[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with seth meyers." tonight, colin quinn, u.s. senator from wisconsin, tammy baldwin, cooking with chef missy robbins, featuring the 8g band with fred armisen. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." how is everyone doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] fantastic to hear. in that case, let's get to the news. president trump held a campaign rally last night in minnesota. and long story short, we are now in a trade war with minnesota.

[ laughter ] first lady melania trump made a surprise trip to the u.s./mexico border today and visited a facility holding migrant children. "i can't imagine what terrible things you've been through," said one of the kids to melania. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] this is a true thing. [ light laughter ] first lady melania trump was wearing a jacket today with the words, "i really don't care. do u?" written on the back when she bordered the plane to go visit the border. you know, a lot of people are giving her a hard time about it. but i think it's nice that she had a jacket made to display her wedding vows. [ laughter and applause ] "you take this man to be your

lawfully wedded husband?" "i don't care, do you?" "no." [ light laughter ] after melania trump was spotted wearing the jacket, her spokesperson said, quote, "it's a jacket. there was no hidden message." hidden? it was literally spelled out. [ laughter ] that's like saying, "if you play an aerosmith song forwards, it contains hidden messages about love in an elevator." [ light laughter ] president trump tweeted today, quote, "democrats want open borders where everyone can come into our country and stay. this is nancy pelosi's dream." which is completely untrue because you can't have a dream if you never close your eyes. [ laughter and applause ] the "l.a. times" has published a profile on a 29 pound stray cat named chubs. [ audience aws ] to those mean kids on the subway

today, no, i'm not the world's biggest pussy. [ laughter and applause ] hundreds of people gathered at la guardia airport last night to welcome migrant children who have been separated from their parents at the border. and if you don't think that's a big deal, you've never asked someone to pick you up at la guardia. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] and, finally -- finally, president trump has been talking all week about his idea to create a sixth branch of the military called the space force. [ light laughter ] and a lot of the stuff he's been saying has been super weird. so one of our editors made this video. again, these are trump's actual words that he has spoken about the space force. enjoy. >> space, you will go out there. and you will take that frontier,

which is largely unknown, by man or woman, gleaming new spaceships blazing through the sky and soaring into the heavens. beyond the earth and into those forbidden skies. that's where it's at, space. there is no place like space. [ light laughter ] space force. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: space force. we got a great show for you tonight. he is currently out on his "one and every crowd" stand-up comedy tour, the one, the only colin quinn is back on the show. [ cheers and applause ] she is a u.s. senator from the great state of wisconsin, tammy baldwin is joining us tonight. [ cheers and applause ] and she's a james beard award-winning chef and owner of "lilia" in brooklyn. here to cook up some delicious meatballs for us, chef missy robbins is here tonight. so -- [ cheers and applause ] wonderful night to be here. before we get to that,

president trump retreated to the safe space of a campaign rally last night as we learn more about the aftermath of his family separation policy. for more on this, it's time for "a closer look." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: republicans love to rail against the so-called "elites," despite the fact that their party controls all three branches of government. or the fact they are the party of the money class. or the fact that they elected a wealthy golf course owning new york real estate magnet turned tv celebrity as president. it's probably their most oft-repeated talking point. liberals drink lattes and drive priuses and republicans are hard-working, blue-collar, getter-doners. and yet, at a rally in minnesota yesterday, trump completely gave away the game when he bared his insecurities for all to see by complaining about the fact that no one ever calls him "elite." >> a little thing i was talking about today. [ applause ] did you ever notice they always call the other side, and they do this sometime, the elite, the elite. why are they elite?

i have a much better apartment than they do. [ cheers and applause ] i'm smarter than they are. i'm richer than they are. [ cheers ] i became president and they didn't. [ light laughter ] >> seth: well, put it like this, lebron james is an elite athlete. because he's the best at what he does. you're more of a j.r. smith. because you have no idea what's going on. and you think you are winning when you're not. [ laughter and applause ] trump has been dealing with national revulsion over his abhorrent policy of tearing children away from their parents at the border. so he's desperate to focus on other things, like he's comically dumb idea to create a space force. last night, he claimed weirdly that was he reopening nasa. and his crowd started a new chant. >> i think you saw the other day, we are reopening nasa. we are going to be -- going to space.

