Penn Jillette on Donald Trump, “However bad you think he is, he’s worse”

[@AbrasiveCarl]

IF anyone is wondering about his red nail, It's a tribute to his mother. When he first started performing she told him to get a manicure so pople wouldn't make fun of him... As a joke he got a manicure and polished his nails red. Now he leaves the 1 red in memory of her.

[@Tresoroeffnung]

You sure it is not an NLP inspired gimmick?

[@bigverybadtom]

And the answer I originally heard was that he painted one red nail so there would be color around the place.

[@SavageGreywolf]

He's a magician. He paints one nail red so you're going 'why the fuck does he have one red nail?' instead of noticing he's picking your pocket and parking your car on the roof.

[@AbrasiveCarl]

@@SavageGreywolf "People asking about my red fingernail. It's for my mom. I wear my dad's ring and my mom's nail polish. It reminds me of them. Momma's boy." Penn Jillette

[@Rich-kp1eu]

How manly and adult of him. A grown man painting his fingernail for any reason at all, is pathetic.

[@DursunX]

Penn can spot bullsh!t a mile away... its his profession 😉

[@ksb2112]

Almost. He said he thought trump was a good person. That turns out be be quite a bit off.

[@leopardcubpupkryky6940]

I can spot Penn's bullshit a mile away........just comes natural.

[@leopardcubpupkryky6940]

@@ksb2112 awww, karen, your TDS isn't cured yet? The big bad wolf is gone stupid.

[@ksb2112]

@@leopardcubpupkryky6940 You think trump is a good person?

[@patrickluchycky1172]

He's a magician just like politicians are.

[@amelia0086]

"with a trump presidency, as unlikely as that is..." omg those were the days

[@anthonymagliaro4791]

Obama--the days of high unemployment; high taxes; Americans place in the world at an all time low; and transgender bathroom as a major issue...grow up Amelia ya snowflake pretentious liberal....we don't want the likes of Obama ever back in the White house again, nor Bernie, nor Warren, nor Biden, nor Beto…..Trump 2016-2024

[@WaxDat8800]

anthony magliaro Boy are you a dumb fuck. Trump said it best, he likes the uneducated. Aka dumb fucks like yourself. Go put your klan robes and hood on and hide like the bitch that you are.

[@robertcarey8237]

WaxDat8800 I am not a republican but you definitely are a Democrat because your response was only insults. I like a lot of Penn’s views but when he said none of us are smarter than Obama ,I thought he was thinking of how Obama fooled everyone into believing he is not a Muslim. Also that if we liked our doctor we could keep him, that he really loved America by going around the world apologizing for all the worlds ills that were caused by America. And my favorite is Obama said our best is behind us and the economy will be like it is. Enter president Trump, and all that changed. I would like to see Penn interviewed today and get his take on Trump as President and not as a tv personality

[@cinnaplid]

@@robertcarey8237 You're not a Republican? 🤔

[@robertcarey8237]

cinnaplid I was a Democrat for over 40 years now I am a libertarian. Both major parties have let the country down by everything for their party and the hell the country. Trump has improved life for the country as a whole.

[@jussts]

This has aged shockingly well.

[@FlyingGuillotine]

I was literally about to type this

[@FlyingGuillotine]

@Shad Rock You could have just said, “Hi, I’m a boot licker!” and left.

[@briancarroll3232]

@Shad Rock no shockingly well. He called it exactly how it was.

[@monkeyfeed908]

@Shad Rock lol u are so deluded. unemployment has gone down over Biden. Yeah a thousand jobs in a dying industry were lost... who cares.... How about the hundreds of thousands of lives lost because of Trump? Is a pipeline job worth more than a human life? how about ten human lives? How about a hundred?

[@WyattWinters]

@Shad Rock ?? He’s saying Penns comments on Trump aged well. Whatever has happened during the Biden presidency literally have nothing to do with their comment

[@williamolsen20]

Penn and Teller did not need "celebrity Apprentice" to boost his career they have been a Vegas staple making big money forever.

[@shaunmcisaac782]

Penn and Teller might have a higher net worth than Donald when you take out all the money he owes to some rather sketchy sources.

[@larapalma3744]

@@shaunmcisaac782 I've got $12 and I do lol

[@mitchelllevine5664]

@@shaunmcisaac782 His net worth is probably = -$1.5B; ie, that is MINUS a billion-and-a-half dollars.

