Chris Hayes thinks he knows why President Donald Trump is fixated on his ballroom - and it has nothing to do with interior design. The MSNBC host believes Trump's obsession with the project is a way of avoiding thoughts of his own mortality. Hayes laid out his theory on Late Night with Seth Meyers, arguing that while Trump is "the most bored man alive," the renovation is the one thing keeping him mentally engaged. The theory Chris Hayes argued that President Donald Trump is 'the most bored man alive.' By: Late Night with Seth Meyers/YouTube "He's the most bored man alive," Hayes said.