Seth first up as your president , i will do everything in my power to protect our lgbtq citizens. [ light laughter ] seth this has been so that was a lie then . [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] seth newly appointed White House Communications director Anthony Scaramucci said today that hes not a backstabber, but more of a frontstabbing person. [ laughter ] and its very telling about this administration that they think there is a right way to stab somebody. [ light laughter ] i stab from the front, underhand, like a gentleman. [ light laughter ] at a rally in ohio last night, President Trump said that Abraham Lincoln is the only president more president ial than him. And then this is weird. Trump invited him to the white house. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] i think we would enjoy each others company. [ applause ] according to politico, President Trump and attorney general Jeff Sessions are no longer on speaking terms. Though come to think of it, trump by himself is barely on speaking terms. [ laughter ] bing, bing. Bong, bong. Bing, bing, bing. [ laughter and applause ] seth Hillary Clintons new memoir on the 2016 president ial race will be released in september. It just has to be transcribed from the car she keyed it into. [ laughter ] President Trump today wrote an allcap tweet saying, quote, in america we dont worship government, we worship god. Though, i think most of us would happily worship whichever one gets you out of office first. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] the ridehailing app uber announced today that customers will have to pay a 15 delivery fee for returning forgotten items in cars, but its all worth it to get little timmy back. [ laughter ] honey, its 15 no, i know of course i know yes. [ scattered applause ] mexican food chain chipotle will reportedly debut a first drivethrough window at an ohio location this fall. And if youve ever eaten at chipotle, you know the food is also drivethrough. [ laughter ] new York State Police this week reportedly pulled over a suspicious vehicle with no doors, no windshield, and an axe in the roof. And im going to go out on a limb here, new jersey plates . [ laughter and applause ] and finally, a squirrel in california was reportedly responsible for a recent power outage that affected 45,000 customers. In the squirrels defense, it was his first day on the job. [ laughter ] ladies and gentlemen, weve got a great show for you tonight. [ cheers and applause ] get out of here, squirrel he is currently out on his allnew standup comedy tour, noble ape. And the audio version of his netflix special called cinco, the album is out now. The great jim gaffigan joins us tonight. [ cheers and applause ] she is the chief Foreign Affairs correspondent for nbc news and host of Msnbcs Andrea Mitchell reports. Andrea mitchell is here, you guys. [ cheers and applause ] and its a great day to talk to her about everything thats going on. Also, were gonna have music from fall out boy. So happy theyre here. [ cheers and applause ] but before we get to all of that, right now the gop is trying to pass a healthcare bill without telling anyone whats in it. And the president is attacking his own attorney general for not shutting down an investigation of himself. And both of those things are a threat to our democracy. For more on this, its time for a closer look. [ cheers and applause ] seth after weeks of prohibiting cameras from broadcasting the White House Press briefings, today the cameras were turned back on, and the white house used the opportunity to try and paint a softer image of the president , although, i dont know if it succeeded. White House Press SecretarySarah Huckabee sanders read a letter to President Trump from a 9yearold named dylan. Id like to read you a letter from 9yearold dylan. My name is dylan harbin, but everybody calls me pickle. im 9 years old, and youre my favorite president. I like you so much, that i had a birthday about you. My cake was in the shape of your hat. I dont know why people dont like you. Me either, dylan. [ light laughter ] seth things are so bad at the white house, theyre just doing viewer mail now. [ laughter ] so how did the press corps react . Well, when the networks took split screens of reporters watching this happen, they were not that into it. And then, dylan goes on to ask a few questions. How old are you . Dylan, President Trump is 71 years old. How big is the white house . The white house is 168 feet long. Its 70 feet tall on the south side and 60 feet, four inches tall on the north. And it takes 300 gallons of white paint to cover the exterior of the white house residence. [ laughter and applause ] seth look at his face. Hes like, should i be taking notes on this . [ laughter ] and the reporter next to him was like, hey, at a press briefing. You will not [ bleep ] believe whats happening. [ cheers and applause ] but the end, the end of the letter had some very good news for dylan. You seem very nice. Can we be friends . Im happy to say that i directly spoke to the president , dylan, and he would be more than happy to be your friend. Seth and friendship for trump is forever or until the day you cross him. [ light laughter ] i am very disappointed in dylan, which is why as of today, i removed him from his post as my 9yearold friend. [ laughter and applause ] but it make sense. But it makes sense the white house would read a letter from a 9yearold because if theres one group trump seems to be popular with, its children. And on monday, we saw that yet again, when trump attended the annual boy scout jamboree, an audience of 12 to 17yearold boys, and turned what shouldve been a nonpartisan event into an political rally where he bragged about his election