[@mikeclark7429]

@@mitchelllevine5664 If they call in his debt, he won't have enough for a sandwich.

[@enterpassword3313]

​@@shaunmcisaac782haaaha you would believe any slander. Ive got a bridge i can sell you

[@ozskipper]

"However bad you think he is. He's worse"! What a quote.

[@joezingher4770]

The same is true of all career politicians. They are not interested in whatever the policies are. They're only interested in winning for themselves.

[@chasbodaniels1744]

Well Joe, there are degrees of everything. That Lying Orange POS established new lows in public service, that will never ever even be approached.

[@joezingher4770]

@@chasbodaniels1744 Eh, walk a mile in my shoes. atmcrime.wordpress.com

[@petemcintire4339]

"I'm an illusionist, you can't believe anything I do. Let me tell you about Donald Trump..."

[@roguewookiee]

@@joezingher4770 he made a career out of being a scummy businessman first let's not forget

[@cdcanada7182]

I'm glad Penn was honest about his impression and experience.

[@emncaity]

How do you know he was "honest"? And how do you know his conclusions were right?

[@rigavitch]

@@emncaity Exactly

[@ohboyhowdy1373]

He is a magician after all. Just playing tricks.

[@ericmanget4280]

@@emncaity Because we're living in the country with the most coronavirus cases and deaths in the world while also simultaneously facing a depression with ~30m recent unemployment claimants?

[@emncaity]

@@ericmanget4280 Just too dumb to deal with here. You know exactly what the standards are for reporting in every other country on the planet, right? And you believe the numbers from China and the early numbers from Russia? And you compare raw numbers from the U.S. with raw numbers (not proportionality) from places like the European nations? And you think the economic downturn and tons of unemployed are the fault of Trump, not the largest pandemic in a hundred years? Point to one emerging viral epidemic that any presidential administration in history has ever responded to with more speed, efficiency, or comprehensiveness. Nothing like this has ever been attempted or done by any administration. Ever. The fact that people like you and Jillette sit in the crowd at the arena without having to make a single decision or suffer a single consequence doesn't change that. Where is your criticism of somebody like Cuomo and other Democrats, who actually encouraged more close contact at public events, ordered older COVID patients to be packed into nursing homes, ignored their own reports advising the need for more respirators, etc.? Or for the way Obama handled H1N1? This is just more of the usual obsessed "it doesn't matter if it wasn't Trump, and if it was Trump, nothing else matters" yapping.

[@howardmckenna]

The more I see of Penn away from magic (ie Big Think etc) the more I like him. He's VERY level headed, logical, reasoned and sensible.

[@MahkyVmedia1]

He's Antifa get him!!! Hahahaha

[@last808]

@@MahkyVmedia1 Penn Gillette is a right leaning Libertarian, so I wouldn't see him joining a left leaning group like the US antifa. Though he probably is generally antifascist, as are most sane people.

[@enterpassword3313]

​@@last808yet he said he doesnt agree with trump on anything? Right leaning libertarian would mean he agrees with most of trump policy

[@bobs182]

@@enterpassword3313 What is libertarian about Trump?

[@enterpassword3313]

@@bobs182 free speech, smaller gov, cutting regulations, free market policy etc.

[@Adrian2140]

Can we just take a moment and reflect about the fact that higher ups are literally telling their employees who to support politically and thus indirectly or directly campaign for them to keep their job? Like shouldn't that be illegal or something?

[@chadcook4913]

Suspect? Yes. Illegal? No.

[@tjfSIM]

@@chadcook4913 I’m pretty sure it’s not legal for an employer to discriminate against an employee because of their political preference. They can ask you not to express your political views at work, but they can’t fire you for not supporting a political figure, party or policy.

[@mikekaatman3194]

That is why the vote is secret and you do not register as a Democrat or Republican...because it clouds your objectivity.

[@bigverybadtom]

@@tjfSIM I have never heard of any employer telling people who to vote for, unless said employee works for the local government.

[@bigverybadtom]

@@Mcboogler Funny you use that example. Every black politician who claims that they are being criticized because of their race, without exception, has proven to be guilty of incompetence and/or corruption. I know from observation.

[@jacquelinefox4492]

Penn knows his history. And his future. Good on him for being intelligent enough to put his point in a witness dialogue. He was there.

[@doggiesarus]

I never saw the Apprentice. It looked like a stupid show.

