Even sure President Trump has veto power over his tweets. No, donald, dont do it, youre crazy. Youre not the boss of me [ laughter ] President Trump had lunch with Vice President mike pence today at his golf club in new jersey. They would have played golf, but pence thinks getting it in the hole is a sin. [ light laughter ] [ applause ] in an interview, tuesday, white house adviser Steven Miller called President Trump the best orator in that office in generations. When reached for comments, trump said, wow, he say very nice things, he good and me good. Me orator. President trumps inauguration singer, whose sister is transgender, recently called the president s ban on transgender people in the military a disappointment. Well sounds like someone is not getting invited to sing at his impeachment. [ laughter and applause ] missed opportunity. [ cheers and applause ] a Japanese Company has created a new highend Fidget Spinner that they say can spin for more than 12 minutes. Beating the previous record for spinning held by kellyanne conway. [ laughter and applause ] according to a new study, men can burn more than 100 calories during sex. Or you could just eat less, said one woman. [ light laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] a virginia resident called the police to report that someone had broken into their apartment and cleaned it. Police describe the suspect as a 64 white male who is completely bald and oh, my god [ light laughter ] a new study shows that the optimal time to dunk an oreo is three seconds. Thats funny. I thought the optimal time was when youre going through a divorce. [ laughter ] it makes sense as it was coming out of my mouth, i knew it wasnt going to work. [ laughter ] and finally, a truck carrying 22,000 pounds of ravioli ravioli [ laughter ] sorry, im still shaken from your absence on the oreo joke. [ laughter ] i was worried you had all left. I do think it is ravioli. Yeah. Seth i think everybody else says it wrong. [ light laughter ] and finally a truck carrying 22,000 pounds of ravioli [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] stop it i have a joke to tell and finally a truck carrying 22,000 pounds of ravioli and jalapenos caught on fire while on a highway in indiana. And immediately became guy fieris latest restaurant. [ cheers and applause ] there we go. Look at us. We told a joke together. Were a family now. [ applause ] we have a great show for you tonight. Hes a very funny comedian and a judge on nbcs americas got talent. Howie mandel is here tonight. [ cheers and applause ] she is the u. S. Senator from illinois, Tammy Duckworth joins us [ cheers and applause ] and he is the author of the book, football outsiders almanac 2017. Its an incredibly deep dive into the world of nfl statistics, aaron schatz is joining us. Youre here on a good night. Before we get to that, President Trump doubled down today on his escalating war of words with north korea. Its a tense situation which might explain why trump is now relying on his aides for the one thing he values most stroking his fragile ego. For more, its time for a closer look. [ cheers and applause ] seth is as you recall, tensions with north korea were simmering at a moderate heat until trump decided to crank up the burner with this reckless comment on tuesday. North korea best not make any more threats to the United States. They will be met with fire and fury. Like the world has never seen. Seth even trump is scared by what hes saying. [ laughter ] look at him, hes literally hugging himself. [ light laughter ] you know, maybe if someone else had hugged him 65 years ago we wouldnt be here right now. [ light laughter ] [ applause ] but i for one i for one am glad hes finally scaring himself as much as hes scaring the rest of us. Fire and fury like the world has never seen. Oh, why did the president just say that . [ light laughter ] almost immediately after that comment, the adults around trump tried to tamp down the rhetoric. First up, secretary of state rex tillerson. I think what the president was just reaffirming is the United States has the capability to fully defend itself from any attack and defend our allies. And we will do so. So the American People should sleep well tonight. Seth sleep well tonight . We havent been sleeping well since november. [ light laughter ] tossing and turning has officially passed baseball as americas pasttime. [ laughter ] other trump aides even went a step further than tillerson, essentially telling the rest of the world not to take trump seriously. One aide told a reporter for politico, fire and fury was not carefully vetted language from trump. Dont read too much into it. Dont worry, nobody has ever read into what this president says. Hes not the the da vinci code. There are no secret clues. Hm, haters and losers. What could he have possibly meant by that . [ light laughter ] so naturally hearing that some of his aides and advisers might have been trying to tone things down trump went back in front of the cameras today and doubled down. Insisting that his original fire and fury comment might actually not have been strong enough. For people that were questioning that statement, was it too tough . Maybe it wasnt tough enough. So if anything, maybe that statement wasnt tough enough. Seth not tough enough . What would be tougher than fire and fury . [ light laughter ] fire and fury and bees . [ laughter ] too fire, too furious . [ laughter and applause ] whats crazy about all of this is that the original comments that trump is now doubling down on were improvised on the spot during a briefing on the opioid crisis. In fact the paper he seemed to be looking at