[ cheers ] >> space force. space force. space force. space force. >> space force. >> space force. space force. >> space force. [ laughter ] >> seth: "going to space." [ light laughter ] although, i guess it's a positive sign that a crowd of trump supporters are chanting for a giant science project. though, i have some bad news for you. you know what they call people smart enough to work at nasa? elite. [ laughter ] also, space force sounds like what your grandma thinks "star wars" is called. [ light laughter ] "oh, you're going to picture show? are you going to see "space force" or that new revengers movie?" trump is desperate for a win so he's usually just making one up. as we told you yesterday, trump started repeating a new line that's he's cut more regulations than any president including a fictional president who served 16 years. now, we think he's referring to fdr who was elected to a fourth

term but only served 12 years. but apparently, no one has corrected him. because he keeps repeating this line as he did last night for the third time this week. >> we've cut more regulations than any administration, whether it's four years, eight years, or 16 years in one case. but we've cut out massive numbers of regulations, more regulations than any president in the history of our country. and that's four years, eight years, or in one case 16 years. we've cut more regulations than any president in the history of our country, whether it's four years, eight years, or in one year -- in one case 16 years. [ laughter ] >> seth: how has no one corrected him yet? that's the scary thing about trump. even when he says something clearly wrong, there is no one around who will tell him so. john kelly will just stare at the ground. [ light laughter ] mike pence will insist he's right. and stephen miller tries to tell him. but he doesn't speak in a human tongue. [ screeching ] [ applause ]

sorry, what was that, steven? [ screeching] [ light laughter ] and in the same way that he now insists the fictional president served for 16 years, trump has also spent weeks insisting that he could not undo his own policy of separating families at the border. only to reverse himself yesterday and sign an executive order undoing the policy. all week, we've heard a variety of insane conspiracy theories from republicans and fox news to justify trump's policy. from allegation that children are actors to claims that drug cartels are posing as families to sneak across the border. and yesterday, republican congressman roger marshall repeated those claims, which he said came from trump's department of homeland security. >> the number of families that are posing as families has quadrupled trying to cross our borders. so you're having people that are doing human trafficking, terrorists and cartel members. >> where is your evidence for that? where is an evidence of a terrorist using a child to cross the border? i would like to see some evidence of that. >> right.

so i think what i would encourage you to do is go look at the kids that are under the age of five-years-old that are being in custody right now and see how many of them were separated from true parents as opposed to from cartel members or from traffickers. so i think you need to do some more investigative reporting. >> you keep using the word "posing." you keep implying that these people are making up stories that five-year-olds have been coached. and they've been taken by traffickers. what i'm asking you is to present evidence that that is happening in any systemic way? >> certainly that was my questions for the hs yesterday. and they've reassured me what i just told you is the truth. >> seth: oh, well, if the trump administration told you it's true, then it must be. [ light laughter ] did they also tell you fdr was president for 16 years? [ laughter ] [ applause ] so now trump is finally reversed himself. but here's the thing. the more we find out about this executive order, the more problematic it is. for one thing, the executive order does not address the question of what happens to the more than 2,000 children who are already separated by the trump administration?

do they have any plan whatsoever to reunite those families? well, yesterday, trump administration officials basically said those parents are on their own. >> officials from the department of justice, health and human services and the department of homeland security are essentially saying that these kids who have already been separated from their parents won't be immediately reunited. and it will be up to the parents to talk to hhs and find a way to get back to it be reunited with their children. but there is no language in here, anderson, that reunites them with their families. >> seth: that's insane. they took 2,500 kids and have no plans for uniting them with their parents. our own government is committing an enormous human rights violation. and need i remind you, we are a member of the u.n. human rights counsel. >> the united states announces it is withdrawing from the united nations human rights council. >> seth: ah, son of a bitch. [ laughter and applause ] and on top of that, prosecutors and border patrol agents won't even give parents basic information about where their children are. a texas public defender representing parents who've had their children taken away

described one scene from immigration court in which he tried to get answers from an agent. it went like this. "do you know the location of the child?" "no or unknown." "did you provide my client with information as to location of his child?" "no or unknown." "did you provide my client with any information as to how he could go about finding his child?" "no or unknown." this administration has no idea what they're doing. what was the rest of that conversation like? "do you know where you are right now?" "no or unknown." "can you explain what the space force is?" [ laughter ] "no or unknown." "do you know how long fdr was president?" [ light laughter ] "oh, yeah, 16 years. 16." [ cheers and applause ] while all this strikes you as heartless and barbaric, just know that even the people charged with implementing it can't defend it. the acting director of immigration and customs enforcement thomas homan was asked a very simple question on cnn. is this policy humane? watch as he struggles to answer. >> is this new zero tolerance policy that the president has supported, that the attorney

general announced. is it humane? >> i think that -- i think it's the law. as law enforcement -- >> it may be the law. >> no. >> look, it's the policy. but is this humane? >> i think it's the law. and i'm law enforcement. i must follow the law. >> it clearly looks so inhumane. >> that's our job. >> seth: that's your job? where did you find it, on actualmonster.com? [ laughter ] also, any time you pause that long, the answer is not going to be good. "honey, who's kayla?" [ laughter ] "she is -- [ laughter ] a work friend." [ laughter ] trump has made very clear how he feels about immigration. he concocts lies about criminals pouring over the border and uses de-humanizing language to claim immigrants are infesting out our country.