[@ADEehrh]

I saw literally about 2 min before I changed channel and n e v e r looked again!

[@AE86ofMtAkina]

@@ADEehrh eh I enjoyed it

[@GhANeC]

The problem with the population is that dozens of millions saw it, unlike you. Regularly. And if half of those weren't already that kind of moronic reality tv's typical low-intellect-low-standards audience, it eventually dumbed down most of them anyway. Perfect to start spreading a nationwide, ignorant, blind celeb cult...

[@tehilash7292]

@@ADEehrh a brilliant show. I guess that's why he is the president and others are not. I would have explain to you why it was a brilliant show but frankly I don't think your attitude worth to bother. Enjoy the other shows you watch 😊

[@davesteadman1226]

I saw that Trump was on it and I thought: "who would ever want to sit and watch that dipshit?" Never watched it.

[@baronvonbeedy7987]

Jump 4 years and Penn is absolutely right. He is worse...10 days to go and all is not AOK

[@3TNT3]

Yes, he is worse, and yet we stillllllllllllllll haven't seen anywhere even close to just howwwww bad he could ultimately be, given more time. Just know that whenever you think you've seen the worst from him, rest assure, he is alllllllllllllllways capable of being worse. And, give enough time and opportunity, he will most likely show that to you. Don't forget, he encouraged and approved of China enslaving a minority group in a concentration camp where they are murdered and used for slave labor, beaten, starved, raped, etc etc etc. Anybody who would encourage and approve of such a thing is obviously quite capable of doing the same thing, himself. Under certain circumstances, don't think for a moment that he wouldn't do so. Hack, it is quite clear that he intended and hoped, in advance, weeks or months in advance, that all of those people he directed and incited to go storm the capitol, he wanted them to burst into the House and Senate chambers while everyone was still in there, knowing full well that there is a very hiiiiigh probability that they would **murder** some, many, or all of them, and destroy any and all official documents and do what they could to make sure Dump stayed in office. He is a monster.

[@petemcintire4339]

I hope and pray Trump makes public all the Pentagon and FBI documents as it was reported today that he might... which is why the democrats are trying to get him out of office quick. The people storming the capitol last week will be nothing.

[@LukeWarm05]

@@petemcintire4339 Trump lies to you daily. Quit being a sucker.

[@baronvonbeedy7987]

@@petemcintire4339 if he had any credible evidence (any at all even shards) he would have presented it. It would be in the open. He has none its blank sheets of paper. Your being duped but a conman.

[@daniellemusella1594]

@Clink Roslam I reported him.

[@missyp3648]

“However bad you think he is, he’s worse.” Understatement of the Century.

[@zachgates7491]

Quite an echo chamber here.

[@jamesholden6142]

and Biden has already been 100 times worse than that

[@stratcat9432]

​@zachgates7491

[@loriw2661]

And now, 1/22/2021, we can all say, “Penn, you were right. I agreed with you then and I most definitely agree with you now!”

[@bigbox1431]

TDS

[@jwood6902]

it doesnt get any better in 2023. still grifting.

[@jthe1andonly]

2024 same bullshit. His true colors are shinning bright and loud just like they always have. Time tells the truth not people . The fact people still support this shit . Smh

[@laurielessard4985]

*sighing in 2024*

[@loriw2661]

@@laurielessard4985 Same. So damn scary right now.

[@jasonk8190]

My God this interview might as well have been a crystal ball.

[@toaster4693]

You didn't have to be smart to know Trump would be a terrible president.

[@SavageGreywolf]

it's almost like Penn's spent a lifetime learning how bullshit works.

[@BrawnyBuddha]

Penn and Teller are national treasures.

[@AscalonMaster]

@JR Kipling He was talking about Penn and Teller, not Donald Trump.

[@bigverybadtom]

On what basis? They're just another set of entertainers. Vincent Price was more enjoyable.

[@magneto44]

@@bigverybadtom Penn and Teller are next level entertainers, incredible thinkers as well

[@bigverybadtom]

@@magneto44 I admit I've never seen their shows, so I cannot comment on their quality. For the record, Harry Houdini was a great performer himself, which was why he is remembered a century later. And he didn't claim he was anything more than a stage performer either. Penn and Teller are simply treading the same ground.

[@NickCBax]

That Teller prick won’t say a damn word.

[@stratdx]

I love how humble Penn is at his core. He still considers himself a "carny performer".

