Walton Goggins | The Last Waltz

The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

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🗓️ 2 May 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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President Trump ousted National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and gave the job to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, officials are hoarding supplies ahead of an expected spike in prices, someone needs to check Attorney General Pam Bondi’s math, and Stephen weighs in on a question that is burning up the internet. You’ve probably seen the steamy photos of superstar actor Walton Goggins in a tiny yellow bathing suit, but did you know he almost got himself arrested that day? The series finale of “The Righteous Gemstones” airs this Sunday on HBO and streaming on Max. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome, welcome, Wonder and Hall in here, out there all around the world to The Late Show.
0:09.2	I'm your host, Stephen Colbert.
0:11.0	Hey, remember when the Atlantic editor, Jeffrey Goldberg, was added to Pete Heggzeth's non-secure but super secret battle plan signal text chain by national security advisor Mike Waltz.
0:28.7	Well, brace yourself.
0:31.4	Today, Trump ousted national security advisor Mike Waltz.
0:39.0	It was a tough decision.
0:42.0	And as with anything this sensitive, the first person to find out was Atlantic
0:46.4	editor Jeffrey Goldberg.
0:50.2	Despite getting canned, Waltz could be proud of what he accomplished out of everyone in the Trump administration.
0:56.6	His face was most shaped like a mailbox.
1:02.2	Also, he actually lasted a pretty long time for a Trump national security advisor.
1:07.0	He held the job for 101 days.
1:10.7	Now, remember, in 2017, Trump's first national security adviser,
1:14.6	Michael Flynn, lasted only 22 days.
1:17.6	But Trump has high hopes for his next pick for the job,
1:20.6	a basket of ripe avocados.
1:23.6	This has got to be...
1:26.6	I'd make that into Guac.
1:28.3	I get some limes in there fast.
1:30.3	Serrano.
1:32.3	This has got to be a little embarrassing for Waltz,
1:34.3	especially because just two days ago,
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