From Fox News: Comedian Bill Maher said he can’t deny President Donald Trump’s success during his podcast on Monday, while acknowledging he was not Maher’s choice.
Maher, speaking with actor William H. Macy during his “Club Random” podcast, said he can’t deny success – no matter who it is.
“I always say this — you cannot ever deny success. You just have to give your respect even if it’s not your thing. Have the humility to give it up for enormous success on any level. Trump — not my choice, didn’t vote for him,” Maher said. “And he’s – I can’t deny the success.”
Macy agreed and said, “I can’t either – and he’s the president.”
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Despite being a Trump critic, in April, Maher accepted an invitation to go to the White House and have dinner with the president.
Afterwards, he said Trump wasn’t the same person you see on TV.
“A crazy person doesn’t live in the White House,” he said. “Look, I get it. It doesn’t matter who he is at a private dinner with a comedian. It matters who he is on the world stage. I’m just taking as a positive that this person exists. Because everything I’ve ever not liked about him was, I swear to God, absent at least on this night with this guy.”
Maher said he never felt like he had to walk on eggshells with Trump, and noted that the president looked him in the eye and listened to what he said. He added that even though he voted for Clinton and Obama, he would’ve never felt as comfortable talking to them as he did to President Trump.
“Trump was gracious and measured,” Maher said.
WATCH: Bill Maher says Trump wasn’t the same person you see on TV after White House meeting
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