Bill Maher praised Donald Trump’s “honesty” during a recent episode of his podcast. The comedian and political commentator cited instances in the past when Trump scolded journalists in the past for asking questions that he considered disrespectful.
Bill Maher talks about Donald Trump’s honesty
In the Monday episode of his Club Random Podcast, Bill Maher praised Donald Trump’s “honesty” while responding to reporters. Speaking with his guest, Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman. The TV host and political commentator gave his thoughts on Trump’s past responses to journalists whom he deemed disrespectful.
“There is something not exactly psychologically normal about someone who just vomits their interior monologue, but it gives him an authenticity with people that no one else can possibly match,” Maher said. He added, “The honesty—as someone who loves honesty and has made my career about it as much as I could—there’s some level of it where you tip your hat and go ‘Wow, total honesty.’”
Trump has chastised journalists on multiple instances in the past. Most recently, a 60 Minutes correspondent, Norah O’Donnell, asked the president about his thoughts on the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner gunman, Cole Tomas Allen’s manifesto, where he called Trump a “pedophile, rapist, and traitor.”
Trump denied the allegations and stated, “I was waiting for you to read that because I knew you would, because you’re horrible people.” He further chastised O’Donnell and called her “a disgrace.” Referring to that incident, Maher said, “His reaction immediately was to her, ‘You’re a terrible person.’ And he didn’t just think it.”
He continued, “Like any politician, that’s exactly what they’re thinking. He just says it like that’s what’s in his head,” adding, “It’s at the same time horrifying, and also it’s kind of refreshing.” Fetterman agreed with Maher and noted Trump’s “authenticity,” citing another incident when the president told a Bloomberg reporter, “Quiet, piggy,” after she asked him about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Originally written by Namrata Ghosh on Mandatory.