Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast Elizabeth Olsen | Trump Booed at NFL Game; Democrats Cave on Shutdown Despite Big Wins, Favorable Polls: A Closer Look
Nov 11, 2025
Elizabeth Olsen, Emmy-nominated actress best known for her role in WandaVision, joins the conversation to discuss her latest film, Eternity. She shares her Dodgers fandom and excitement over their World Series win. Olsen reveals her unique take on playing a 90-year-old woman in a young body and why it was a dream role. The duo delves into inspirations behind her character, notably Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller, while also exploring the film’s heartfelt themes of love and reunion in the afterlife.
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Democrats Had Leverage, Then Backed Down
- Senate Democrats briefly had leverage against Trump because public opinion and election results favored them.
- Yet they chose to compromise, showing political caution can override clear public momentum.
Boos, Bad Polls, And Election Losses
- Seth highlights multiple signals of Trump’s weakness, including poor polls and boos at a football game.
- He uses these examples to argue Democrats had public support during the shutdown standoff.
Tradeoff: Reopen Government For A Future Vote
- The Senate approved a bipartisan deal to end the shutdown with a promise of a future healthcare vote.
- That tradeoff revealed how ending immediate pain can trump pursuing a riskier political win.