The Democratic strategist accused Maher of lending ‘legitimacy and credence’ to Trump’s behavior
Political strategist James Carville has branded Bill Maher “supremely naive” after the comedian dined with President Donald Trump and praised him as an “effective politician.”
Carville, who helped get Bill Clinton elected to the presidency, hit out at Maher and accused him of giving Trump “legitimacy.”
The criticism comes after Maher, a longtime critic of the president, had a private dinner at the White House with Trump at the end of March. He made the surprise admission that, actually, he found Trump “gracious and measured” despite railing against him regularly on TV.
I watched this Maher thing and I really don’t get why anyone cares at all. He basically said trump wasn’t a giant douche in person like he is on tv and online. And I totally believe that. Does that really surprise anyone? He’s 100% the type of guy that would smile to your face and say your great and then talk mad shit behind your back. Call your mother a whore on truth social and then the second you see him he’d say he regretted it or it’s fake news or he didn’t actually mean it. I mean just look at zelensky, he talked MAAAAAD shit online for like weeks leading up to that and when they finally met he was asked “why did you call president zelensky a dictator?” And Trump’s answer? “Did I say that? I can’t believe I said that. Next question.”
So yeah, I totally buy that he’d be mild mannered and even reasonable in private with some people. But once you turn your back or if he has a little army of ass kissers with him he will immediately change his tune. I feel like everyone has met a guy like that.