[@hueroski]

When trump ran in 2016, he sounded like a used car salesman to me. I was shocked people actually voted for that con man.

[@jamessilver6429]

the firsr time i saw and heard obama he seemed like a cardboard cut out of mr .rodgers to me, kind of lame(speaking to adults like they're children),but not malevolent(that soon changed),he began to seem more like lex lothar and the twilight zone alien with the cook book 'to serve man' , than to mr. rogers. quite malevolent; he and the whole dummocrap party - they're a combination of tammany hall ,jihaadists , and bolsheviks ; splendid , everything noone needs ! i aint sayin i'm a fan of the republican party ; but i am a fan of president trump , one of the best presidents ever , maybe the best , no hyperbole intended. trump 2020 - 2025 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

[@dudds6699]

@@jamessilver6429 you have been brainwashed by the mainstream media to care about Blue shirts vs Red shirts. New flash all owned by the same corporations.

[@clydezdale8935]

81 million people *voted for Biden... Dude can't form a sentence

[@cheap25]

@@jamessilver6429 The reason that Obama came off to you as an adult speaking to a child is because you have the brain of a child . Pretty simple.

[@cheap25]

@@clydezdale8935 you’re really gonna go there after all of the fourth grade tweets from the big orange slob? THAT dude can’t even spell. Yet he wants people to believe that he went to the best schools. Well, when he only has to convince morons like you he can get away with it but the 81 million people knew better thank God.

[@AC3handle]

Should have added, 'every time you think he's done something bad? Just wait till tomorrow"

[@ryantucker9236]

Looking through all these old comments right now, like, “you have no fucking clue.”

[@AC3handle]

@@ryantucker9236 hey, if my tomorrow self could send a few tidibits to my today self... I'm sure I'd be like... 'gedouttaherewiththatshit!'

[@ChefMimsy]

Yep. That hindsight really is 20/20.

[@AC3handle]

@@ChefMimsy ...goddamit. fucking take my upvote and CHOKE ON IT!!!

[@cHriiSzbEe]

“With a Trump presidency which Ultimately is unlikely” boy why couldn’t you be right?

[@marksibley4546]

cHriiSzbEe hang in there it’s only a few more days

[@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869]

Because then we would still be in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan with no exit strategy.

[@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869]

@@marksibley4546 careful what you wish for. You’ll be disappointed either way.

[@mangatom192]

@@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869 How many Americans died in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria combined?

[@bigverybadtom]

@@mangatom192 And you can thank Obama for that.

[@FerretJohn]

Shame so many people didn't pay attention to things like this

[@bramdaman1]

Shame that so many people actually pay attention to things like this. Celebrities and people doing magic tricks... really?

[@FerretJohn]

@@bramdaman1 By your own words then Trump, being a minor Celebrity before, was a just doing a magic trick and you are still want to believe he's Gandalf. We didn't need Penn Jillette to tell us what Trump's nature is like, anybody with eyes can see that, we've had his number since the 80s.

[@bramdaman1]

@@FerretJohn Sorry old man. I was born after the 80s. But seems all the drugs you did during the 60s fried your brain too much for logical thinking and reasoning. I've said it before. The only reason Democrats piss their pants at the thought of Trump, is because he is not eloquent. You would vote for satan as long as he's attractive and well spoken. Stupid people. It's like you've clung to being high school teenagers who only like the "popular" kids. Your mentality reflects it.

[@FerretJohn]

@@bramdaman1 The reason we didn't like him is because he's a malignant narcissist who's never done anything that wasn't for the benefit of himself, he's a con artist who's told so many lies over his lifetime he no longer knows the difference between truth and lies, he's a cheat, a coward, and a fraud. And he's a Loser, because no matter how much his sheep bleet and try to praise his name he's still gone in a month.

[@chasbodaniels1744]

Well said, @FerretJohn. Cheeto is sadly unique in his unsuitability for any public office. What an unqualified POS he is.

[@SolaceOfLyra]

A sobering thought after what has happened...Penn was on point.

[@mikehands61]

What has happened?

[@janandersen8735]

@@mikehands61 Some feelings were hurt.

[@TheCommanderFluffy]

Ultimately unlikely. Fuck, remember when it was ridiculous to think of that as even an idea.

[@calgal5752]

TheCommanderFluffy Doesn't that seem like a VERY long time ago? It sure does to me....