wasnt even a scripted statement on north korea, it was a fact sheet on that crisis. And you can you tell trump was familiar with the facts from the ingenious plan he came up with for stopping the opioid epidemic. Talking to youth, and telling them no good, really bad for you. In every way. But if they dont start, it will never be a problem. Seth you know if you dont want people to start taking drugs, stop making them think the end of the world is imminent. [ light laughter ] i will rain hellfire on my enemies until no man but me is left standing on the burning heap of what was once civilization. Also, say no to drugs, kids. [ light laughter ] theyre bad. [ applause ] and while some some of trumps advisers may be trying to calm things down, the more unhinged members of his staff are only matching trumps threats with even more outlandish statements. Like assistant to the president , Sebastian Gorka who said this on fox news. Hes saying dont test america and dont test donald j. Trump. We are not just a super power, we were a super power. We are now a hyper power. [ light laughter ] seth a hyperpower . Why dont you throw your time machine into hyperpower, and go back to when goatees were popular. [ light laughter ] gorka went on to ratchet up the rhetoric even further by comparing the north korea situation to Previous Nuclear confrontations and insisting that all americans should support trump whether they agree with him or not. These are the moments when we have to come together as a nation, and support the executive. These are the trying times. During the cuban missile crisis, we stood behind jfk. This is analogous to the cuban missile crisis. Seth hes right. This is just like jfks handling of the cuban missile crisis. Who can forget jfks stirring words that calmed the fears of a worried nation. This government has maintained the closest surveillance of the soviet military buildup on the island of cuba. And i just have one thing to say to the soviets ask not what your ass can do for my foot. Ask what my foot can do for your ass. [ light laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] seth but even members of trumps own party are deeply skeptical of his reckless threats, partly because they dont fully understand what they even mean. Take arizona senator john mccain who said he took exception to trumps remarks. Asked specifically about the fire and fury comment, mccain said of trump, i dont know what hes saying and ive long ago givin up trying to interpret what he says. [ light laughter ] senators now treat the words of the president the way new yorkers treat subway announcements. I think he said this train is now skipping every stop . I dont know. As long as it goes somewhere. So what is trump saying . Well, it might be instructive to look at his past statements on the issue to understand his thinking. For example, a clip of trump talking about north koreas Weapons Program back in 1999 has resurfaced. And lets just say it does not inspire a lot of confidence. You say that you as president would be willing to launch a preemptive strike against north Koreas Nuclear capability . First, id negotiate. I would negotiate like crazy. Seth and in fairness, hes keeping his promise. Hes negotiating like a crazy person. [ light laughter ] hes negotiating with kim jongun like hes riggs from lethal weapon. Do you really want to jump . Do you wanna . [ laughter ] [ applause ] seth and wilkerson isnt the only one criticizing trump. Theres also retired general wesley clark who is similarly alarmed at trumps handling of the situation. You cant be engaging in schoolboy rhetoric with north korea. This is absurd. Seth well of course hes going to. Hes donald trump, hes the schoolboy in chief. He literally bragged about how great of a whiner he is. I am the most fabulous whiner. I do whine because i wanna win. I am a whiner and im a whiner and i keep whining and whining until i win. Seth that of course is from the famous dr. Seuss book whining and winning. [ light laughter ] i whine and i whine and i whine til i win. And ill whine once again until i double winwin. [ light laughter ] so with the president basically a growing credibility crisis and new challenges presenting themselves every day. Its perhaps no surprise that trumps team is looking for a new Communications Director after the firing of former White House Press secretary sean spicer. Spicer for his part seems to be enjoying his new found freedom. On saturday he was spotted at fenway park enjoying a Boston Red Sox game. And just to make sure he felt at home, the red sox gave him a seat where spicer was most comfortable. [ light laughter ] so who is in line to become trumps next Communications Director . Well according to reports, trump is considering Senior Policy AdviserSteven Miller to fill the role. Steven miller . He doesnt look like a Communications Director. He looks like a funeral director. [ laughter ] he looks like a haunted painting whose eyes follow you around the room. Woah [ light laughter ] and miller definitely seems to be auditioning for the job because he went on fox news this week to publicly stroke trumps ego by lavishing praise on him with this outlandish comment. President trump is the most gifted politician of our time and the best orator to hold that office in generations. Seth could Steven Miller be any creepier . I bet he doesnt even call trump mr. President. He just calls him master. He probably lives under the stairs with eric. [ laughter ] father, thank you for bringing me a friend come steven. Let me show you where i keep my rocks [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] so whether its miller or someone else, whoever