Bill Maher Defends Trump Dinner to Sean Penn: ‘You’ll Meet With ‘F*cking Castro – But Not the President?’

MAHER Isn t Moldova ░░░░░░░░ Romania Penn No Moldova ░░░░░░░░ Moldova but they speak ░░░░░░░░ MAHER Okay but like ░░░░░░░░ s just sort of ░░░░░░░░ the eastern sliver of ░░░░░░░░ is it not It ░░░░░░░░ Romanian people and thee ░░░░░░░░ Romanian I mean it ░░░░░░░░ like if California was ░░░░░░░░ own country and Penn ░░░░░░░░ if Canada was ours ░░░░░░░░ Laughs Yeah You didn ░░░░░░░░ see that coming you ░░░░░░░░ admit that Did you ░░░░░░░░ Trump Penn Only and ░░░░░░░░ said and I still ░░░░░░░░ say to myself allowing ░░░░░░░░ day you know whatever ░░░░░░░░ don t expect it ░░░░░░░░ happening MAHER But you ░░░░░░░░ I hope think I ░░░░░░░░ the right thing to ░░░░░░░░ dinner with him Penn ░░░░░░░░ think having dinner with ░░░░░░░░ was absolutely You re ░░░░░░░░ smart you you go ░░░░░░░░ and look this is ░░░░░░░░ president of United States ░░░░░░░░ we like it or ░░░░░░░░ doesn t matter And ░░░░░░░░ And we have no ░░░░░░░░ Penn I think there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of reasons ░░░░░░░░ was speculating that you ░░░░░░░░ that it would be ░░░░░░░░ for you to do ░░░░░░░░ I think that when ░░░░░░░░ talked about it on ░░░░░░░░ show that I would ░░░░░░░░ preferred if I saw ░░░░░░░░ mission or his will ░░░░░░░░ have the dinner I ░░░░░░░░ I would have seen ░░░░░░░░ as less successful because ░░░░░░░░ re so smart on ░░░░░░░░ Well it was less ░░░░░░░░ because I never stopped ░░░░░░░░ all the things I ░░░░░░░░ always said about him ░░░░░░░░ would have been successful ░░░░░░░░ he had somehow seduced ░░░░░░░░ into supporting him So ░░░░░░░░ wasn t successful Penn ░░░░░░░░ more brevity He you ░░░░░░░░ what he treated me ░░░░░░░░ that s that And ░░░░░░░░ on Maybe I would ░░░░░░░░ done some editing but ░░░░░░░░ absolutely listen I MAHER ░░░░░░░░ you re just being ░░░░░░░░ Penn The only reason ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t I have ░░░░░░░░ been invited The only ░░░░░░░░ I would not accept ░░░░░░░░ invitation is because I ░░░░░░░░ I see no so ░░░░░░░░ s a long flight ░░░░░░░░ see no MAHER Really ░░░░░░░░ ll meet with fucking ░░░░░░░░ and Hugo Chavez but ░░░░░░░░ the President of the ░░░░░░░░ States Penn Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ good results come out ░░░░░░░░ some of those things ░░░░░░░░ terms of I don ░░░░░░░░ think that there s ░░░░░░░░ that I would I ░░░░░░░░ personally wouldn t trust ░░░░░░░░ that was said in ░░░░░░░░ room including personality MAHER ░░░░░░░░ s not about a ░░░░░░░░ of trusting it It ░░░░░░░░ a matter of seeing ░░░░░░░░ a matter of experiencing ░░░░░░░░ matter of knowing it ░░░░░░░░ knowl it s like ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ medical test because I ░░░░░░░░ t want to know ░░░░░░░░ want to know Penn ░░░░░░░░ fair enough. Fair enough.”