[@jasontaverner391]

@@calgal5752 He won because the DNC tried to ram the most unpopular candidate in history down the public's throat.

[@sirhandsoap3953]

And now we have sleepy Joe, this is getting out of hand!

[@jasontaverner391]

@@sirhandsoap3953 Joe Biden is the last of the The Democratic Leadership Council wing of the party that was going to do whatever it could to hang onto power.

[@gohstdog23]

"Cotton candy made of piss" 🤣😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣😂💀

[@bspoon2529]

😂😂😂😂

[@ancientmariner7372]

Now THAT’S a burn.

[@denisdaly1708]

Penn was so so right.

[@bdf2718]

Nah. His statement was incomplete. However bad you think Trump is, he's worse. And when you take account of the fact than he's worse than you think he is, he's even worse than that.

[@bigverybadtom]

@@bdf2718 Yeah, peace and prosperity sure suck, don't they?

[@mementomori7825]

@@bigverybadtom lol. Your delusion is leaking.

[@bigverybadtom]

@@mementomori7825 No, my honesty is. Childish name-calling is not an answer.

[@buckeyechuck4064]

"I'm not sure you want a President who is taking shots at a carny performer"

[@hijodelaisla275]

That's the problem. Nearly half of voting America DOES want a President like that. They watch his lowest-common-denominator reactions and say, "That's what I was thinking!" They identify with him and his cheap impulses, never considering the value of restraint, rising above and dignity. He has made a mockery of the office.

[@bigverybadtom]

@@hijodelaisla275 Peace and prosperity sure suck, don't they?

[@hijodelaisla275]

@@bigverybadtom What color is the sky in your world?

[@bigverybadtom]

@@hijodelaisla275 Sometimes blue, sometimes black, sometimes dark and light gray, sometimes a combination of blue and white...

[@bigverybadtom]

@Carl Rice Chicagoland area.

[@tobyallen1203]

I appreciate the reasonable analysis though it sounds sadly prophetic now

[@mementomori7825]

How about now?

[@jimmccormick6091]

What I really, really like, is Penn is very candid, and stays on the high ground the whole time. With Trump, MANY MANY MANY of us have slung the mud at some point or another. Penn, in this seven minute interview, represented himself very well. No drama, no name calling, no insults, and when faced with the same from our former POTUS, he candidly says "yeah, we can't have a Potus taking potshots at a Carnie (Penn? You are a bit more than a carnie).

[@hitchslap8802]

Penn is spot-on. I really like him and I'm glad he's looking healthier these days.

[@noiselatrine9862]

+Proton2112 Only in your part of the trailerpark.

[@hitchslap8802]

Proton2112 The USA will never have a wall all the way around it. Such a retarded concept, let alone impossible. We're all open border people, because there will be NO wall.

[@hitchslap8802]

Proton2112 I just said a wall is a stupid idea, and there will not be a wall along any border, dum dum II

[@noiselatrine9862]

+Proton2112 I would love to but you took it away and put a suit and orange wig on. Amazing how you got it to talk,though.

[@loverainthunder]

Just for those who don't know. The "act" we are talking about is usually with a "black" male and could be considered "gay" but the wife is involved.

[@jeffc5974]

This is exactly why he won't release his taxes. Anything anyone can possibly imagine is in there, it is actually worse. If not, he would have released them, in order to prove them wrong.

[@Pat9201]

why is it so important for him to release his tax records when it wasn't important to say...show a birth certificate?

[@jeffc5974]

Because his entire candidacy is based on his abilities as a businessman.

[@Pat9201]

+Jeff C still...obama was potus for 2 and a half years before showing his BC and a requirement to be president is to be born a citizen but yet it was somehow racist to ask obama to show his.

[@Pat9201]

after watching the DOJ in action i don't believe anything they say.

[@jeffc5974]

Pat Somers Why didn't you trust Bush's DoJ? There are valid reasons, I just want to know if you know them.

[@ZenMastaKai]

Great guy..very smart...hell of a magician ...always liked Penn

[@charleybarley914]

I believe Mr Jillette's comment above has been validated.

[@sledgecorp]

"Unlikely." How haunting...

[@knottreel]

Penn is awesome. I like that he cuts though the BS.

[@jodavey]

"All be it unlikely" oh I'm watching this after "Insurrection Day"

[@LouieNeira]

You mean “albeit.” Even back then people knew Trump wasn’t Presidential material.