but he also knows that to enact his harshest proposals, he needs more republicans in congress. so at his rally yesterday, trump tried to motivate his supporters to vote in november. but for some reason, he immediately undercut himself. >> we need more republicans. we got to get out there in the midterms. we need republicans to get out and put republicans in. what we want to do is we want to elect more republicans so that we can deliver on all of the things i'm talking about. and i'll be honest with you. we're going to deliver anyway. [ laughter ] >> seth: so trump's message to his supporters is "i want you to vote. but also if you don't vote, it doesn't matter." [ light laughter ] and you know what, i agree with trump when he says there is no need for republicans to vote this november. and to help him out -- to help him get that message out, we made an ad targeted directly at his supporters. >> president donald trump is making history. >> we cut more regulations than any administration, whether it's four years, eight years or 16 years in one case. >> he's already kept every

promise he's made. >> we fulfilled far more promises than we promised. i call it promises plus. [ light laughter ] >> america is already great again. >> space force. space force. >> space force. >> space force. [ light laughter ] >> which means this november, you can take it easy. >> now, you take a breath. you relax. >> because it doesn't matter if you vote. >> i'll be honest with you. we're going to deliver anyway. >> so what's the point? >> why should you vote? go to a movie instead. [ light laughter ] >> so remember, this november, listen to your president. >> you're wasting your time. >> paid for by the committee to make bad things stop happening. [ laughter ] >> seth: this has been "a closer look." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ we'll be right back with colin quinn, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> for more of seth's closer looks, be sure to subscribe to "late night" on youtube. (vo) i was born during

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get ready for the most incredi[ cheers ]of all time. ♪ you can dance let the party commence. ♪ you can jive come on girls! you've got glitter in your veins. you got it from me. rated pg-13. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: welcome back, everybody. give it up for the 8g band, right over there. [ cheers and applause ] also, we have had such a fantastic week because our friend fred armisen has been back on drums, our band leader. >> fred: thank you, seth. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: and it's been so great to catch up with you, find out what you've been up to. and you are one of the busiest people i know. and one of the things you were saying, there's a cost to being as busy as you are.

and one of the costs is, you do not have time to read. >> fred: nothing. can't read any book. >> seth: yeah. >> fred: yeah. >> seth: which is really sad, but then you said, it's not actually as sad as i might think it to be because you can look at any cover of any book and get the full experience of reading it. because all you need to do is look at the cover to be able to glean the entire story. >> fred: that's all i need. >> seth: all the plot. all the characters. >> fred: that's it. >> seth: you're not just making that up? >> fred: no. >> seth: all right. let's put it to the test one more time. >> fred: sure, sure. >> seth: it's time for our new segment, "fred judges a book by its cover." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> seth: so, this is it. i'm just gonna show this to you, and you're immediately gonna know everything about this book. >> fred: oh, yes. >> seth: okay, great. this is "the summer sail," by wendy francis. fred, what is this book about? >> fred: oh, the summer sail. [ light laughter ] so, this is a novel. and it's -- by wendy francis. >> seth: uh-huh. >> fred: and, you know, she did "the summer of good intentions." >> seth: okay, yeah. [ light laughter ]

>> fred: so, just to -- >> seth: those are all things that i think all of us would have been able to tell from this cover. >> fred: well, just so you know, about "the summer of good intentions," that's, like, this -- this wonderful novel about this summer where everyone had really good intentions. [ light laughter ] >> fred: anyway -- so, "the summer sail." >> seth: okay. >> fred: this is great. so, this is -- this igloo that was built. [ light laughter ] it's a story of someone who wanted to create, make this igloo. and, so, the family comes back. they're like, "oh, this is great. thanks for, so much, for making this igloo. can you make it look -- >> seth: wait, who are they saying that to? >> fred: the architect of the igloo. >> seth: okay. [ laughter ] >> fred: so, they're like -- they're like, this is great. we want to stand out a little bit. is there any way -- and this is chapter two. is there any way you can make it -- [ light laughter ] this is the plot of it. they're like, "is there any way you can make it look more like a vacation area? because we, you know, we don't get to travel much. anyhow, every place is so far away." it's a very -- it's a serious story. >> seth: yeah. [ light laughter ] >> fred: so -- they go out, they go out, you know, in the water for a while.

