The Democratic strategist accused Maher of lending ālegitimacy and credenceā to Trumpās behavior
Political strategist James Carville has branded Bill Maher āsupremely naiveā after the comedian dined with President Donald Trump and praised him as an āeffective politician.ā
Carville, who helped get Bill Clinton elected to the presidency, hit out at Maher and accused him of giving Trump ālegitimacy.ā
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 āgracious and measuredā despite railing against him regularly on TV.
I watched this Maher thing and I really donāt get why anyone cares at all. He basically said trump wasnāt a giant douche in person like he is on tv and online. And I totally believe that. Does that really surprise anyone? Heās 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 heād say he regretted it or itās fake news or he didnāt 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 āwhy did you call president zelensky a dictator?ā And Trumpās answer? āDid I say that? I canāt believe I said that. Next question.ā
So yeah, I totally buy that heād 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.