Liam Neeson | Trump Admires Husted's Ass, Vance Blames Biden for Economy & Hits Record-Low Approval: A Closer Look

0:02During a rally last night in North Carolina, President Trump praised Ohio Senator John Husted's physique and said, quote, His ass is like a pile of muscle. A pile of muscle? I hope Trump doesn't decide to start writing romance novels. His ass, his ass was a pile of muscles, and her, her boobs were like two fleshy garlic knots. and oh oh how they humped that night

0:37from 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City please enjoy this podcast edition of Late Night with Seth Meyers on today's show Seth chats with actor Liam Neeson but first a closer look

0:55J.D. Vance hit the campaign trail despite record low approval ratings and only made things worse for Republicans. Meanwhile, Donald Trump is obsessed with how hot a GOP candidate is. For more on this, it's time for a closer look.

1:10Donald Trump's been hit the campaign trail almost entirely in deep red states like Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Alabama because he's so unpopular everywhere else. This week, he was in Kansas campaigning for GOP Senator Roger Marshall, who's in a tight re-election contest. that's essentially tied, which is crazy. Kansas hasn't elected Democratic senator in almost 100 years. 100 years! The last time a Democrat from Kansas was sworn in, they were shown around the building by a young Mitch McConnell. Oh, here's a good place to park your horse and buggy. But Trump would have you believe he's only spending time in Kansas because people there love him.

1:48Not because of the polls, which are fake. I'm going to Kansas because I want to buy a lot And the great senator, and he's a great senator, Roger Marshall He's one of the best senators He's, uh, I think he's tied or up by a little bit According to polls, look, the polls are fake But according to polls, so I want to make sure Roger Marshall gets in If the polls are fake and you're not worried Why are you running there to campaign? You're like a guy running out of a burning building screaming The fake fire alarm is at it again! The real issue here is that Donald Trump might no longer be able to tell the difference between what is real and what is fake Be it polls or anything else as evidenced by this video taken Monday where he seems to be waving at someone before boarding Marine One only for the camera to zoom out And reveal that no one was there

2:50Oh, my God. When the helicopter pilot saw that, he probably wanted to call in a new flight plan. Hey, yeah, this is Marine One. We're going to scrap Kansas and head straight for the Whispering Pines retirement home. Now, Trump was probably waving to the people doing construction on the White House ballroom. We're getting a White House ballroom? Huh. I feel like he should have said something about that. But that doesn't make the camera work any less hilarious. And we have been getting some sitcom-level camera work lately. Just a few weeks ago, MS now zoomed in on Katie Britt during the Jack Smith hearing, when she realized how badly things were going.

3:28I recall going to a University of Maryland basketball game where Caitlin Clark was playing. Right around that time, and the Marshal Service was there with me. I mean, that's probably the same face she made when she saw President Trump wave to no one.

3:54The point is, Trump loves. He loves going to rallies. One, because unlike on the helipad, he's not the only one who can see the people. And two, he gets to talk uninterrupted. And he's landed on an interesting way of describing his performances at those rallies. We had an amazing rally last night, Kansas. I think Roger Marshall was helped a lot last night. I've done a lot of rallies in the last week. and I guess we're up to 10 or 11 and it's not easy to stand up there for two hours ranting, raving. You know, you don't have to go for two hours. They're rallies. They're not feats of endurance. You're the only one who wants to treat these things like dance marathons from the 1920s.

4:39And if you think it's hard to rant and rave for two hours, try listening to someone do it for two hours. Every Trump rally feels the same as if someone walked onto the subway and said, I have a lot of ideas about stuff! Immediately followed by an announcement saying, Attention, everyone. We're currently being held due to a signal delay. We apologize for the inconvenience and enjoy the ranting and the raving. The polls have made it clear that a top issue for voters right now is the price of gas. 71 % say it's too high. But the GOP has a plan. They're going to fix high gas prices by ending the war in Iran and reducing our dependence on fossil fuels.