they come back, and this architect built this wonderful, it looks like a part of a ship. [ light laughter ] >> seth: so, wait. how long were they in the water? >> fred: they were out there for like a good week or so, and -- [ laughter ] but, look at the -- so, the rest of the book is a description of how -- this is all made from ice. those are ice chairs. that's an ice deck. [ light laughter ] all -- and the color. and, so -- and the language is very real. the language in this novel, really good language, very real. very today. [ light laughter ] >> seth: uh-huh. >> fred: and it's great. "the summer sail." >> seth: all right. so you stand by, 'cause i'm gonna read the plot description right now, according to the publisher. but you stand by. this about is family who had an architect build them an igloo and then asked for the igloo to look like a boat. [ light laughter ] >> fred: that's it. yeah. >> seth: all right. here we go. "three college roommates are celebrating a 20th wedding anniversary by taking a cruise. as the shores of bermuda come into view, tensions simmer, an old-jealousy's flare sending the temperature from soothing to scorching. [ light laughter ] >> fred: that's just the description of the author.

that's all i'm saying. [ laughter ] >> seth: well, i think you're right. i think you're right. >> fred: yeah, yeah. give it up for fred, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: you know our first guest tonight from his work on "saturday night live" and "girls", and such films as "grown ups" and "train wreck." he's currently on his "one and every crowd" stand-up tour. please welcome back to the show, our very good friend colin quinn, everyone. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> seth: hi. how are you? >> hi. i'm fine. you know -- >> seth: welcome back. >> thank you. i -- >> seth: just fine? >> what's that? >> seth: just fine? >> well, because i'm sick and tired -- i wish i could be behind the desk. now, ever since the days of social media, now you go on a show, i'm supposed to be funny, that's all. >> seth: uh-huh. >> but now, i have people who think they're tim gunn, you know. my twitter followers, they're wearing jorts and, like, cut

off, you know, "ultimate fighter" shirts. and they're like, "those are the same sneakers you wore three months ago. it's like, shut up. i might -- [ light laughter ] in the old days, you'd just -- >> seth: do you feel self-conscious about it? i mean, do you -- >> it just irritates me -- >> seth: uh-huh. >> that everybody can judge your wardrobe that's not even in the fashion industry. >> seth: okay. >> we live in a world where fashion week is every month in new york, but -- [ light laughter ] now you have idiots all over the place going, "yeah, i saw the jacket." shut up. you don't know what you're talking about. [ light laughter ] >> seth: not only do you look presentable, you look very fit. you look very healthy. these are all good things. because since the last time i saw you, you had a heart attack. >> i had a heart attack. and, you know-- no, here's what bothers me. 'cause i've been in the business 105 years. [ light laughter ] and i still have to tell people i had a heart attack. just another guy from tmz downstairs. i swear to god, walking in, i go, "well, i had a heart attack." "you had a heart attack?" even tmz, i have to tell them. [ laughter ] that's not fame the way i always thought it would look. [ light laughter ] sorry.

these are -- i'll tell you a true but sad story. these guys were bringing a couch up a stoop down by where i was -- and this guy recognized me. knew my name, 'cause i'm famous. >> seth: yeah. [ light laughter ] >> and he goes, "colin quinn, grab the other end for a second." you serious? you want me to help them bring a couch up the steps. nobody chose to react. you know, it's like, "rihanna, you got jumper cables for us?" [ laughter ] but, yeah, but i had heart attack, and -- you know, people -- i look at it, it's not the end. it's the beginning of the end. >> seth: oh, good. [ laughter ] >> because now, i know i'm gonna die. like before this, i figured i'd probably die. >> seth: uh-huh. >> you know you figure, but now i'm like, "oh, no. i'm really going to be one of those that died." [ light laughter ] and the thing that bothers me the most is -- two things. one is, all my comedian friends, you'd expect them to be original and have, like, a take. the same, tired clichés that you people say. no offense. and -- yeah. they're like, you were really lucky. i'm like, "yeah, that was my lucky day.