[@Spaghetti-is-gross]

And it complacency that is what brought us to the present day. We all saw who he was and most looked the other way and said "Eh, he won't make it".

[@noahbriske839]

You mean the failure of our intelligence agencies and local officials that actually had the power to call the national guard in DC ahead of time, or the failure to prepare the capitol police for the crowd that was going to be there? Knowing we've had violent opportunists taking advantage of crowds for almost a year? is that what you mean by "insurrection day"?

[@ronniemaclaine5234]

A unarmed Insurrection that's funny

[@blahblahmeowchow6383]

@@ronniemaclaine5234 that killed policemen, dipshit. Oh, that's right, you only support cops when they're murdering unarmed black people

[@erich6860]

"He's not smart, like presidents smarts" In other words, he's smart enough to work at Wendy's, but not run one.

[@bdf2718]

He's not smart enough to keep a job at Wendy's for more than a couple of hours.

[@erich6860]

@@bdf2718 I made,,, the best, chicken sandwich. That customer is stupid, I heated that chicken perfectly to 130 degrees..... (manager facepalms)

[@TheBrothergreen]

@@erich6860 Nobody knew that chicken patty's were made from chicken, that's what many people are telling me, they had no idea.

[@tombrown8800]

@@erich6860 you made me Laugh My Ass Off. You could start a weight lose program ! That was spot on !

[@RavishingBeyond]

He was smart enough to fool over half the country. Well ok, maybe 3 or 4 million less than half, but ...

[@aborne]

Every day I find something that makes me like Penn even more.

[@magneto44]

even though I don’t agree with him on everything, he’s probably my favorite living thinker

[@jerrylanglois7892]

Yep, he's horrible, and the fact that so many people can't see it ( or don't want to ) shows me the kind of future america is in for.

[@stoneymcneal2458]

@Jerry Langlois. Why do you assume that “so many people” who voted for Trump could not see how “horrible” Trump is?

[@jerrylanglois7892]

@@stoneymcneal2458 Because if they had the intelligence, the perception and common sense to see him for what he really is they wouldn't have voted for him.

[@stoneymcneal2458]

@@jerrylanglois7892 Once again I ask, why do you assume that many who voted for Trump do not see him for the person he is? Thus far, you have only provided a series of opinionated arguments that offer no fact in support, nor demonstrate that you possess any greater intellect than the people you so flippantly toss aside as being mere buffoons. I look forward to your next denigrating set of comments.

[@jerrylanglois7892]

@@stoneymcneal2458So, the EVIDENCE does NOT show trump is an immoral person -- a pathological liar, adulterer, sexual predator, egomaniac, narcissist, buffoon... ? I guess people do see just what they want to see ?

[@EricIrl]

@@jerrylanglois7892 I think you are missing the point. Many people DO see what a horrible person Trump is and THAT'S why they like him.

[@TheRimeOfTheAncientMariner]

Never confuse celebrity with wisdom

[@tylerhutchinson3795]

Ikr! "None of us are as smart as Obama" bruh he isn't smart hes just a good con. Literally went to college as a foreign exchange student and then has a birth certificate as a us citizen. Actually.. maybe Penn is right none of the people who watched that show are smarter than Obama. 😂

[@DeltiBecker]

Exactly, which is why you can't take Penn's opinion seriously. He's a narcissist with a low IQ

[@DeltiBecker]

@KZbin Moderator wow! That's brutal

[@DeltiBecker]

@KZbin Moderator He sure seems like a massive POS

[@DeltiBecker]

@KZbin Moderator I figured. He talks so much shit about everyone. Usually if your one to point fingers, you likely need to realize that you also have big problems that you continuously avoid addressing

[@richardsemuta1089]

I used to think Penn was a dick. But the more I see him speak, the more I realize he's a critical thinker. He speaks in logic, which I love. And he doesn't sugar coat.

[@KevinTKeith]

Kos: "we would be in an America where there are no clear rules, although he gets to decide" Jillette: "he doesn't really have strong convictions and sense of right and wrong; he's not really really smart . . . Trump isn't one of those people" "not that guy! no, not, no! what're you telling - no! no! no!" Oh god . . .

[@freddiesimmons1394]

I was a rabid bernie sanders supporter, and yet I would love to talk to Penn about politics. He has clearly given it a lot of thought and he comes off as very well educated. Excellent person, it seems

[@tbuts5859]

Yeah but Benghazi!

