Samantha Bee Says Trump’s ‘Worse than I Expected,’ ‘Incoherent’ and ‘Mean-Spirited’

‘For me, from my perspective, it’s worse than I imagined’

On 'The View,' Samantha Bee Says Trump's 'Worse Than I Expected,' 'Incoherent' and 'Mean-Spirited' (NewsBusters)

TBS Full Frontal host Samantha Bee appeared on The View on Wednesday to promote a new special on the hurricane aftermath in Puerto Rico. They asked about President Trump, and Bee said it turned out "worse than I imagined," more "incoherent" and "mean-spirited."

Guest co-host Anthony Scaramucci sat in for an ailing Meghan McCain and argued in favor of Trump accomplishments like the tax cut and defended Melania as a great person (the topic was should Melania dump the president?) But the Mooch was removed from the set when Sam Bee came on in the second half-hour. Whose idea was that? Can Bee not take the heat? It meant no one was there to laugh when she disliked the mean-spirited nature of politics. Her show could be called Mean-Spirited with Samantha Bee.

JOY BEHAR: So does the reality of the Trump administration match up to what you thought it was gonna be?

SAMANTHA BEE: For me, from my perspective, it's worse than I imagined. I can't -- [ applause] be much worse. Like I knew -- I had my own predictions but I didn't expect it to be this fast -- I didn't expect everything to happen at this pace. I didn't expect it to be as incoherent as I feel it to be. I didn't expect it to be as mean-spirited as I personally find it to be. Yeah, so, it's been a grave disappointment but --

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