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The first time we had Trump on our show, I asked him a question that Id always wanted to ask someone who proclaimed to be a billionaire: How much money do you have on you right now? He sort of said, I dont know, I maybe have some. I said, No, no, what do you have? Then he stuck his hand in his pocket and he clearly found something. I saw his face change, and I could see that he didnt want me to know what it was. So I reached over and I was like, Come on, come on. I made him pull it out and it was a condom. He said, Practice safe sex everybody. He was in-between marriages at the time.
He was pissed. He was really mad. I went to commercial. He stood up. I dont think he said goodbye to me, and he walked over to my producer and said, Thats the last time Im gonna be on this fucking show. He humiliated me in front of everybody. He stormed out. Cut to me seven more times [over the years]: Ladies and gentlemen, Donald Trump! He got over it, clearly.
He would shoot bits for us: Can we get Nipsey Russell to come shoot something? Hes not available? Well, then try Donald Trump. Donald will do it. Anyone who would do that, and then is the leader of the free world, is not going to make sense to me.
Growing up, you always put the president up on a pedestal. The minute the president is someone that you know, you think, That guy cant be president. I know that guy. I saw that guy steal towels at the gym. He cant be president. Thats the feeling I think a lot of us have.
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/conan-obrien-donald-trump-video-782294/
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Is there anyone who has met him that doesn't have at least one "asshole" story about him?
underpants
(182,279 posts)Not that I've seen or read.
Rhiannon12866
(202,985 posts)Trump was the guest and I was ready to change the channel, this uninformed bigoted jackass was opposed to the "Mosque at Ground Zero" and I watched David Letterman (who claimed to know nothing about politics) expose him for the fool he was. I was a big fan of Dave. And, of course, he also had people play "Trump or Monkey," LOL.
Letterman - Trump or Monkey
Bluepinky
(2,260 posts)I could see using the same concept to expose some of Trumps racist and sexist statements, maybe a game called Trump or Hitler?
underpants
(182,279 posts)Kind of strange to do less time on the air but hey what do I now?
Raven
(13,872 posts)was also practicing law there. If you can imagine a woman who was the spitting image of her son, you'd have Ruth. Conan also got his wacky humor from him Mom and his politics. Ruth was an astute judge of people and could pick out a phony. Conan clearly inherited her talent and good sense.