5:13And I'm just kidding. They're blaming Joe Biden. That's actually the biggest reason why gas prices are so high is because when Joe Biden was president, we had about 20 percent of American refining capacity that went offline. We're slowly bringing that online, but it does take a little bit of time. You guys have to stop talking about Joe Biden. Most people don't even remember that he was president. Biden probably doesn't even remember that he was president. If you went up to Joe Biden today and asked him what it was like being president, this is the face he would make. Ah, why? Who? Me? Oh, you got the wrong guy, Jack If I'm president of anything It's the Amtrak fan club If we remember Joe Biden for anything It's for being vice president You know, the guy who used to do finger guns Behind Barack Obama At the State of the Union That's my Joe Biden riding shotgun with Obama Acting like he's in the owner's box At a Dallas Cowboys game Hey, Gary, you son of a bitch If the commander's score, you're buying brewskis Also, this is such a shameless lie You want us to believe that a spike in gas prices That started in March of 2026 Was because of a drop in refining capacity under Joe Biden His presidency ended in January 2025 And not because of the Iran war That Donald Trump started in February of 2026 That's like walking out of a bathroom and saying Hey, everyone, I think some guy clogged the toilet 14 months ago Yeah, 14 months ago, it wasn't me It was some other guy They're like, what guy?

6:39You're like, that guy over there I'll wave to him

6:49You guys saw him, right? You guys see him? Just me? The Trump team promised the Iran war would end quickly And Vance himself said high gas prices would be a temporary blip And now, voters are furious So, what happened? The war in Iran has gone on much longer than I think a lot of people expected Certainly people in the administration I have really just one big question on Iran Why haven't we won decisively? Well, Tony, I would say in some ways we have won decisively No, that's not how it works If something is decisive, it can't be true only in some ways You either win decisively or you haven't won decisively Some ways doesn't apply to all words If you went to an ultrasound and your doctor said You know, in some ways you actually are pregnant You definitely want to know all the ways you weren't You'd be like, is it a baby or not?

7:41He's like, oh, no, it looks like you just had a big lunch. But that's Vance's whole thing. It's his only skill, to lie without shame. The problem is voters are catching on, and they really don't like it. Just take a look at J.D. Vance's net favorability ring. You go back to the beginning of his vice presidency, you could see it right here. He was three points above water. But down he goes to minus 15 points. The lowest number on your screen among Republican vice presidents is J.D. Vance's. Minus 15 points here. Mike Pence was actually above order, plus one So J.D. Vance, by far the least popular Republican vice president At this point in a vice president Oh my god, J.D.

8:19Vance is less popular than Mike Pence And don't forget, Republicans tried to kill that guy In some ways, it doesn't surprise me that Vance is so unpopular He's got the integrity of a used car salesman And the charisma of a wet ham Dude's got... I didn't think we were going to show a picture of wet ham But it does. It's pretty close. He's a horrible campaigner. This is actually... This is something he actually said. J.D. Vance actually said last month during a rally in North Carolina. Because we need somebody who will fight back against the fart left, we need Michael Watley in the United States Senate.

9:02Now, you may not have even heard that, but I actually... I usually don't misspeak. but I just called them the fart left, not the fart left. I promise that was an accident. So to the fake news who will accuse me of bad language, I promise I did not mean to call them the fart left. I meant to call them the far left. First of all, you think that's bad language? You f***ing dick. Fart left? You're like a seven-year-old doing stand-up at an open mic night. Knock, knock. Who's there? Fart? Fart who?

9:42Oh, does that trigger you, libs? Say what you will about Trump, but at least he's got better material than this. If he wanted to accuse someone of farting, he would just do it. RFK, you ever sit next to that guy in a flight? It's no bargain. His diet's roadkill and creatine. It smells so bad. I started wearing a mask. One time he came up to me, big RFK, strong RFK, tears pouring from his dead eyes onto his plate full of skunk meat. And he said to me, he said, Mr. President, sir.

10:15The point is, that's the same sound it makes when you shuffle wet ham.

10:23The point is, high gas prices are killing Republicans in the polls, which is why Trump is desperately scrounging for diesel anywhere he can get it, even if it means betraying our allies. President Trump saying he's made a deal with Vladimir Putin to import Russian diesel fuel to the U.S. Now, the Trump administration is hoping an injection of diesel will help bring down prices. But experts say that immediate release of 300 ,000 tons of diesel would have a very little effect or impact on prices long term. President Trump, they came into office with a mandate to work for the American people. And this is good for the American people.

10:59And bringing these diesel prices down. You guys are the ones who made them go up in the first place. It's not a brag to say you're bringing them down. That's like coming home to your spouse and saying, good news, I ended things with my assistant Lisa. And she's like, you were cheating on me with Lisa? And you're like, yes, but now I'm not cheating on you. You're welcome. Oh, hold on, I got to take this. It's Jennifer. Maybe I'm being too harsh. Let's hear from Vance, the GOP secret weapon, the guy Republicans are trusting to turn their fortunes around. Maybe J.D. has a more convincing message about how the Trump administration is handling the economy.

