WaPo’s Rogin on Criticizing Maher’s W.H Visit While Being Silent on His Boss: ‘If I Comment on Jeff Bezos Then I Could Be Fired’

Morgan You work for ░░░░░░░░ Washington Post Your owner ░░░░░░░░ Bezos has done a ░░░░░░░░ more than Bill Maher ░░░░░░░░ crossing the divide with ░░░░░░░░ He used to be ░░░░░░░░ critical of Trump but ░░░░░░░░ the last year and ░░░░░░░░ half or so or ░░░░░░░░ his shooting actually he ░░░░░░░░ to perform a massive ░░░░░░░░ turn on Trump and ░░░░░░░░ called him and praised ░░░░░░░░ after he was shot ░░░░░░░░ a New York Times ░░░░░░░░ in December Bezos said ░░░░░░░░ was optimistic about a ░░░░░░░░ Trump presidency He had ░░░░░░░░ at Mar a Lago ░░░░░░░░ December 2024 he pledged ░░░░░░░░ million dollars to Trump ░░░░░░░░ inauguration fund He attended ░░░░░░░░ inauguration Amazon obviously one ░░░░░░░░ his companies main company ░░░░░░░░ Trump s inauguration on ░░░░░░░░ prime video service and ░░░░░░░░ also paying 40 million ░░░░░░░░ a Melania Trump documentary ░░░░░░░░ mean as The Washington ░░░░░░░░ senior journalist how do ░░░░░░░░ feel about all that ░░░░░░░░ Yeah well again I ░░░░░░░░ t think again I ░░░░░░░░ t trying to criticize ░░░░░░░░ and if it came ░░░░░░░░ that way then maybe ░░░░░░░░ didn t craft my ░░░░░░░░ perfectly I was trying ░░░░░░░░ criticize the idea that ░░░░░░░░ know engagement with Trump ░░░░░░░░ some sort of you ░░░░░░░░ bridge towards healing the ░░░░░░░░ divide because I just ░░░░░░░░ t think that s ░░░░░░░░ be the result And ░░░░░░░░ think when business leaders ░░░░░░░░ to meet with Trump ░░░░░░░░ s a different set ░░░░░░░░ calculations And I m ░░░░░░░░ I work at The ░░░░░░░░ Post I m not ░░░░░░░░ to what goes on ░░░░░░░░ the ownership level you ░░░░░░░░ I just worked there ░░░░░░░░ know I m not ░░░░░░░░ of the management I ░░░░░░░░ not part of the ░░░░░░░░ I ve never met ░░░░░░░░ Bezos I don t ░░░░░░░░ what his calculations are ░░░░░░░░ s above my pay ░░░░░░░░ Piers It s not ░░░░░░░░ duck it s just ░░░░░░░░ don t have any ░░░░░░░░ into what goes on ░░░░░░░░ me at The Washington ░░░░░░░░ All I can say ░░░░░░░░ that I m not ░░░░░░░░ engagement and I understand ░░░░░░░░ Trump is the president ░░░░░░░░ business leaders have to ░░░░░░░░ with the president and ░░░░░░░░ way that they do ░░░░░░░░ matters You know that ░░░░░░░░ how I feel about ░░░░░░░░ and Morgan But look ░░░░░░░░ Josh Josh look if ░░░░░░░░ looks like a duck ░░░░░░░░ it sounds like a ░░░░░░░░ it s probably a ░░░░░░░░ I mean you can ░░░░░░░░ that if you re ░░░░░░░░ Maher watching you refusing ░░░░░░░░ be remotely critical of ░░░░░░░░ your owner has done ░░░░░░░░ Trump in terms of ░░░░░░░░ the ring you could ░░░░░░░░ see that he might ░░░░░░░░ there s a double ░░░░░░░░ there ROGIN I see ░░░░░░░░ you re trying to ░░░░░░░░ Piers but I m ░░░░░░░░ in a position to ░░░░░░░░ on Jeff Bezos because ░░░░░░░░ I come in on ░░░░░░░░ Bezos then I could ░░░░░░░░ fired from my job ░░░░░░░░ you know that so ░░░░░░░░ m not going to ░░░░░░░░ that But at the ░░░░░░░░ time I want to ░░░░░░░░ honest with you so ░░░░░░░░ don t seem to ░░░░░░░░ dodging your question And ░░░░░░░░ honest answer from my ░░░░░░░░ is you know every ░░░░░░░░ that engages with this ░░░░░░░░ including all the people ░░░░░░░░ this panel including you ░░░░░░░░ me has to make ░░░░░░░░ judgment based on their ░░░░░░░░ calculations of their own ░░░░░░░░ and their own interests ░░░░░░░░ we have to be ░░░░░░░░ not to judge each ░░░░░░░░ for where we all ░░░░░░░░ down on that And ░░░░░░░░ s the best answer ░░░░░░░░ can give you being ░░░░░░░░ without losing my job ░░░░░░░░ also being true to ░░░░░░░░ I think is very ░░░░░░░░ which is the same ░░░░░░░░ I had to Bill ░░░░░░░░ which is engagement is ░░░░░░░░ and the way that ░░░░░░░░ do it matters and ░░░░░░░░ expectations of Trump s ░░░░░░░░ should be very limited ░░░░░░░░ that s my effort ░░░░░░░░ answer you honestly Piers ░░░░░░░░ getting fired from my ░░░░░░░░ and without but to ░░░░░░░░ to prove to you ░░░░░░░░ I do have a ░░░░░░░░ consistent philosophy on this ░░░░░░░░ is not going to ░░░░░░░░ the Trumpsters and it ░░░░░░░░ not going to please ░░░░░░░░ liberals because I m ░░░░░░░░ Trumpster nor a liberal.”