Comedian Patton Oswalt used a sit-down with HBO host Bill Maher to launch a series of attacks on President Donald Trump and his supporters.
Oswalt characterized Americans who back the president as “very damaged” while portraying Trump himself as a “giant, colicky baby.”
During the conversation on Maher’s “Club Random” podcast, the two men spent several minutes dissecting Trump’s popularity.
However, they continued by attacking Trump voters rather than acknowledging the president’s continued political strength.
Maher opened the exchange by claiming Trump remains “in touch with the younger spirit of the country” despite his age.
He then argued that younger generations reject rules and norms, which he blamed on what he described as the collapse of the education system.
Oswalt responded by describing Trump as permanently stuck in a juvenile phase of life.
“What’s even worse is, you’re talking about what he’s in tune with, he is really, really in tune with that period when you’re really young, and you feel insanely intimidated by the world,” Oswalt said.
He argued that young people rely on “bravado and provocation and being offensive” before they “figure out who [they] are.”
“That’s how he is every second of the day,” he added.
The actor went on to claim that Trump resonates with middle-aged Americans who feel powerless at work.
He likened Trump’s appeal to an employee watching “a boss go, ‘No one who works in this factory can smoke,’ and he just lights up in front of them.”
Trump supporters “fantasize about being that guy,” Oswalt said.
“And that’s who Trump is, and that’s their fantasy.”
Oswalt also cited a recent satirical video online, saying some Americans view Trump’s refusal to be constrained as “power,” even if he “can totally contradict himself.”
He added, “There’s a thing that appeals to very damaged people, and there’s a lot of damaged people in this country right now, that have been damaged by the system.”
At one point in the discussion, Oswalt described President Trump as a “giant, colicky baby.”
Maher, while critical of the administration, acknowledged that Trump was savvy in surrounding himself with younger staff.
He pointed to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s viral quip, “Your mom did.”
Leavitt made the comment after a reporter asked who suggested Budapest as the location for Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Oswalt laughed at Leavitt’s line but claimed it also carried something “scary” about it.
Maher, meanwhile, suggested the president’s reliance on younger aides helps him stay connected to shifting cultural dynamics.
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The interview underscores a familiar pattern in elite liberal media circles: dismissing Trump’s supporters as defective rather than reckoning with why millions of Americans continue to stand behind the president’s agenda.
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