Bill Maher on Meeting Trump at the W.H.: ‘He Laughs’; ‘I’ve Never Seen Him Laugh in Public ... and It’s Not Fake’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT:
The guy I met is not the person who the night before the dinner tweeted a bunch of nasty crap about how he thought this dinner was a bad idea and what a deranged I was I read it and thought “Oh what a lovely way to welcome someone to your house.” But when I got there that guy wasn’t living there Now does Trump want respect of course Who doesn’t my friend said to me “What are you going to wear to the White House?” I said “I don’t know but I’m not going to dress like Zillinsky I’ll tell you that.” Okay just for starters he laughs I’d never seen him laugh in public but he does including at himself And it’s not fake Believe me as a comedian of 40 years I know a fake laugh when I hear it and I thank you for them Uh no But okay Example in the Oval Office he was showing me the portraits of presidents and he pointed to Reagan and said in all seriousness you know the best thing about him his hair I said Well there was also that whole bringing down communism thing waiting for the button next to the Diet Coke button to get pushed and I go through the trap [Applause] door But no he laughed He got it I said to him at one point Mr President you know the dog that’s unusual in the White House He said “Well a lot of the presidents they had a dog for political reasons.” I said “No people love dogs That’s what that is.” Oh yeah Okay That’s [Applause] true I’m telling you what happened