Sam Harris: ‘Donald Trump Is a Worse Person than Osama bin Laden’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Harris I ░░░░░░░░ said on several occasions ░░░░░░░░ I think Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ a worse person than ░░░░░░░░ bin Laden Have a ░░░░░░░░ is obviously meant to ░░░░░░░░ your attention I get ░░░░░░░░ it s surprising but ░░░░░░░░ s not meant to ░░░░░░░░ hyperbolic I can defend ░░░░░░░░ word of a statement ░░░░░░░░ that What I can ░░░░░░░░ defend our peoples misunderstandings ░░░░░░░░ erroneous extrapolations of a ░░░░░░░░ like that Perhaps I ░░░░░░░░ just clarify that statement ░░░░░░░░ because it actually goes ░░░░░░░░ long way to explain ░░░░░░░░ my view of Trump ░░░░░░░░ I think he s ░░░░░░░░ a terrible person but ░░░░░░░░ nearly as scary as ░░░░░░░░ people think he is ░░░░░░░░ nearly as scary as ░░░░░░░░ people think I think ░░░░░░░░ is I think Osama ░░░░░░░░ Laden was a more ░░░░░░░░ less normal human being ░░░░░░░░ He was just living ░░░░░░░░ the grip of a ░░░░░░░░ and idiotic worldview The ░░░░░░░░ structure he imagined he ░░░░░░░░ living under and wanted ░░░░░░░░ impose on the rest ░░░░░░░░ the world given his ░░░░░░░░ was despicable so he ░░░░░░░░ immense harm as very ░░░░░░░░ that we killed him ░░░░░░░░ within the framework of ░░░░░░░░ odious believes he demonstrated ░░░░░░░░ virtues He was a ░░░░░░░░ who certainly seem to ░░░░░░░░ capable of real self ░░░░░░░░ and he was committed ░░░░░░░░ ideals beyond his narrow ░░░░░░░░ interest He was by ░░░░░░░░ accounts Personally quite courageous ░░░░░░░░ don t claim to ░░░░░░░░ that much about him ░░░░░░░░ it wouldn t surprise ░░░░░░░░ at all if he ░░░░░░░░ generally a person of ░░░░░░░░ integrity and generosity and ░░░░░░░░ in his dealings with ░░░░░░░░ fellow Muslims None of ░░░░░░░░ things can be said ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump Trump is ░░░░░░░░ question one of the ░░░░░░░░ honest and most malignant ░░░░░░░░ selfish human beings I ░░░░░░░░ ever come across and ░░░░░░░░ paradox here is not ░░░░░░░░ a paradox but what ░░░░░░░░ a point I m ░░░░░░░░ confusing too many people ░░░░░░░░ seeming paradox is that ░░░░░░░░ Trump were a better ░░░░░░░░ he would be worse ░░░░░░░░ many ways if you ░░░░░░░░ brave and self sacrificing ░░░░░░░░ idealistic if you were ░░░░░░░░ of being strongly committed ░░░░░░░░ something beyond his narrow ░░░░░░░░ interest he would be ░░░░░░░░ of creating much greater ░░░░░░░░ in the world He ░░░░░░░░ a child in a ░░░░░░░░ s body Here lies ░░░░░░░░ freely as he breathes ░░░░░░░░ justice compulsively He can ░░░░░░░░ even put the interests ░░░░░░░░ his children above his ░░░░░░░░ Much less commit himself ░░░░░░░░ any idea that requires ░░░░░░░░ self sacrifice unlike bin ░░░░░░░░ it is patently obvious ░░░░░░░░ Trump isn t psychologically ░░░░░░░░ He really is missing ░░░░░░░░ that almost every other ░░░░░░░░ on earth has He ░░░░░░░░ an absolute black hole ░░░░░░░░ self regard When I ░░░░░░░░ that wherever you are ░░░░░░░░ earth you could probably ░░░░░░░░ a thousand miles and ░░░░░░░░ direction and not meet ░░░░░░░░ less admirable human being ░░░░░░░░ Trump I mean it ░░░░░░░░ the terms I just ░░░░░░░░ The man is almost ░░░░░░░░ lacking in personal virtue ░░░░░░░░ you aren t funny ░░░░░░░░ I admit he can ░░░░░░░░ funny he might actually ░░░░░░░░ the least admirable person ░░░░░░░░ earth.”