discusses fan celebrations in New York City.
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| 0:00.0 | President Trump announced in a post on truth social yesterday |
| 0:05.0 | that he will host a rally on the 4th of July |
| 0:09.0 | the Lincoln Memorial, which will feature performances |
| 0:11.0 | by military bands and added, quote, |
| 0:13.0 | We will have none of those people that put you to sleep. |
| 0:16.0 | Who puts you to sleep? |
| 0:18.0 | Oh, you mean the Knicks. |
| 0:26.3 | The only guys who fell asleep this year watching The Nix. |
| 0:36.6 | From 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, please enjoy this podcast edition of Late Night with Seth Myers. |
| 0:38.7 | On today's show, |
| 0:44.6 | you can hear Seth's conversations with Carl Anthony Towns and OG Ananobe of the 26 NBA champion New York Knicks. But first, a closer look. Donald Trump made a big deal out of his plans |
| 0:51.5 | to renovate the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, and you have to give him credit. The project is going exactly as expected. It's not? |
| 0:59.2 | Oh, does that mean it's going better than expected? Oh, worse! But who could have seen that coming? |
| 1:04.1 | Everyone! For more and this, it's time for a closer look. |
| 1:11.1 | We all know that Donald Trump cares above all else about appearance, |
| 1:14.9 | which is why it was weird, but not surprising, |
| 1:17.8 | to see him comment on a reporter's looks |
| 1:20.4 | during the G7 summit in France. |
| 1:22.5 | Mr. President, I have a question. |
| 1:24.7 | Yes. |
| 1:25.5 | Regarding this. |
| 1:26.5 | What a nice-looking person. |
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