April 7, 2025 • 1 min
In a surprising turn, comedian and longtime Trump critic Bill Maher describes the former president as “one of the most effective politicians” during a candid conversation on his “Club Random” podcast. This statement comes shortly after Maher’s private dinner with Trump at the White House, arranged by musician Kid Rock.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Bill Maher discusses Donald Trump and kind of praises him
in a Bill Maher kind of way.
Speaker 3 (00:05):
Check this clip out.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Trump really interested is one of the most effective politicians. Well,
whatever you think of the policy and him as a person,
just as a politician, just understanding that.
Speaker 3 (00:17):
Always lean in to being more who you are.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
The people are not savvy about issues, but they smell
a phony a mile away, and that kind of shit
nobody else does it.
Speaker 3 (00:32):
You know.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
There's a couple of times when I mean, I've been
his biggest critic for good reason, and when he got reelected,
I said, I'm not going to pre hate anything. And
then the first week I said, well, there's lots of
things I hate because I do. Okay, there's some things
I don't hate also, but the way he can do
(00:54):
that and sometimes kind of make me go, oh, man,
I got to give it up. Like when he did
that thing where the guy came in from the Taliban
and he said, this.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
Is an aerial picture of your house.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
If during our withdrawal when American is hurt, just know
I know where you live. 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.
Speaker 3 (01:23):
Blah blah blah.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
I fucking love that one time they were doing something,
something was going on, and he said, you know what,
when you come after New York, you got to go
through me.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
It's like, oh, hometown boy. You know.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
He has those moments that no other politician has, and
the Democrats have to find that guy.
Bill Maher discusses Donald Trump and kind of praises him
in a Bill Maher kind of way.
Speaker 3 (00:05):
Check this clip out.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Trump really interested is one of the most effective politicians. Well,
whatever you think of the policy and him as a person,
just as a politician, just understanding that.
Speaker 3 (00:17):
Always lean in to being more who you are.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
The people are not savvy about issues, but they smell
a phony a mile away, and that kind of shit
nobody else does it.
Speaker 3 (00:32):
You know.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
There's a couple of times when I mean, I've been
his biggest critic for good reason, and when he got reelected,
I said, I'm not going to pre hate anything. And
then the first week I said, well, there's lots of
things I hate because I do. Okay, there's some things
I don't hate also, but the way he can do
(00:54):
that and sometimes kind of make me go, oh, man,
I got to give it up. Like when he did
that thing where the guy came in from the Taliban
and he said, this.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
Is an aerial picture of your house.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
If during our withdrawal when American is hurt, just know
I know where you live. 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.
Speaker 3 (01:23):
Blah blah blah.
Speaker 2 (01:24):
I fucking love that one time they were doing something,
something was going on, and he said, you know what,
when you come after New York, you got to go
through me.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
It's like, oh, hometown boy. You know.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
He has those moments that no other politician has, and
the Democrats have to find that guy.
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