Batya Ungar-Sargon to Maher: ‘I Feel Proud’ for Supporting Trump, He’s Fighting for the Working Class Americans

MAHER Okay so just ░░░░░░░░ I said I m ░░░░░░░░ we don t have ░░░░░░░░ to f k around ░░░░░░░░ I ll go right ░░░░░░░░ you because you know ░░░░░░░░ ve known you for ░░░░░░░░ while and when I ░░░░░░░░ read yiz you re ░░░░░░░░ conservative Republican but not ░░░░░░░░ crazy Like I read ░░░░░░░░ in where Newsweek Time ░░░░░░░░ And I m not ░░░░░░░░ you re crazy now ░░░░░░░░ I want to just ░░░░░░░░ right to a Trump ░░░░░░░░ okay Someplace I would ░░░░░░░░ go And UNGAR SARGON ░░░░░░░░ mean the night is ░░░░░░░░ Bill MAHER It is ░░░░░░░░ ever going to be ░░░░░░░░ young Laughter And I ░░░░░░░░ just wondering what you ░░░░░░░░ now We re approaching ░░░░░░░░ months in I mean ░░░░░░░░ must have a feeling ░░░░░░░░ your gut look me ░░░░░░░░ the eye and tell ░░░░░░░░ you don t that ░░░░░░░░ is really going badly ░░░░░░░░ I shouldn t have ░░░░░░░░ my lot in with ░░░░░░░░ team UNGAR SARGON Oh ░░░░░░░░ I feel the opposite ░░░░░░░░ All right Laughter Tell ░░░░░░░░ why UNGAR SARGON I ░░░░░░░░ so sorry Bill MAHER ░░░░░░░░ tell me why UNGAR ░░░░░░░░ No I feel so ░░░░░░░░ of I mean I ░░░░░░░░ never a Republican or ░░░░░░░░ conservative I was a ░░░░░░░░ and I m still ░░░░░░░░ leftist I m just ░░░░░░░░ MAGA leftist now because ░░░░░░░░ That makes no sense ░░░░░░░░ Applause UNGAR SARGON You ░░░░░░░░ me to explain to ░░░░░░░░ you MAHER Please do ░░░░░░░░ SARGON When I look ░░░░░░░░ what President Trump ran ░░░░░░░░ and the agenda that ░░░░░░░░ s enacting right now ░░░░░░░░ took a Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ was built on social ░░░░░░░░ foreign interventions and wars ░░░░░░░░ free trade and free ░░░░░░░░ and he basically took ░░░░░░░░ axe to all of ░░░░░░░░ During the campaign he ░░░░░░░░ look I mean he ░░░░░░░░ pretty pro gay that ░░░░░░░░ pretty obvious He appointed ░░░░░░░░ highest ranking out gay ░░░░░░░░ Scott Bessent as secretary ░░░░░░░░ treasury which is incredible ░░░░░░░░ he sidelined the pro ░░░░░░░░ wing of his party ░░░░░░░░ He has changed the ░░░░░░░░ for sure UNGAR SARGON ░░░░░░░░ So he believes abortion ░░░░░░░░ be legal for 12 ░░░░░░░░ MAHER But free trade ░░░░░░░░ mentioned UNGAR SARGON On ░░░░░░░░ intervention he s anti ░░░░░░░░ he s trying to ░░░░░░░░ an end to all ░░░░░░░░ these wars okay MAHER ░░░░░░░░ surrendering but yeah UNGAR ░░░░░░░░ Okay Laughter Applause MAHER ░░░░░░░░ mean that is one ░░░░░░░░ to end the war ░░░░░░░░ SARGON You know he ░░░░░░░░ on the other side ░░░░░░░░ another party that is ░░░░░░░░ pro war and wants ░░░░░░░░ keep the war going ░░░░░░░░ MAHER But UNGAR SARGON ░░░░░░░░ so let me just ░░░░░░░░ to the third point ░░░░░░░░ third point is and ░░░░░░░░ s not free trade ░░░░░░░░ does not believe in ░░░░░░░░ trade He looked at ░░░░░░░░ destroyed manufacturing base He ░░░░░░░░ at the downwardly mobile ░░░░░░░░ class He looked at ░░░░░░░░ fact that working class ░░░░░░░░ can no longer afford ░░░░░░░░ American dream and he ░░░░░░░░ at why that was ░░░░░░░░ was there was a ░░░░░░░░ agreement between both parties ░░░░░░░░ we should somehow have ░░░░░░░░ trade which resulted in ░░░░░░░░ 5 million good manufacturing ░░░░░░░░ overseas to both China ░░░░░░░░ Mexico MAHER And some ░░░░░░░░ here UNGAR SARGON No ░░░░░░░░ they did was they ░░░░░░░░ in millions and millions ░░░░░░░░ illegal migrants to compete ░░░░░░░░ the jobs that remained ░░░░░░░░ And what Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ was we have to ░░░░░░░░ selling out the working ░░░░░░░░ That agenda that he ░░░░░░░░ out socially moderate antiwar ░░░░░░░░ anti free trade protectionist ░░░░░░░░ is a leftist agenda ░░░░░░░░ And this Sam I ░░░░░░░░ t bring you in ░░░░░░░░ swear to God Laughter ░░░░░░░░ I appreciate it.”
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