Bill Maher Praises Trump's Press Tactics on 1 Podcast Episode
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jun 30
Bill Maher Praises Trump's Press Tactics on 1 Podcast Episode
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 30
Summary
Monday’s “Club Random” episode had Bill Maher praising Donald Trump’s habit of confronting journalists, saying he gets “vicarious joy” from exchanges he would not make himself.
Maher said Trump voices thoughts he often suppresses in media interviews, citing lines such as “You’re a terrible person” and dismissing questions as insincere, gotcha-driven or virtue-signaling.
Kevin Spacey was Maher’s guest for the conversation, which added another twist to Maher’s long, mixed relationship with Trump—part criticism, part admiration for his refusal to defer to the press.
The remarks came a day after Maher accepted the Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy Center, where a comedy bit included an impression of Trump mocking Maher as a “low-ratings lightweight jerk.”