11:33The Democrats talk a lot about the affordability crisis in the United States of America. And yes, there is an affordability crisis, one created by Joe Biden's policies. You don't turn the Titanic around overnight. Yeah, you remember the Titanic, the ship that famously turned around. That thing was a tilt-whirl, just... I'll never forget the scene where Leo had to hold Kate over the edge right before she puked from the spinning. You can just feel the desperation radiating off the Trump team. Things are bad. Trump doesn't want anyone to ask him about it. And if you do, he'll snap at you the way he snapped at reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday.

12:13Sir, aren't you great? Do you believe the peace process is back on track? Wait. Wait. Listen to you. Hey. I'm not playing. You better, you better, I don't know who the hell you are, but you better be careful. You own a lot of golf course. Quiet. Quiet. Quiet. What's wrong with you? Are you a sick person? Not that I know, sir. All right, first of all, not that I know of is a very funny response to the question, are you a sick person? It implies that you could be a sick person, you just don't know it. Not that I know of, but I am choosing to spend my time here with you, so who the f*** knows? Second, you can't ask someone else if they're a sick person if you describe yourself as ranting and raving.

12:57I mean, were you trying to yell at them or were you trying to connect? Are you a sick person? because I'd love to add you to a text chain I started of like and sick-minded people. Trump's much calmer and much happier when he's at one of his rallies, like when he's campaigning for GOP Senate candidate John Husted. Trump's been talking at length about the ways in which Husted will improve the lives of Ohio residents. Wait, sorry, I read that wrong. Trump keeps talking about how hot he is. I don't do this with men very often. I started examining his body because I didn't know he was a great athlete.

13:28and I looked and I watched up and down. I looked at his ass. I stood right over here and I examined his ass. I never did that. No, I never did that with a man before. I examined his ass and then I looked at his shoulders. I looked at his feet. I looked at his hand. I looked at his jawline. I'm studying his body. I've never studied the body of a man before. But I looked at his ass.

13:58And then I looked at his legs. And I said, his ass is like a pile of muscle. You maybe want to talk about gas or grocery prices, something people actually care about, or you just want us to vote based on the tightness of a candidate's ass? Because if you want to go down that road, Dem's got some hunks, my man.

14:20Donald Trump and J.D. Vance are crisscrossing the country To campaign for Republicans But there's just one problem Nobody likes them They're both wildly unpopular Vance thinks he's helping Republicans By blaming Joe Biden And comparing the economy to the Titanic But in reality, he's just reminding people That he's a giant ass This has been A Closer Look

14:47Our guest tonight is a Tony and Academy Award-nominated actor you know from movies like Schindler's List, Star Wars, The Phantom Menace, The Taken franchise, and The Naked Gun. He stars in The Mongoose, which opens in theaters October 30th. Please welcome back to the show our good friend Liam Neeson, everybody!

15:10Welcome back, Liam! Seth, I feel I was here a week and a half ago. I know. How are you? Worse. Worse. I like to check in with you every time. And it was very nice. Every time you hear him, so happy. And you always have a wonderful new film. And I will say, I have a lot of guests, and I ask them about their movies, and they're a little mealy-mouthed when they describe what it's about. But you always are very precise when you describe your films. So I want to give you a quick chance. What is The Mongoose about? Oh, look what I have.

15:41When war hero Ryan Flanagan, nicknamed Fang, is accused of a violent crime. He leads police on an epic, televised cross-country car chase aided by two members of his former Special Forces group and closely monitored by an increasingly enthusiastic TV-watching public. TV-watching public rooting for his getaway. Wow, that's great. It's really, really... Do a real way of describing him. We'll keep that here. Now, don't take this the wrong way, but I do feel like you mentioned, you know, former Special Forces. It does feel like you're maybe in a part of your career. You play a lot of people who are, like, former.

16:28Your point being? Like, you're just like, I like that you're like, yeah, well, no, but it's exciting. I think everybody likes to see a former guy who has his skills, and this guy's an excellent driver. Yes. And a lot of people are very excited about the car. Can I show a picture of the car? Sure. This is a very... And I know that you've been getting a lot of questions. I'm not... What kind of car is it? It's a red car. Yeah. So you're maybe... Oh, what's this? Okay. It's a Ford Mustang Shelby... A Ford Mustang Shelby...

