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Showing Original Post only (View all)MAHER, "I gotta own it" - *** Hold on, us, before we grab the ball from Lucy [View all]
Our first, delirious fantasy would be MAHER abandoning his, "You kids, get off my lawn!1"
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/bill-maher-says-wrong-trump-142800410.html
Bill Maher Says He Was Wrong About Trump Tariffs: I Gotta Own It | Video
The "Club Random" host admits he believed the tariffs would "sink" the economy
The "Club Random" host admits he believed the tariffs would "sink" the economy
.... The veteran comic, during the latest episode of his Club Random podcast on Monday, said he agreed with those who projected the presidents Liberation Day tariffs, which were announced in early April, would result in the economy being tanked by the Fourth of July.
I would have thought and I gotta own it that these tariffs were going to fking sink this economy by this time and they didnt, Maher said.
A moment earlier, he noted how the stock market has reached record highs and that it does not look like the country is on the verge of a 21st Century Great Depression when he drives around town. ....
Mahers guest on his latest Club Random episode is Brian Tyler Cohen, a left-leaning YouTuber with 4.6 million subscribers. You can watch the full episode below:
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Is that his real head in the opening?
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MAHER, "I gotta own it" - *** Hold on, us, before we grab the ball from Lucy [View all]
UTUSN
Jul 2025
OP
if the only fallout of the tariffs is another great depression, I'll happily take it
cadoman
Jul 2025
#17
Anything to attach himself to Trump's butt. He's a male anglerfish.
Scott Alan Swaggerty
Jul 2025
#10
He's a moron who doesn't know what is going on. People lost 15-25% off their 401k's and investment accounts.
kerry-is-my-prez
Jul 2025
#31
He was wrong then and now. He, like many others, aren't paying attention. The tariff landscape hasn't even fully been
themaguffin
Jul 2025
#13
Bill Maher used to sound pretty progressive, but he has clearly gone whole hog for authoritarianism and MAGA.
Martin68
Jul 2025
#18
Sincerely asking for clarification: More interested in a non-impactful comedian's activities vs
UTUSN
Jul 2025
#22
It was a sincere request for clarification. My whole focus in the EPSTEIN stuff regards KRASNOV, so
UTUSN
Jul 2025
#24