does get the Communications Job will apparently have some very demeaning tasks to complete. Tasks specifically designed to soothe trumps fragile ego. For example, vice news reported yesterday that twice a day since the beginning of the trump administration, a special folder is prepared for the president. The first document is prepared around 9 30am and the followup around 4 30 p. M. The folders are filled with screen shots of positive cable news kyrons, admiring tweets, transcripts of fawning tv interviews, praise filled news stories, and sometimes just pictures of trump on tv looking powerful. Why go through the trouble printing stuff out when you can just hand him a postit note that says your penis is fine. [ laughter and applause ] also, there are no pictures of trump looking powerful. Whenever trump makes a serious face he looks like hes trying to remember if he closed the garage door. [ light laughter ] [ scattered applause ] its closed. So trumps own aides are telling voters and World Leaders to ignore him. And now trumps closest confidante seem to be planning ahead for the possibility that he might not even run for reelection. It was reported last week that Vice President mike pence was positioning himself to run in 2020. And while pence denied that report, new excerpts from former communication director Anthony Scaramuccis vulgar interview with the new yorker seems to confirm it. Scaramucci was referring pences decision to appoint a political operative named nick ayers as the new chief of staff. He told the new yorker, why do you think nicks there, bro, are you stupid . Why is nick there . Nick is there to protect the Vice President , because the Vice President cant believe what the [ bleep ] is going on. [ light laughter ] oh, he cant . Mike pence cant believe it. Did you not hear about the access Hollywood Tape or the Trump UniversityFraud Lawsuit or calling mexicans rapists or the russian intanglments. Mike pence knows exactly whats going on. He agreed to play backup quarterback to a guy with two bad knees who only throws interceptions. Bull[ bleep ] mike pence cant believe it [ cheers and applause ] sorry. Just i havent i havent slept since november. This has been a closer look. [ cheers and applause ] seth well be right back with howie mandel, everybody [ cheers and applause ] announcer for of seths closer looks, be sure to subscribe to late night on youtube. Starting thursday at kohls take 25 off under armour thats 25 off select under armour shoes, fleece, tees, shorts and more for the whole family and, everyone gets kohls cash earn it on everything spend it on anything get your game on with under armour. Kohls liz assumed all dressingsrust were made equal. Assume nothing. Just like the leading brands, these kraft dressings are made with high quality ingredients, at a price you can feel good about. No wonder kraft is so good. I cant believe it comes in. How great this tastes vegaaaan. And organiiiic. 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[ cheers and applause ] also were so lucky this week. Weve had the fantastic drummer from beyonces band sitting in with us who you can see her in Pitch Perfect 3 in theaters this december. Venzella joy, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] thank you so much for a great week. Thank you. Seth please come back soon. Yes, indeed, thank you. Our first guest tonight is a comedian, actor and one of the judges on the hit show, americas got talent, which airs tuesday and wednesday nights here on nbc. The live shows begin august 15th from the dolby theater in l. A. Please welcome to the show howie mandel, everybody [ cheers and applause ] seth welcome, howie. Im so happy to have you here. It is good to be here. I feel good. It is so im at a really nice time in my life right now. Seth oh, thats wonderful. [ light laughter ] yes. Why does that get a laugh . Seth yeah. If i say things are going well i just had my second grandchild. Seth congratulations [ cheers and applause ] no, dont wait. Dont applaud. My daughter is 13, so were a little upset. Seth oh, yeah, yeah. [ laughter ] shes very friendly and we got to teach her, you know just seth and its the second one . Its the second one. Well, shes 13. So you know. Seth do you i would ask this question because i have a 16monthold. Okay. Seth and im now at the age where he can be entertained. So you try to entertain him. Do you try to entertain your grandkids . Do you try to make them laugh . Yeah, i do. And you know what happens is thats how i spend my days now. And thats why i feel good. And you find you know, i spent so many years writing material and i still tour as a comic. But most of my time entertaining is to entertain a 1yearold or a, you know, a 2yearold and your sense of humor changes and you find that like even i got here yesterday and i went to a restaurant and the whole got your nose routine doesnt work on the maitre d as well as it does. Seth yeah. [ laughter ] right. You know, i thought maybe id get a better table. You know what i did . In the street you got to try this. Go up to a stranger from behind and cover their eyes and go, guess who. Seth yeah. [ laughter ] and theyll keep guessing. My record now is 35 minutes. No. [ laughter ] is it paul . No. David . No. New york is real weird for me in the street. My daughter before shes not 13. That was a shes watching so she you got to know that i joke and thats how you were able to grow up in the house you grew up in. [ light laughter ] but i no, im just explaining to her. Shed go, why did you say i was 13 . But when she was here she was pregnant and i dont know if your wife experienced this. Do you live right in th