[@ZenCodeMonkey]

Fox news has made you stupid

[@tbuts5859]

ZenCodeMonkey You take yourself very seriously.

[@freddiesimmons1394]

I forgot how his job means he can't... you know... think

[@KodachiC]

Uh, Robert Downy Jr? Owen Wilson? John Voight? Kelsey Grammar?

Everybody should see this.

[@SnowTiger45]

I used to like Penn Jillette. Now I LOVE HIM ! His honesty is refreshing.

[@runmarkrunheinrich]

I didn't see this until now but for a few years I have observed the following: 1) There is no bottom. 2) The cruelty is the point, not an accidental byproduct of their policy. 3) If you ever for a moment think, "they would never....", they will.

[@magneto44]

well said

[@Akira-ss6cm]

"The first sign that things are about to get a lot worse for minorities is when the racism stops being euphemistic." -Ian Danskin, *The Alt-Right Playbook*

[@ed167]

How prophetic. He really was spot on.

[@robertacolarette1594]

Smart man. He was able to assess him completely after being with him for just five weeks. He’s right about everything.

[@anomalous3039]

This is one of the best assessments of Donald Trump I have heard.

[@sirkrutchbluesman3009]

I AGREE WHOLE HEARTEDLY 👍👏👍

[@okrajoe]

Interesting discussion - thanks for posting.

[@benpholmes]

Thumbs up if you're actually watching this post- election of November 2016.

[@true_matt]

👍

[@jandrews6254]

Watching post 2020 election after four of the most horrifically abominable years in history, where whiney brat donnie has now lost to Biden but will not be a big boy and concede. Preferring to take the whole country into chaos and misery. In the middle of a pandemic with over 250,000 Americans dead, due to his mismanagement While he’s cost taxpayers $340m to play golf for an entire years worth of his....whatever you call it. Hardly a “presidency”. Doesn’t sit in on intelligence meetings Hasn’t sat in on the covid briefings for five months. Pence fills him in every once in a while. If he can catch trump before or after his golf games. But has tried his best to get the US, and presumably its allies (such that are left) into a war with Iran

[@abbaszaidi8371]

@@jandrews6254 and now, 4 weeks later..... Riots and death at the Capitol Calls for the 25th Amendment Another impeachment. What’s next before 20th January?

[@acemak14721]

@@abbaszaidi8371 I’m really relieved this shit show is coming to an end.

[@emmaduncan2991]

Penn is obviously a thoughtful, smart man.

[@jmshaw357]

...since he hates Trump

[@shawnpitman876]

boy, you sure like to make shit up. did you not hear where Penn said he was the person in the room who most liked Trump? oh wait, that doesn't fit your preconceived notion so you pretend it was never said, cause you're a delusional fuck-knuckle.

[@waynefeller8824]

If you get a chance, check out his radio show, or his series "Bullshit". He wrote a lot of the material. He is a very old school Libertarian, and a fascinating example of a free thinker.

[@DIESEL0759]

@@GunRunner3 @Johann H. +Johann H. I'll go you one better. What are the chances you have a point somewhere? The answer is not very good. I wholeheartedly encourage you to "look for an apology from Jillette". Not sure what he should be apologizing for, but hey, logic doesn't count for much in the world of Trump. Nor does brainpower or common sense. Like attracts like. It's why the overwhelming majority of TrumpZombies (TM) are blithering idiots, such as yourself.

[@D.A.-Espada]

@@GunRunner3 You're assuming far too much. You're assuming that you know what exactly it is that she's affirming his intelligence by and anyone can tell that what you're saying isn't it. She's saying that his insights and articulation are what make him intelligent. Not that she agrees with what he says Sam Harris, who is a pompous arrogant intellectual is obviously very smart. I acknowledge his well working mind despite the fact I dislike him as a person and for many of his ideas. And before you ask how I can can say he's both smart and has less than desirable ideas or that they are at least divergent from mine, I'll say that I understand how he arrived at his conclusions which are through false premises and what I feel are faulty ideals but nonetheless, I understand the logic employed. It's ignorant to assume what someone means in the way in which you assumed about the person you replied to.

[@brianbrian6202]

This should be required viewing before voting.

[@jatodd3746]

MAGA morons didn't even look up the word "Tariff" until AFTER they voted.