17:10There is more. A Ford Mustang Shelby Super Snake S650 And now there's a whole bunch of numbers Yeah, there's too many numbers with a car Now it's interesting because I would believe that you're a car guy But I would be wrong No, I was never into cars Even as a kid growing up, you know, kids went Oh, can't wait to grow up, I'd love to own this Yeah You just didn't, what was it about cars that didn't appeal to you? I think my dad drove a little bit for his job And he hated driving Yeah So I think it transferred You look like a guy who would be into cars And I mean that as a compliment Like you look rugged like a guy Like I bet the crew is so excited when you show up in a movie like this They're like oh great finally an actor we can talk about cars with I mean there's quite a few car sequences in this film Fast car sequences To see stuntmen salivating as they even looked at the car Yeah And you They're doing a lot of that They must be upset when you have to drive it through the dirt and stuff They're like, this isn't what this is for Yeah, but we had stunt drivers So how does it work now?

18:20Because you're obviously in the car That car is moving You look very much like you're driving it Now we've established that's not you actually doing the driving It's called a muscle car Yeah And it looks as if I'm driving But there's actually a guy on a seat on the roof Crash helmet, all that stuff He's actually driving the car So you're actually driving very fast You're in a car He is Yeah But you have to sit You're in a car that's going very fast And you have no control Do you like that? And inside I'm going like this Because we're going down a highway In the wrong direction Yeah Characters And stunt drivers coming towards you Yeah But you can't look that way You can't show that face And then show you See that's acting There's rarely the gap between the two Liams right there It's massive Alright I have a lot more questions for you Will you stick around Liam Neeson Welcome back everybody We're here with Liam Neeson Your friend Mark directed this film Mark Vanslow This is our 30th project 30th film together He's a fake choreographer Stunt double for me From years back He's backstage there Mark Vanslow So this is his first So this is his 30 films working together This is his directorial debut That's an incredible accomplishment Congratulations to Mark What is the first movie you guys did together?

19:54You weren't a former Gunshy Gunshy You were a current I bet you were a current. Sandra Burricks' first film she made under her company. Oh, she produced her, yeah. It was 23, 24 years ago. Gotcha. And what was Mark's job on that, the first one? Well, my character has to fall off a trolley. I'm lying down. Yeah. And he falls off. Gotcha. That was a stunt. That was Mark. Gotcha. And so when they first told you about falling off the trolley, like show the face you made when you thought it had to be you? Yeah. Yeah. Something simple, you know? Now, you also... The Naked Gun, which is a comedy, you don't think about fight choreography and that, but I was talking to our friend, Akiva Schaffer, who directed that film, and he said Mark actually worked with you on that film as well, because there was actual fight choreography even in the comedy.

20:43Yes. There's an opening sequence... The heist scene. A heist of a bank. And it's a funny sequence, it is. But it still requires choreography. Yeah. You know, a bit of this Yeah You're very good at All this sort of stuff Ryan Fang Flanagan Is your name in this film It's a great name Yes And one of my favorite things About you being here You've been in over 100 films Every time you're here You've added a couple Yeah, 106 or something 106 So we love to do Liam trivia with you, Liam And so I'm gonna name I'm gonna give you character names And ask you if you can name the film Okay Or it doesn't have to be a film I've given something away here But Big Jim Larkin Yes That was a play Yeah Belfast About Jim Larkin A unionist A union leader 1976 Was that Is it true That's your first stage credit The lyric in Belfast Professionally yeah It's amazing Jimmy The gravedigger Conlon

21:45Give me a clue Three words Run all night You got it Well done Well done Alright

21:57Clinch This is, by the way, this is my favorite name so far Clinch Leatherwood A Million Ways to Die in the West Look at you, you're in a roll Alright, I'm going to give you I'm going to give you what I believe to be a layup And then a hard one, ready? Brian Mills

22:18Yes, Taken Taken, yes Taken, Taken 2, Taken 3 All right, last one Jesus Christ Jesus Christ slash the evangelist Yes, that was Oh, f***, so bad Forgive me Two words Start with the same letter The letter is P, two words Pilgrim's Progress Pilgrim's Progress, well done 1978 So that is your Your first screen credit It was You were Jesus Christ. I was Jesus Christ. I've subsequently played him four or five times since. Wow. Yeah. Do you ask your agent? Are you like, just keep an eye out? I'd love to run it back. Hey, it's always such a pleasure to see you. Congrats on the new film. Come back soon, Liam.

23:10We love having you.

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