Comedian Bill Maher compared presidential candidate Donald Trump to the Godzilla monster during his show Friday, saying every one of the billionaire mogul’s outlandish comments only seems to boost Trump’s standing in a crowded Republican field.
“He’s like Godzilla – everything they throw at the monster makes him stronger,” Maher said during his “Real Time” monologue.
Maher also riffed on Trump’s reported plan to offer children free rides on his private helicopter during his appearance at the Iowa State Fair today, saying if you’re one of the other 2016 candidates making the rounds at the event, “How do you compete with that?”
The host also referenced Trump’s remarks this week about his plan “to knock the hell out of” the Islamic State by cutting off its oil income as President.
“I would laugh, except his plan to defeat Fox News worked,” Maher said, alluding to Trump’s clash with Fox News over moderator Megyn Kelly’s tough line of questioning during the network’s GOP debate.
Watch Maher’s full monologue, posted online, below:
I don’t know about you but I am beginning to take Trump seriously. He says stuff a lot of people, and not just conservatives, are thinking.
Like Donald Trump, you can depend on Bill Maher to nicely articulate what everyone’s thinking! He is willing to go out on a limb. I like that!
Tump’s speech yesterday in New Hampshire was pretty good. I am sure the corporate kleptocrats in the Republican party are annoyed that Trump is openly discussing how easily politicians can be bought and sold.
like?
Though he is getting 23% to 25% of the GOP (poll) nod, when a reporter has to stick a microphone in front of a Trump ‘supporter’s’ face; their eyes go wide, mouth drops down, and they slowly begin to back peddle from any previous love.
End of the day (and ESPECIALLY if he’s around next summer), Trump is getting carpet-bombed with negative ads. Now it wouldn’t have mattered who the GOP candidate was in regards to ads.
However, there’s too much dirt now on Trump, not to have something stick.
Maher returned last week and his first two shows have been great. He pisses me off sometime but I must admit, I love the show.