Invoice Maher actually believes he’s America’s knight in shining armor.
The comic couldn’t resist stroking his personal ego whereas speaking about his much-debated White Home go to throughout Thursday’s episode of TMZ’s “2 Angry Men” podcast.
“I should be a hero for going there and doing those things and saying those things to the president. I’m not the villain here,” declared Maher, who has been milking each final little bit of consideration he can get from his dinner with President Donald Trump, singer Child Rock, and UFC chairman Dana White late final month.
Clearly triggered by criticism he received for his cozy recap of the meet-up, the “Real Time” ringleader complained that he wasn’t getting sufficient credit score for coming to the desk with the Republican with out compromising his robust centrist values.
“I had the opportunity to go to the White House and talk to the president and not give up my principles,” he informed hosts Harvey Levin and Mark Geragos, and everybody else listening. “It seems like nobody noticed that. I didn’t go MAGA.”
“I had the opportunity to talk to Donald Trump and say things to him that maybe he never hears,” Maher continued to justify. “Literally to speak truth to power. I shouldn’t take that opportunity?”
The “Politically Incorrect” star was pressured to confess his valiant effort probably had little influence on the president, who has been placing the MAGA stamp on something he can since assuming workplace lower than three months in the past.
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“Do I have great hopes that saying anything to him is going to change anything? No. But you have to try,” he went on earlier than dinging the Democrats as powerless losers.
Throughout his podcast look, Maher appeared to welcome the concept of holding courtroom with an autocrat, remarking, “We’re slowly becoming just much more of a monarchy, but you don’t want to talk to the king? You don’t even want to talk to him? That’s going to fix anything?”
Maher, who has relished in ribbing Trump and his politics for many years, has confronted important backlash for calling the president a “gracious and measured” host.
Washington Publish columnist Josh Rogin labeled Maher “a prop in a PR stunt,” whereas journalist-turned-podcaster Keith Olbermann accused him of “prostituting himself” with the go to.
One way or the other, the unabashedly boastful Maher gave the impression to be one of many few folks to place issues in context.
On the high of his Friday monologue on “Real Time,” he stated, “To all the people who treated this like it was some sort of summit meeting, you’re ridiculous. Like I was going to sign a treaty or something? I have no power. I’m a fucking comedian.”