i should have played powerball that day." [ light laughter ] that'll go down in history as my lucky day that i'll always think about. no, but it's like, i know how people look at heart attacks. like, i always looked at heart attack people, and i know people look at me that now. which is, like, you're not dead, but you're not a reliable member of the planet. [ laughter ] you're not somebody that we're gonna count on in the long run. you know, give plans, like a month ahead. but, you know -- [ light laughter ] 'cause it's, like, you're on, like, some kind of a warning track, or an on-deck circle. you're not dead, 'cause the most important thing in life is survival and you're not great at that, basically. [ laughter ] >> seth: yeah. >> and -- 'cause if i went out -- like if right now, anybody in this audience goes outside and dies in the street on 49th street, it'll be a tragedy. if i die, people will be like, "that was sad. he didn't have the heart, though. you know?" [ light laughter ] >> seth: but you -- lest anyone thinks that you are negative about -- >> lest? >> seth: lest anyone should think. >> yes. >> seth: after the heart attack --

>> yeah. >> seth: you got engaged. >> i got engaged. i'm gonna marry one of -- wait -- [ cheers and applause ] i'm gonna marry one of your producers. >> seth: that is a true story. you are gonna marry our fantastic producer jen sochko. >> jen sochko. >> seth: we're so -- we are so happy for both of you. >> yeah. and she refused to be on camera. don't look for her to be on camera, like, you know. [ light laughter ] like on wendy williams, she goes to the camera. you know, i produced -- all right, i'm the only one. all right, i added myself. [ light laughter ] look -- >> seth: and are you -- how are you -- how is wedding prep for you? are you better at it than you thought you would be? >> well, she just calls me a groomszilla. >> seth: oh, really? >> yeah. because, because there's two kinds of weddings that are both horrible in this country for the past 50 years. >> seth: two kinds of weddings. >> two kinds of weddings. and there's the -- "the over the top, cheese ball, loud wedding," where people are trying to have fun. and then there's the subtle, classy wedding, which is no fun whatsoever. so, you know, both of them are annoying. where, like, somebody's playing a cello. >> seth: oh, yeah. >> and the guy's wearing a white long shirt with no tie. and, it's kind of an npr

wedding. [ light laughter ] >> seth: yeah. what kind do, well, do -- >> well, where i was growing up, when i was growing up, of course, you had the boroughs wedding. that all of the places where a guy with a 50 inch neck goes, "now, all of you please join us in the elegante room. [ laughter ] for the bridle party toast." [ light laughter ] like, the bridal party gets a toast? you know? like, you know, strangers are running the most important day of your life. now please step over here. and then the other wedding, you know, it's just like conscious vows like, you know. and then they have the one wedding where it's, like, very serious and everyone gets, like, a tote bag at the end from, you know, all things considered. [ light laughter ] the groom's always like, "when i first saw you at the fundraiser for animals with mental disabilities -- [ laughter ] you know, i knew, we clicked when you questioned that assembly man about his supportive proposition 618." [ light laughter ] and then the other one's, they're like, "hey, you know, i saw you with señor locos and you were trying to use the men's bathroom.

i watched so you could pee in the men's bathroom." [ light laughter ] i didn't want anybody -- and, yeah, those are the two choices. >> seth: those are -- that's all you -- [ light laughter ] and what do you think? 'cause the other thing you don't have a lot of control over when you get married, your wedding, is how other people behave. >> yeah. >> seth: how do you think people play into the wedding experience as far as your guests? >> yeah. well, that's what it is. they all make it about themselves. you know, the maid of honor, it's all about her. and then you have the brides -- the groom's party, i always, you know, like, the guys that are, like, trying to relive their college days. and they're, like, doing shots. they're, like, the loud table. and they're like, "hey, where are we? everybody is probably wondering what we're up to." like, "oh, yeah." [ light laughter ] let's pull out -- let's call up the s.w.a.t. team with these guys. they're crazy. like, when i went to a couple of comedian funerals, i swear to god, like, half the guys would be, like, at comedian funerals, these are their friends. they're like, "he was a very great -- he always told me he loved this one joke i did." it's like, it's not about you at the -- you know what i mean? [ light laughter ] at the funeral. it's the same at weddings. there was, like, me and this person, like, a special connection. lay off. you know what i mean?

