Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast Emma Stone | Trump Rants About Catapults, Calls Schumer Criticism "Almost Treasonous": A Closer Look
Oct 31, 2025
Emma Stone, Academy Award-winning actress, promotes her film Begonia and shares tales from her career. She reveals the commitment of shaving her head for the role and Jesse Plemons' quirky hair extensions. Emma discusses how Jennifer Aniston inspired a humorous mask choice in the film and reminisces about her thrilling time going on stage with Prince at the SNL40 after-party. Seth critiques Trump's political antics, particularly his 'almost treasonous' comments, providing a satirical backdrop to Emma's engaging stories.
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Style Over Substance On Foreign Trips
- Seth Meyers highlights how Trump's theatrical behavior on foreign trips can mask substantive governance failures.
- Viral gestures and praise from friendly media don't substitute for addressing domestic crises like shutdowns and rising prices.
Catapults As Political Theater
- Seth explains Trump's fixation on aircraft carrier catapults as symbolic of preferring nostalgic spectacle to technical progress.
- Reverting cost-effective upgrades for visual theatrics would waste billions and ignore operational improvements.
Criticism Branded As Betrayal
- Seth frames Trump's reaction to criticism as equating dissent with disloyalty, calling Schumer's critique "almost treasonous."
- Treating political critique as betrayal signals an intolerance for accountability and normal democratic debate.