Bill Maher Gets Defensive With WaPo’s Rogin Over Trump Meetup: ‘You Don’t Have to Patronize Me, Dude!’

MAHER I was gonna ░░░░░░░░ exactly what I saw ░░░░░░░░ did it to the ░░░░░░░░ of my abilities ROGIN ░░░░░░░░ Counterpoint MAHER Yes ROGIN ░░░░░░░░ know Bill I think ░░░░░░░░ re right in saying ░░░░░░░░ people make too much ░░░░░░░░ this Okay it s ░░░░░░░░ the Yalta Summit you ░░░░░░░░ not Churchill Kid Rock ░░░░░░░░ not Stalin Trump sure ░░░░░░░░ sh t isn t ░░░░░░░░ okay So yes I ░░░░░░░░ too much has been ░░░░░░░░ about this but I ░░░░░░░░ you ve fallen into ░░░░░░░░ trap and I think ░░░░░░░░ represent 99 percent of ░░░░░░░░ internet when I say ░░░░░░░░ is that you have ░░░░░░░░ the game of proximity ░░░░░░░░ principal And what people ░░░░░░░░ worried about it s ░░░░░░░░ your motivation we believe ░░░░░░░░ we love you Bill ░░░░░░░░ loves Bill right Cheering ░░░░░░░░ Applause So I m ░░░░░░░░ questioning your motivation I ░░░░░░░░ questioning Trump s okay ░░░░░░░░ if we can say ░░░░░░░░ you went there in ░░░░░░░░ faith but maybe just ░░░░░░░░ he wasn t there ░░░░░░░░ good faith I mean ░░░░░░░░ sold him on the ░░░░░░░░ deal and he took ░░░░░░░░ in Give me a ░░░░░░░░ okay So the idea ░░░░░░░░ is that your motivation ░░░░░░░░ sound but what s ░░░░░░░░ impact And I think ░░░░░░░░ lot of people out ░░░░░░░░ fans of yours people ░░░░░░░░ love you people who ░░░░░░░░ fans of you like ░░░░░░░░ Bill Maher You don ░░░░░░░░ have to patronize me ░░░░░░░░ ROGIN Okay Fair enough ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ I never met you ░░░░░░░░ everybody has to like ░░░░░░░░ ROGIN I m just ░░░░░░░░ that this comes from ░░░░░░░░ place of love All ░░░░░░░░ m saying MAHER That ░░░░░░░░ what we said there ░░░░░░░░ people who didn t ░░░░░░░░ it to happen at ░░░░░░░░ you sound like one ░░░░░░░░ them It s okay ░░░░░░░░ No no I m ░░░░░░░░ Did you hear what ░░░░░░░░ said ROGIN Yeah MAHER ░░░░░░░░ what is the alternative ░░░░░░░░ not talking Just sitting ░░░░░░░░ your lunch table and ░░░░░░░░ t talk to anybody ░░░░░░░░ I ve talked to ░░░░░░░░ I ve interviewed Trump ░░░░░░░░ has interviewed Trump MAHER ░░░░░░░░ was not an interview ░░░░░░░░ was not an interview ░░░░░░░░ I agree with the ░░░░░░░░ of engagement I m ░░░░░░░░ saying from his perspective ░░░░░░░░ have to understand that ░░░░░░░░ out there know all ░░░░░░░░ know that for him ░░░░░░░░ was a PR stunt ░░░░░░░░ in his view you ░░░░░░░░ a prop in that ░░░░░░░░ stunt Okay Morgan I ░░░░░░░░ t agree with that ░░░░░░░░ It doesn t mean ░░░░░░░░ wasn t the right ░░░░░░░░ to do Just lower ░░░░░░░░ But if you go ░░░░░░░░ social media for five ░░░░░░░░ now you just have ░░░░░░░░ tribal fury raging all ░░░░░░░░ long Everyone s gotta ░░░░░░░░ implacably there implacably here ░░░░░░░░ actually most Americans and ░░░░░░░░ Brits most people they ░░░░░░░░ not like that So ░░░░░░░░ is screaming going on ░░░░░░░░ these tribes And actually ░░░░░░░░ across you know across ░░░░░░░░ line sitting down having ░░░░░░░░ having a laugh having ░░░░░░░░ chat And then the ░░░░░░░░ that Bill Maher is ░░░░░░░░ going to stop criticizing ░░░░░░░░ Trump is preposterous MAHER ░░░░░░░░ didn t do it ░░░░░░░░ I didn t do ░░░░░░░░ in the monologue I ░░░░░░░░ t do it with ░░░░░░░░ Bannon Applause And the ░░░░░░░░ that and the fact ░░░░░░░░ you began your little ░░░░░░░░ with the internet that ░░░░░░░░ me everything You take ░░░░░░░░ cues from the internet ░░░░░░░░ luck ROGIN No no ░░░░░░░░ MAHER The internet is ░░░░░░░░ cesspool that just wants ░░░░░░░░ fight.”