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Toronto Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Toronto Sun
Bill Maher blasts Sean Penn over Trump meeting criticism: ‘You met with f---ing Castro and Hugo Chavez!'
Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Bill Maher ripped Sean Penn after the actor criticized him for his meeting earlier this year with U.S. President Donald Trump. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Penn appeared on Maher's Club Random podcast to discuss a wide range of topics, including, likening nuclear energy to marriage, and Adolf Hitler 'stealing' Charlie Chaplin's moustache. But when the subject turned to the Real Time With Bill Maher host's meeting with Trump, Penn ridiculed him over some of the president's comments, including his threat to annex Canada. 'But you do, I hope, think I did the right thing to have dinner with him,' Maher said to his 'great friend,' to which the Oscar winner replied, 'Absolutely, you're so smart.' However, Penn said he would reject an invitation to meet with Trump if he ever received one, and that he wished Maher didn't spend so much time discussing the visit on his show. 'Really, you meet with f***ing Castro and Hugo Chavez, but not the president of the United States?' Maher shot back. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. In April, Maher revealed on his show that he had dinner at the White House with Trump and musician Kid Rock and UFC boss Dana White. The HBO star noted that Trump was ' one of the most effective politicians ' after what he described as a generally positive meeting with the president — something Penn took issue with, admitting he wished the dinner had been 'less successful.' Maher pointed out, 'Well, it was less successful because I never stopped saying all the things I've always said about him. It would've been successful if he had somehow seduced me into supporting him, so it wasn't successful.' Penn has previously sat down with Communist leaders Raul Castro and Hugo Chavez. RECOMMENDED VIDEO 'I saw good results come out of some of those things,' Penn replied. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'I just personally wouldn't trust anything that was said in the room [with Trump], including the personality.' Maher dismissed Penn, saying, 'It's not a matter of trusting it, it's a matter of seeing it, a matter of experiencing it, a matter of knowing it.' He continued: 'It's like saying, 'I don't want this medical test because I don't want to know.' I want to know.' Read More Penn challenged Maher, implying that Trump was performing for him and the HBO host bought it, which Maher denied, saying he would know if the president was faking it. 'You can pretend to be insane. I think it's harder to pretend to be sane.' Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Music
USA Today
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Bill Maher defends Trump meeting after Sean Penn criticism: 'You were just triggered'
Bill Maher defends Trump meeting after Sean Penn criticism: 'You were just triggered' Show Caption Hide Caption Bill Maher brushes off liberal critics ahead of Trump meeting Comedian Bill Maher is planning a White House meeting with Donald Trump, facilitated by Kid Rock, despite years of political criticism. Straight Arrow News Bill Maher still has no regrets about his dinner with President Donald Trump. During a conversation with Sean Penn on the latest episode of his "Club Random" podcast, the "Real Time" host again defended his decision to meet with Trump at the White House earlier this year. Penn said that the comedian was "smart" to go to the dinner, but also expressed some reservations about Maher's monologue on his HBO show where he described how Trump was a different person in private than he is in public. "When you talked about it on the show, I would have preferred that I saw (Trump's) mission, or his will to have the dinner, I wish I would have seen it as less successful," Penn said. Maher quickly pushed back, arguing that Trump's mission wasn't "successful" because he did not stop criticizing the president afterwards. "It would have been successful if he had somehow seduced me into supporting him," the comedian said. Bill Maher's full monologue on his Donald Trump meeting: Read the transcript To that point, Penn told Maher he could have had "more brevity" in his monologue about the dinner, saying the comedian should have "done some editing" and said something simple like, "You know what? He treated me fine. That's that." But Maher dismissed this criticism, telling the actor, "You were just triggered." Penn also said that he personally would "not accept" an invitation to have dinner with Trump, as he "wouldn't trust" anything that was said. Maher took issue with this, arguing that "it's not a matter of trusting" what happens during a dinner with Trump but is about "seeing" and "experiencing" it. Maher also said he merely reported on the fact that Trump acted like a "very different guy" in private, but Penn suggested this could have simply been a performance. Bill Maher breaks silence on Trump dinner: 'No, I didn't go MAGA' Later, Penn said he doesn't feel like he would "get anywhere" if he were to meet Trump, but Maher said this is a "bad attitude" and that Penn doesn't "know anything." He also called the actor "crazy" for not wanting to meet with the president and vowed to "get you an invite." Maher met with Trump at the White House and subsequently discussed their dinner during a monologue on his show in April, saying that the president was "much more self-aware than he lets on in public." Celebrities tell all about aging, marriage and Beyoncé in these 10 bingeable memoirs "Look, I get it. It doesn't matter who he is at a private dinner with a comedian; it matters who he is on the world stage," Maher said at the time. "I'm just taking it as a positive that this person exists, because everything I've ever not liked about him was, I swear to God, absent, at least on this night with this guy." Maher received some pushback for meeting with Trump and his subsequent monologue, which inspired Larry David to publish a satirical essay in The New York Times written from the perspective of a person who met with Adolf Hitler and came away impressed. Maher fired back at David's essay, telling Piers Morgan, "I think the minute you play the 'Hitler' card, you've lost the argument." Contributing: KiMi Robinson
Sky News AU
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
Bill Maher torches Sean Penn for Donald Trump meeting hypocrisy: ‘You met with Castro and Hugo Chavez'
