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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I am sure his feelings are not hurt.
Why would he ever want to go on her show….what a MORON!!
Gee and I bet he is really disappointed!!
And her show is not welcome on my TV
I bet she is even more disgusted by obama for actually using the irs to persecute right wingers. Oh, wait right wingers are racists and therefore dont deserve human rights, but you should care about ellens rights…
I’ll bet the President did cartwheels when he heard this commie sympathizer wouldn’t invite him to be on her show.
I doubt he wants to be on your show… he has way to much class for the trash that’s already been on there.
Ellen who?
People don’t care about Ellen anyway.
who cares. you get the swinging Mooch on there. killiary is drunk.