The public underestimates how “laser-focused” President Donald Trump and his voting base have become on his re-election, “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah says.
In a podcast with CNN’s Brian Stelter, host of “Reliable Sources,” Noah said today’s political climate is more fraught than during “a benign existence under [former President] Barack Obama.”
A clip of the interview was posted on YouTube.
“I think people underestimate how laser-focused Trump and his supporters are,” he said of the possibility of the president’s re-election. “I think people also underestimate how many people in America are willing to accept the adverse effects of Donald Trump as they pertain to the general discourse in America, versus the economy and how people actually feel in their daily lives.”
“There are many people who go ‘I’m offended by Donald Trump, but I’m not affected by him,'” Noah added.
He also mocked Democrats for standing in their own way.
“I think too many people take for granted the ability Democrats have to step in their own way and trip themselves at the finish line,” Noah said. “I don’t take any of that for granted.”
Trevor also compared Trump to an African dictator, using the example of revelations that Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen received payments from companies seeking “insight” into the administration.
“I’ve said from the very beginning that Donald Trump reminds me of an African dictator and if you know anything about African dictators, the first thing that you have to do is follow the money and you follow the money with the closest people to them,” said Noah, who was born in Johannesburg, South Africa.
“This is following the script, this is what you were meant to be doing as the person who rolls with Donald Trump. You were always going to be finding a way to swindle cash,” Noah added.
But he said questions remain, including "did Trump know and did these companies really not get anything?”
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