Bill Maher torched Sean Penn for criticizing the HBO host's meeting with President Trump – hitting back that the 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' actor had no qualms about sitting down with dictators Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez. During an episode of Maher's 'Club Random' podcast on Sunday, Penn ridiculed some of Trump's comments, like his threat to annex Canada, as the pair smoked cigars and drank booze. Maher interjected: 'But you do, I hope, think I did the right thing to have dinner with him.' 'Absolutely, you're so smart,' Penn quickly replied. But Penn said he would not accept an invitation to meet with Trump if he received one, and that he wished Maher didn't spend so much time discussing the visit on his show. 'Really, you meet with f****** Castro and Hugo Chavez, but not the president of the United States?' Maher retorted. Maher shared on his show in April that he met with Trump during a dinner at the White House organized by musician Kid Rock, a close Trump ally who performed at the Republican National Convention last year. Penn, a longtime Democratic activist, landed big-name interviews in the early 2000s with Communist leaders Raul Castro and Hugo Chavez. Penn previously said he met with Fidel Castro, though that discussion was not made public. He also traveled to Iran to cover the country's elections in 2005. 'I saw good results come out of some of those things,' Penn replied. 'I just personally wouldn't trust anything that was said in the room [with Trump], including the personality.' Maher dismissed Penn's argument, adding that it's 'not a matter of trusting it.' 'It's like saying, 'I don't want this medical test because I don't want to know.' I want to know,' Maher continued. Penn said he wished Trump's dinner would have been seen 'as less successful.' 'Well it was less successful because I never stopped saying all the things I've always said about him,' Maher argued. 'It would've been successful if he had somehow seduced me into supporting him, so it wasn't successful.' Originally published as Bill Maher torches Sean Penn for Donald Trump meeting hypocrisy: 'You met with Castro and Hugo Chavez'
Fox News
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Maher shreds Sean Penn for meeting with Castro, Chavez after actor criticizes HBO host's Trump meeting
HBO host Bill Maher accused actor Sean Penn of being a hypocrite this week after the actor slammed the comedian's meeting with President Donald Trump. During the latest episode of Maher's "Club Random" podcast, the comedian and political commentator called out Penn's meetings with world dictators when the actor pointed out that he wouldn't have gone to dinner with Trump like Maher had. "Really, you meet with f---ing Castro and Hugo Chavez, but not the President of the United States?" Maher asked. The disagreement came while the two discussed Maher's meeting with the president at the White House in April. Maher has maintained that the meeting with Trump was "gracious and measured" and suggested the president was a different man in private than he appears on camera. Penn met with late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez in Caracas in 2007. According to Chavez at the time, he and the actor discussed "why the (U.S.) empire attacks Chavez so much." The actor also met with late Cuban communist dictator Fidel Castro years prior, as well as Raul Castro in 2008. Maher began by asking Penn whether he believed having dinner with Trump was the right move. The actor said he could see the reasons why Maher would go to dinner with Trump, but admitted he wished the dinner was perceived as "less successful" for the president than it was, or that Maher had less praise for Trump's demeanor during their evening together. Maher disputed that point, stating, "Well, it was less successful because I never stopped saying all the things I've always said about him. It would have been successful if he had somehow seduced me into supporting him. So it wasn't successful." "The only reason I would not accept an invitation is because I see, I see no – it's a long flight," Penn said, struggling to give his answer. Maher cut him off mid-thought, bringing up his meetings with the Latin American dictators. Penn defended himself, saying there were good things that came out of those meetings. "Yeah, I saw good results come out of some of those things in terms of the agendas that I had… I just personally wouldn't trust anything that was said in the room, including the personality," he added, appearing to suggest taking Trump at face value was beyond the pale. Maher shot back, "It's not a matter of trusting it. It's a matter of seeing it, a matter of experiencing it, a matter of knowing it. It's like saying, 'I don't want this medical test because, you know, I don't want to know.' I want to know." "Fair enough," Penn replied.
New York Post
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Bill Maher torches Sean Penn for Trump meeting hypocrisy: ‘You met with f–king Castro and Hugo Chavez'
Bill Maher torched Sean Penn for criticizing the HBO host's meeting with President Trump – hitting back that the 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' actor had no qualms about sitting down with dictators Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez. During an episode of Maher's 'Club Random' podcast on Sunday, Penn ridiculed some of Trump's comments, like his threat to annex Canada, as the pair smoked cigars and drank booze. Maher interjected: 'But you do, I hope, think I did the right thing to have dinner with him.' 3 Bill Maher and Sean Penn butted heads over the comedian's meeting with President Trump. YouTube / Club Random Podcast 'Absolutely, you're so smart,' Penn quickly replied. But Penn said he would not accept an invitation to meet with Trump if he received one, and that he wished Maher didn't spend so much time discussing the visit on his show. 'Really, you meet with f—ing Castro and Hugo Chavez, but not the president of the United States?' Maher retorted. Maher shared on his show in April that he met with Trump during a dinner at the White House organized by musician Kid Rock, a close Trump ally who performed at the Republican National Convention last year. Penn, a longtime Democratic activist, landed big-name interviews in the early 2000s with Communist leaders Raul Castro and Hugo Chavez. Penn previously said he met with Fidel Castro, though that discussion was not made public. He also traveled to Iran to cover the country's elections in 2005. 3 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez jokes with actor Sean Penn during his visit in 2012. AFP via Getty Images 'I saw good results come out of some of those things,' Penn replied. 'I just personally wouldn't trust anything that was said in the room [with Trump], including the personality.' Maher dismissed Penn's argument, adding that it's 'not a matter of trusting it.' 'It's like saying, 'I don't want this medical test because I don't want to know.' I want to know,' Maher continued. Penn said he wished Trump's dinner would have been seen 'as less successful.' 3 Bill Maher at a dinner table with President Trump and musician Kid Rock. Real Time with Bill Maher 'Well it was less successful because I never stopped saying all the things I've always said about him,' Maher argued. 'It would've been successful if he had somehow seduced me into supporting him, so it wasn't successful.'
