Late-night host, comedian, and lifelong lefty Bill Maher is going viral for a clip of his discussion with Chris Cuomo in which Maher praises Donald Trump for being one of the most effective politicians of our time.
The clip of Maher went viral shortly after his visit to the White House to meet the president.
Music legend Kid Rock set up the meet-and-greet.
“Trump really … is one of the most effective politicians … whatever you think of the policy and him as a person,” Maher conceded.
“Just as a politician, just understanding that [you should] always lean in to being more who you are,” he continued.
“The people are not savvy about issues but they smell a phony a mile away and that kind of s–t, nobody else does it.”
“You know, he has those moments that no other politician has. And the Democrats have to find that guy,” Maher admitted. “But let’s be real — they’ve been searching for years, and they’re still coming up empty.”
One moment he distinctly recalled was when Trump threatened the Taliban leader following former President Joe Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.
“When he did that thing where the guy came in from the Taliban and he said, ‘This is an aerial picture of your house. If during our withdrawal one American is hurt, just know I know where you live,’” Maher said.
“I was like, ‘Oh, can we just play the music now? Because I don’t care it’s Donald Trump and he’s the worst person ever, blah, blah, blah — I f–king love that!,’” he said.
Watch the clip below:
NEW: Bill Maher just conceded what most of the media still won’t say—Trump is one of the most effective politicians of our time.
And this wasn’t a throwaway line. Maher meant it.
“Trump is one of the most effective politicians,” Maher told Chris Cuomo.
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