victory and slammed his opponents. Do you remember that famous night on television, november 8th, where they said, these dishonest people where they said, there is no path to victory for donald trump. But do you remember that incredible night with the maps, and the republicans are red and the democrats are blue, and that map was so red it was unbelievable . My opponent didnt work hard there because she was told [ audience boos ] by the way, just a question, did president obama ever come to a jamboree . [ audience boos ] seth do you really think you can hurt obama with booing . [ laughter ] the wind from your boos only powers his kite surfing. [ cheers and applause ] every time every time you boo him, all it does is undo another button on his shirt. [ laughter ] but trump, the great supporter of the bluecollar working man, used the rest of his time with the scouts to share his memories of camping with his kids, and im just kidding. He told a long, rambling story about a manhattan Real Estate Developer and his yacht. Ill tell you a story thats very interesting for me. When i was young, there was a man named william levitt, and he was a very successful man. And then, he was offered a lot of money for his company. And he sold his company for a tremendous amount of money. And he went out and bought a big yacht, and he had a very interesting life. I wont go anymore than that because youre boy scouts. So, im not gonna tell you what he did. [ audience boos ] should i tell you . Should i tell you . [ cheers ] oh, youre boy scouts, but you know life. You know life. Seth no wonder teenage boys love trump. He talks about sex in the vague terms they do. [ laughter ] and then we went under the bleachers and im not going to tell you what he did. [ laughter ] youre boy scouts, you know. You know. Boobies were touched. [ laughter and applause ] now part of the trumps boy scout diatribe was part about his push to repeal obamacare, a push that seems to be making headway in the senate this week. Yesterday, the senate voted on the first procedural hurdle toward repealing obamacare. What they voted on yesterday, to be clear, was not a bill. It was just a motion to start debate and voting on several possible bills, but heres the thing. They dont even know what theyre voting on. In fact, even trump, himself, admitted yesterday at a White House Press conference that republicans were going to get together now after already starting voting to start to come up with something they could pass. One healthcare, im extremely happy that we got this vote. This is they say, if you look historically, this is the tough vote to get. Now were all going to sit together, and were going to try to come up with something thats really spectacular. We have a lot of options and a lot of great options. I believe now we will over the next week or two come up with a plan thats going to be really, really wonderful for the american people, and were going to come up with a great healthcare. Seth youre going to come up with it now . [ light laughter ] they already started voting on it. Youre like a doctor who looks down at his patient halfway through surgery and says, you want to hear something exciting . [ light laughter ] im starting med school in the fall. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] so what happens now . Well, theres gonna be a series of votes. So far the senate has, as expected, voted down a plan to repeal obamacare and another plan to repeal and replace it. And now, theyre moving on to the third step, which will be a vote on some kind of a new mystery plan that we still havent seen yet. Basically, it would do somewhat less of the original bill, repealing obamacares mandates and some taxes. And because of that, its got a new name. I hear that theres something called skinny repeal. Theyre calling it the skinny repeal. The skinny repeal. Skinny repeal. Skinny repeal. Skinny repeal. Skinny repeal. Skinny repeal. The skinny repeal. Seth what the hell is a skinny repeal . It sounds like a Gwyneth Paltrow diet you find on goop. [ laughter ] you look so skinny. Thanks. I repealed carbs. [ light laughter ] so republicans are rushing to pass their secret healthcare bill. Meanwhile, the president is currently threatening to fire his own attorney general and replace him with someone who will shut down the Russian Investigation. Just in the last week, trump has called him weak and beleaguered and said he would have hired someone else, which is surprising since sessions was the first senator to endorse trump during the campaign. And at the time, trump could hardly contain his excitement when he was introducing sessions during a Campaign Event in alabama. You know, i was saying that i have a little surprise, okay . [ cheers ] i have a little surprise for you today. I was so honored because i have a man who is respected by everybody here, greatly respected, and somebody that i have a lot of respect for. And i want to just introduce you to him for a sec. You know who im talking about . Who am i talking about . Nobody knows right now. [ laughter ] seth nobody knows because you could literally introduce anyone, and it wouldnt be a surprise anymore. [ light laughter ] please welcome to the stage, a bear on a tiny tricycle. [ light laughter ] isnt he great . What a tremendous bear. [ light laughter ] we have the best bears. Dont we have the best bears . But the dishonest media, theyre not going to show the bear. [ laughter ] youre going to watch the news tonight, and there wont be a bear. [ laughter ] but hes such a good bear. Oh, he loves fish. [ light laughter ] do you remember Hillary Clinton . She had a fake bear. [ light laughter ] she said she had a bear, but it was just a fat dog. [ laughter and applause ] so what happened to that