Ellen DeGeneres took a shot at Donald Trump this week, saying that the president is not welcome on her show. The moment came during an interview with Today’s Matt Lauer.
Before the interview began, Lauer expressed surprise that DeGeneres had invited her studio audience to witness the conversation as it happened. Not long afterward, it became clear why. She needed them to support the answers she was about to give.
A couple minutes into their chat, Lauer asked DeGeneres if she would ever consider inviting Trump onto Ellen. “Uhm… no,” she responded. The crowd did exactly what they were supposed to do: They responded with enthusiastic applause.
In any other situation, DeGeneres’ answer might be considered cowardly — or at least pandering. After all, she has invited multiple prominent conservatives on her show before. But the audience’s approval made it clear why she said what she said. Attacking Trump is what she is expected to do — and she’s more than willing to oblige if it keeps her audience happy. With that sort of response, who is Lauer to object?
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your show is not welcomed on my tv
Tell me, did he ever ask to be on her /him /its show . or did she just want to get some free advertising ?
I doubt he wants to go on her show
Oh , but you feel for everyone else ? People let you be what you want to be and that’s ok. Eat$#%&!@*Ellen , you don’t matter !
Anybody should be able to come on your show but all you liberals are just being hateful and disrespectful to our “now” president. You and him don’t have to be on the same page.
your not welcome in my state
Boycott timr
Who gives a rats$#%&!@*…
“Im devastated by that sir.”
She’s racist, a gay women won’t let a white man on her show. Let’s all put on our$#%&!@*suits and take to the streets and burn everything