Bill Maher Applauds Donald Trump’s “Brilliant” McDonald’s Visit On ‘Real Time’

Last nighttime connected HBO‘s Real Time pinch Bill Maher, nan big applauded erstwhile president Donald Trump for his “brilliant” McDonald’s run stop.

During Friday’s “Overtime” online segment, Maher publication an assemblage mobility asking nan sheet what they thought of Trump’s sojourn to nan celebrated accelerated nutrient restaurant.

“I deliberation it’s brilliant,” CNN contributor Van Jones responded.

“Yes!” Maher agreed.

“I deliberation erstwhile you person personification who is simply a world-famous superstar, who’s a billionaire, etc, etc, and they do thing you don’t expect, it’s superb media,” Jones continued. “And I deliberation we sewage to admit that this feline is beating nan pants disconnected of america pinch these alleged publicity stunts. It gets into everybody’s feeds. And group who are not looking astatine authorities will look astatine that. I deliberation we conscionable person to person much nosy ourselves.”

“We were having a awesome clip during nan Democratic Convention. If we person much fun, if nan Democratic Party is simply a statement of fun, group will subordinate it. We should beryllium doing crazy stuff, too,” Jones added.

“One much thing… Don’t instantly conscionable spell to ‘I dislike him’ for that,” said Maher. “But everybody I cognize present successful Hollywood does that. And it’s like, first of all, you look weak. You look weak. You look for illustration you’re truthful easy gotten. You cognize you look for illustration you overreact to anything.”

The HBO big past pointed retired his belief that “personality” has a batch to do pinch politics.

“You’re characteristic first. I cognize group who are blimpish politically because I cognize them. That’s conscionable who they are. They’re squares,” Maher told his audience. “And location are group who conscionable like- they deliberation Trump is nosy for illustration that. I don’t get it, but I don’t get Taylor Swift!”

“I stake you would’ve bumped maine for Taylor Swift too,” quipped Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis.

“Oh, successful a New York minute!” Maher jokingly agreed.

Earlier successful nan discussion, nan sheet was asked if they deliberation it’s a “mistake” for Kamala Harris not to look connected Joe Rogan‘s podcast since Trump did.

“Yeah, I deliberation it is simply a mistake,” Maher answered. “It’s a correction she didn’t do this show.”

“Did you induce her?” Polis asked.

“Of course!” Maher replied, adding “We would’ve rebooked you for her, I dislike to say.”

Polis added that he hoped Harris would alteration her mind and look connected Rogan’s show while she’s successful Texas, arguing that “the much group spot of Kamala Harris, nan much they for illustration her” and that “she needs to get retired there.”

Trump’s three-hour question and reply pinch Rogan was released connected Friday night. While it was reported that location were discussions to person Harris look connected nan podcast arsenic well, a spokesperson for her run said she would not look connected nan podcast owed to “scheduling.”