[ light laughter ] >> seth: you have -- this seems thematic to your new tour, which is called "one in every crowd." >> yeah. >> seth: is that about -- what does that refer to? >> well, that refers to the one person in every group, every organization, from nursery school to retirement home, doesn't matter, that's just one toxic person in every situation. there is one in your office. there is one in everybody's job. and it's just a phenomenon that i can't believe we don't -- it's not, like, a national, like, crisis that there's -- [ light laughter ] you know, whether you're in, like, you know, an order of nuns or a prison gang. there's one person. [ light laughter ] like, even doctors without borders, a good organization, there's one doctor, i'm sure there's, like, "oh, you call that fixing a cleft pallet? i don't know, man." [ laughter ] he's like, "why? i'm trying to help person. i drill thousands a month. there's just that one person that -- and it transcends, like, i really feel, like, like, you could take black lives matter or nascar, and they may hate each other, but in each one of those groups there is one person that

is a higher purpose, which is to destroy all the people around them too. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] >> and it's just a phenomenon that i can't believe we haven't, like, studied and tried to find a way to eliminate these people. [ light laughter ] >> seth: well, i look forward to seeing the show. congratulations on all things. >> thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: thank you so much for being here. >> thanks. >> seth: it's always great to see you. >> thanks. >> seth: colin quinn, everybody. for tour dates, go to colinquinn.com. we'll be right back with senator tammy baldwin. ♪ do not play fetch. sfx: dog bark thanks grandma. why don't you fetch me some doritos. sfx: dog barking fetch me a bag full of doritos. sfx: dog bark fetch me a bare na... sfx: dog bark sfx: bear growl sfx: man screaming sfx: bear growl sfx: man screaming sfx: dog barking

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>> seth: welcome to the show. >> i'm delighted to join you. >> seth: i was going to say it's been an interesting week in washington. but i feel that has been true for a long time. >> it is. >> seth: yeah. >> it has. >> seth: we are on a real streak of interesting weeks. this week, you had the president saying that what was happening with family separations was the democrats' fault. obviously, the specifics of the family separation, that was not true, it was the democrats' fault. but now, he signed this executive order which still allows for indefinite detention and does nothing to get these children back to their families. is it now, with those problems that have been created, is this a problem for the president? or is this a problem for you and your colleagues in congress? >> well, first of all, it's not unusual for this president to blame others for problems that he had a big hand in creating. >> seth: yes. >> and, so, just to be clear, he created a policy a month ago, back in may, his zero tolerance policy. and that policy resulted in what we've just watched aghast on our

televisions and -- you know, in discussions. it's been heartbreaking. his executive order yesterday, we were all waiting. they're like, "oh, is he going to reverse this? has he finally acknowledged that this was immoral and that he needs to do something about it?" and then we read the details. and, of course, it doesn't address the over 2,000 children who are already separated from their parents. and it doesn't -- i mean, it doesn't change the fact that we would be jailing children with their families, which is still wrong. and, you know, it's as though the united states government has just kidnapped 2,000 children and there is no plan to reunite them with their parents. and it's amazing that we are talking about the idea that we would need to have congress pass a bill to make the administration do the right thing here. but that may end up being what we have to do. >> seth: with children being used as political pawns -- >> yes. >> seth: which is something that attorney general jeff sessions

basically admitted. this is for -- chief of staff jon kelly admitted, this was a deterrent, that if you take children away from parents, less people will come. isn't it something -- you know, obviously, this is something the administration is doing. are you surprised that your republican colleagues aren't stepping forward faster saying, look, there's one thing none of us should every do, no matter what our party is, which is to use children as pawns? >> right. but they haven't stepped forward when it's happened in the past. so, this isn't the first time. although this is probably, you know, almost unspeakable to watch children being ripped away from their mothers and fathers. but whether it's for deterrent effect, as they say, or to get his wall. >> seth: mm-hmm. >> he did this with dreamers. >> seth: right. >> and he did this with the child health insurance program, which was allowed to expire for weeks and weeks and weeks. we're talking about children getting the care that they need and not being dropped off of it.

so, this is not the first time. and most of it has been as leverage for his -- his wall. >> seth: things are so depressing that i want to thank you, because you come from wisconsin which is known for cheese and beer. [ cheers and applause ] >> yes! and a lot of other things. >> seth: and a lot of other things. >> yes. >> seth: but you were kind enough to actually bring beer. >> yes. >> seth: and while we are talking about this, i would much rather have a beer out. so can we bring it out? >> yes. >> seth: yeah. okay, great. there we go. this is -- do you wanna tell? yeah, we don't have to pour it in a glass, right? >> right, no. >> seth: okay, great. that's perfect. so, this is a famous beer. >> yes, it is. >> seth: okay. >> okay. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: that's a lot better. that is a lot better. you have an interesting situation right now. you have a re-election campaign coming up in the midterms. no candidate has had more outside money spent in order to defeat you than you have. and you don't actually have an opponent yet, correct? do you have -- >> well, the primary hasn't happened yet. >> seth: the primaries haven't