Great Respect trump had for sessions . Well, in an interview yesterday, he suggested he actually didnt care about the endorsement and that it was much more of a boon for sessions than it was for him. Telling the wall street journal, when they he endorsed me, i went to alabama. I had 40,000 people. He was a senator from alabama. He looks at 40,000 people and he probably says, what do i have to lose . And he endorsed me. so its not, like, a great, loyal thing about the endorsement. That story says so much about trump. Look, he saw a crowd of people, and he just lied so he would applaud. I get it. I do it all of the time. [ laughter ] i have to build a [ bleep ] wall now because i did it. [ applause ] but let that be a lesson. Let this be a lesson to republicans. If you devote yourself to donald trump like sessions did, it will mean nothing to him. If it helps him save his own skin, he will throw you under the bus. Just ask the professional speed bump chris christie. [ laughter ] and if there was any ambiguity at all about where trump stood on his attorney general, trump dispatched his new communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, to clear things up in a radio interview yesterday. I think him and jeff were attorney general sessions need to work this thing out. Its clear the president wants him gone. I have enormous amount of respect for the attorney general, but i do know the president pretty well, and if theres this level of tension in the relationship that thats public, youre probably right. Seth trump wouldnt just come out and say he wants sessions gone, so he sends scaramucci to do his dirty work. And let me just say, hes the perfect guy for the job. His name sounds like something a mafia don would ask him to do. [ light laughter ] anthony, ive got a problem with a guy who wont pay up. How about you scareamooch me, hey . [ light laughter ] so, now the question is, what will republicans in congress do if trump is trying to oust his own attorney general so he can fire the special counsel who is investigating him . Well, so far it seems like theyre inclined to do very little. For example, House Speaker paul ryan was asked yesterday if he had any problem with trump firing sessions appointing a new attorney general who shut down the Russian Investigation and said this. He determines who is hired and fired in the executive branch. Thats his prerogative. If he has concerns or questions or problems with the attorney general, im sure hell bring it up with him, himself. Will that be obstruction of justice if he fired sessions because he recused himself in the russia investigation . Its up to the president to decide what his personnel decisions is and any possible fallout that comes from that. If he has any concerns about anyone in the administration or the conduct of their jobs, im sure hes gonna talk to them directly. Seth wow. Its a good thing ryan had that podium to grab on to when his spine gave out. [ light laughter ] also, have you met the president . He doesnt do direct confrontations. He fired the fbi director through a letter delivered by his bodyguard. Hes tormenting Jeff Sessions via tweet, and he still hasnt responded to the note eric slipped him from under the stairs. [ laughter and applause ] this has been a closer look. [ cheers and applause ] well be right back with more late night, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] announcer for more of seths closer looks, be sure to subscribe to late night on youtube. Cindy, you dont even have a dress. No dress. Uhuh, youre not going anywhere in those rags. Cindy . Introducing an allnew crossover, toyota chr. 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Now we have two disco balls. Limearita. Make it a margarita moment. [ cheers and applause ] seth welcome back earlier this morning, President Trump surprised the nation with a series of tweets, announcing that he will no longer allow openly transgender people to serve in the u. S. Military in any capacity. He claimed that transgender people are a drain on the militarys budget and a distraction from its core mission. Here to comment are four of our writers, amber, ali, dina, and jenny. [ cheers and applause ] thanks, seth. Were here because we are upset about the president s discriminatory tweets. And because today, it be trans people but tomorrow, its gay people. The next day, its black people. And after that, its women. And then, its immigrants. Oh, he already came for the immigrants. Oh, and women. And black people. And the gays [ cheers ] President Trump, you just requested a 600 billion military budget. You think you cant afford healthcare for trans people . The military spends 41 million a year on viagra. What are you guys doing, screwing the enemy to death . [ light laughter ] luckily, for all americans, your whole administration isnt closed minded. Just last month your daughter, assistant to the president , ivanka trump tweeted, i am proud to support my lgbtq friends. So im sure shes going to give a speech any second now in support of trans people. Ladies and gentlemen, assistant to the president and worldrenowned entrepreneur, ivanka trump [ laughter ] im sure shell be there any minute. Oh, shes so busy. So busy. So busy. Mr. President , you dont fool us. You know what an allvolunteer military always needs . People who want to volunteer for the military as opposed to people like you who got out of military service by saying they have bone spurs in their feet. When we know the bone spurs are really in your wiener. [ light laughter ] [ audience oohs ] ooh jenny, that is not helpful. But it was fun. Oh, my god so fun so fun you know what would be helpful is if someone close to the president spoke out about this. And luckily, thats about to happen rig