happened, so -- >> so, they haven't nominated an opponent. >> seth: so, they -- basically, their problem not that they like the other person more than you, they just want to stop you. how do -- >> i think you're right. >> seth: yeah. >> yeah. >> seth: and this is outside money from billionaires. how do you even approach going into an election knowing that you have so much stacked up against you as far as outside interests? >> yeah. well, i guess you would have to -- >> seth: this helps, right? [ light laughter ] >> i guess you have to choose to, sort of wear it as a badge of honor. [ light laughter ] now, these donors, they have an an agenda. they have -- they're special interests. and i don't think they like me. and whether it's, you know, big pharma that i'm fighting for making sure that they don't jack up the prices of drugs that wisconsinites needs to to survive. or insurance companies that are working with folks to try to get rid of coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. or, you know, wall street hedge funds that enjoy their tax loopholes. i don't think they like me much

because i'm fighting for the people of wisconsin and against them. >> seth: i want to ask you about this. you had started politics in your 20s. you were openly gay for your first election. now you are the first openly gay senator elected. >> yes. >> seth: to the united states. [ cheers and applause ] >> first woman too, from wisconsin. >> seth: first -- yep. first woman from wisconsin. a lot of firsts. and yet you said that was not as much of a hurdle for voters in your state as you thought it would be. is that true? >> i think it is true. i think that voters are looking for somebody who is in their corner, who is listening. listening is a key trait these days that we don't see enough. and i think they are just looking for somebody who has their back and is fighting for them every day. wisconsin's number one in cheese production. almost a quarter of all the cheese in the country, we're america's dairy land. we also have a huge manufacturing sector. so you know us for beer and brats and cheese, but you also know us from motorcycles and

bicycles and you know us for ships. we make ships for the navy. you know us for all sorts of things. and fighting for those things that identify us as wisconsinites and our work ethic and those cultural traditions, i think that's what's really important to voters in my state. >> seth: well, that's fantastic. thank you so much for being here. it's just a real -- [ cheers and applause ] real pleasure to meet you. >> cheers. >> seth: yeah, cheers. >> but we can shake too. >> seth: yeah, we'll shake too. senator tammy baldwin, everybody. we'll be right back with missy robbins. thank you so much. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ there's a lot of volkswagen in every volkswagen. during volkswagen smile and drive days, you can lease

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: welcome back to "late night." we are here with missy robbins everyone. [ cheers and applause ] she's a james beard award winning chef and owner of lilia in brooklyn. and her cookbook "breakfast, lunch, dinner, life: recipes and adventures in my home kitchen" is on stands now. thank you so much for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> seth: i'm so excited. [ cheers and applause ] i ate at lilia last week. it was an incredible meal. and what are we gonna be doing today? >> we're gonna first have a little cocktail while we cook. >> seth: thank you. thank you, missy. >> because it always makes cooking a little more fun. >> seth: yes. >> this one's called the bees knees. it's got lemon, honey, gin, three of my favorite things. >> seth: okay, great.

>> so cheers to you. >> seth: cheers. >> thanks for having me. >> seth: this is a big night of drinking for me. [ laughter ] >> it's strong. >> seth: all right. beer before liquor. >> we're gonna make meatballs. [ light laughter ] >> seth: okay, great. >> like, to me, the epitome of home cooking comfort food. the best. so we have veal and pork here. >> seth: that looks beautiful. >> ground. >> seth: great. >> a little fatty. and we are going just start throwing stuff in here. >> seth: okay. >> you could use your hands. you can use a spoon. >> seth: i'll use my hands. >> all right, let's start with the onions. >> seth: okay. >> onions, garlic. >> seth: i'm going to use the spoon. >> really? [ laughter ] >> seth: well i was excited and -- >> throw it all in. throw it all in. >> seth: all of it? >> yeah, don't be shy. >> seth: that's a lot of onion and garlic. >> that's a lot of onions and garlic. >> seth: okay. >> it makes a very, very, very moist meatball. >> seth: okay. >> bread soaked in milk. >> seth: bread soaked in milk? >> the key. the key. >> seth: fantastic. >> i bet your grandmother didn't make them like this. >> seth: fantastic. eggs. >> eggs. >> seth: four eggs. >> four eggs. >> seth: okay. >> go for it. >> seth: okay, should i use my hands for the eggs? >> yeah, go, go. i would like to see that. [ laughter ] all right, ready? olive oil. >> seth: olive oil. >> all right. >> seth: all right, great. >> we got some parmesan oregano. >> seth: is that stuff going in? >> yep. >> seth: all of it. >> no.

>> seth: what's that? >> that's garlic powder. >> seth: but how much? >> all of it. >> seth: okay. >> all of the garlic powder. you can never have enough garlic powder. fennel seed. >> seth: okay, oh, great. over here. >> and chili flakes. >> seth: all right, great. >> that's it. >> seth: all right, perfect. >> and now, now we're gonna mix. >> seth: okay, great. >> are you ready to mix. >> seth: yeah, hands? >> is that shirt nice? >> seth: no. >> because i don't know if you'll be able to wear it again. [ light laughter ] get in there. you can do hands, you can do spoon. i was told you love to do your hands -- >> seth: i do like to do hands. like oh my god. this is -- i feel like i don't wanna tell you because you're the james beard. i think you should have brought a bigger bowl. [ laughter ] >> i thought it would be more fun to challenge you a little. >> seth: yeah, that's true. okay. now we are in it! >> you want me to finish up? >> seth: no! i feel great about this! >> you gotta get it all mixed. everything. >> seth: all right, take over. take over. >> really, really, really mix it. >> seth: oh, there it is! >> you're not done though with your work. you're not done here. >> seth: i'm not done with my work? >> you are not done. >> seth: well, i mostly just wanted to get back in here. hold on. [ laughter ] >> that's it. i knew that -- i knew that would keep you going. >> seth: okay. >> all right, ready? these are very, very, very wet meatballs. >> seth: uh-huh. >> and they're really tender.

>> seth: that's my wife's pet name for me. >> tender? or wet and tender? >> seth: wet meatball. [ laughter ] >> i don't know. wow. this is getting interesting, seth. getting really interesting. >> seth: you don't know why. [ light laughter ] >> ready? all right, ready? you're good at this. >> seth: thank you. >> look at your formation. >> seth: thank you, yeah. >> look at that. all right, ready? >> seth: they don't call me wet meatball for nothing. >> wet meatball. [ laughter ] i can't wait to write you this little note. >> seth: all right, yeah. i hope your wife doesn't mind. all right, ready? >> seth: yeah. >> here we go. >> seth: what now? >> we're gonna go in the oven. >> seth: okay. >> first we're gonna wash our hands. >> seth: okay, great. >> there you go. i came prepared. >> seth: oh, thank you. okay, great. >> i came prepared. >> seth: all right. and we are going to put these on ebay. [ laughter ] >> great. who do you think they'll go for more? yours or mine? >> seth: my mom, probably. >> he was being serious. all right. we're gonna go in here. >> seth: okay. >> ready? >> seth: how hot? >> 400 degrees. >> seth: okay, great, and how long? >> about ten minutes. >> seth: okay great. >> just to get them brown. this is the magic of television. we have them already done.

they're gonna go in here. >> seth: all right. >> they're gonna go there. and then what's going to happen here is they're gonna go in sauce. >> seth: oh my god. >> so we have some already cooking here, and they can simmer in the sauce for, you know, a good solid 45 minutes. >> seth: okay. so ten here and then simmer here for 45. >> yeah, you can go a half an hour. but if you're like hanging out and you're not ready, put it really low. >> seth: okay. >> and then this is a sauce made with 30 cloves of garlic. >> seth: 30? >> 30 cloves of garlic. it's in the book. it's called 30 clove. >> seth: okay, great. that's an easy -- wait, can i scoop one of these in and try it. >> go for it. you should -- >> seth: and you have a new restaurant coming too? >> i do have a new restaurant coming also in williamsbug, brooklyn. >> seth: and it's called misi. after you. >> it is misi. is that weird? >> seth: no, i mean, i like that -- >> it's spelled differently. >> seth: okay, there you go. >> m-i-s-i. so that's italian. >> seth: and -- all right. >> what do you need? >> seth: a fork? >> oh here. here we go. fork. >> seth: okay, great. perfect.

>> would you like some cheese on that? i was going to give you a very bad yelp review if you didn't have a fork. [ laughter ] >> really? well we make you mix with your hands so you can eat with your hands. is that good? >> seth: yeah, it's fantastic. >> awesome. >> seth: thank you so much for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> seth: give it up for missy robbins everybody. her book "breakfast, lunch, dinner, life" is available now. we'll be right back. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ alright guys let's go! let's do this. (♪) okay you gotta be kidding me. hold on, don't worry, there's another way. directions to the greek theater. (beep) ♪can i get a connection? ♪can i get can i get a connection?♪ ♪ohhh can i get a connection? ♪trying find the old me

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[ cheers and applause ] >> seth: my thanks to colin quinn, senator tammy baldwin. missy robbins, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] fred armisen, the 8g band. stay tuned for carson daly. we'll see you tomorrow. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> carson: hi, there. i'm carson daly here in new york city for the latest episode of "lca