[@Mark-qg8hm]

Even Penn Jillette underestimated how bad Donny Drumpf was going to be.

[@elroyfudbucker6806]

Interesting that you used the name Drumpf, because I heard somewhere that his grandfather was named Drumpf & either he changed it to Trump when he emigrated to the US or Donald's father, Fred changed it.

[@Mark-qg8hm]

@@elroyfudbucker6806 Ummmm yeah, everyone knows. That's why he's called Drumpf. Keep the fuck up.

[@magneto44]

@@Mark-qg8hm chill dude

[@the19kings]

When I was a young kid around 12 or so, me and my mom had started watching this show together. We were pretty poor, sharing a house with my grandparents and this show let me imagine what it was to be successful and rich. It was my first real introduction to Trump. Of course it was always edited ti make him out to be the smartest, and savviest person there. I started to grow up and stopped watching after the second season, the show had lost its allure for me. I was opening my eyes to the true nature of the world and knew that being rich isn't hard, you just have to not give a damn about anyone else. Im not saying all rich people are unempathetic, but it certainly helps you to become and stay rich if you are.

[@leeannrorex1509]

I'd say you're spot on with that. I will say that it depends on the level of rich. there's no way a nice person can become a billionaire. No way.

[@garryferrington811]

Well, investing helps. Mutual funds, for example.

[@Ajayfray]

Who’s here after Capitol Hill? 🤚🏻

[@Moon62118]

Isn't it weird ... I always knew Trump was a blowhard ... So did Penn apparently

[@nickbishop7838]

Yep 🤚🏻

[@jamessilver6429]

@@Moon62118 did he know trump would be just about the best president ever, maybe the best ?? who you gonna believe me, don lemon, or the washington post ? answ.if you don't wanna be a loser believe me .

[@purcellparker366]

@@jamessilver6429 Hey bud you might want to check yourself...your ignorance is showing 🙊. Of course Trump would seem to be the best president to someone like you.

[@AJ-oj5eu]

Yeah, ever wondered why that might be? How about "it's a smear campaign by the algorithm that decides what should be in your home feed". Anybody else stumbling through here that wants to take the word of someone (who, I should point out, makes a living by deceiving people on a weekly basis) on somebody else's character, needs to think twice

[@megabsupreme]

I have always loved Penn & Teller. Their message, be it whimsical or social, has always been relayed intelligently. Penn always has something profound to say, and Teller expounds with more insight in silence than Trump and his supporters do with all the coverage Fox News biases toward them. Well said on all points, Penn. Looking at this after 4 years of Trump have come and gone . . . it's surreal seeing this now. Did anyone understand how bad it would be??? Thank goodness, it's over. 😌

[@DvLnDsGyZ]

"However bad you think he is, he's worse". Fast forward to 2020 when all hell breaks loose.

[@MrAceMcGee]

Fast forward to the first 2020 so-called Presidential debate!

[@billtmarchi4320]

Ya the leftist dems decided to destroy America when their effort to steal the white house in 2016 failed. And americ a elected a real American. Trumps desire is to save America from career corrupt politicians. To bad you're to stupid to see that.

[@Spanishdog17]

@@billtmarchi4320 Typical Trump fanboy. Can't spell, worships someone he never met, and thinks in black and white.

[@billtmarchi4320]

@@Spanishdog17 two that's me trump fanboy, here with my gun rights still intact, with a tax cut and not a raise in taxes, here with my free speech rights that Obama tried to take away and here still with my religious freedoms that Obama tried to take away. And fanboy here with higher wages and fewer illegals to compete with, and NO NEW WARS. UNLIKE OBAMA AND HILLARY AND JOE BIDEN WHO STARTED SEVEN NEW WARS And gave our enemies millions of tax dollars to fund terrorism. Yep I'm a trump fan. And proud to be a trump fan And American.

[@Spanishdog17]

@@billtmarchi4320 Lol Trump put the US in an illegal war with Yemen. He's a Saudi puppet just like Obama and Bush. You really think he's special? Maybe you should do research from some place that isn't Fox or Infowars. The shit you get information from obviously rots your brain.

[@codediporpal]

What the fuck? Trump demanded Penn support him for president or he wouldn't win on the Apprentice? This would actually be big news if Trump wasn't already such a disaster.

[@Vinylfiend60]

No, it's just more bullshit from the entertainment wing of the anti-Trump forces. Don't believe everything an entertainer says they're just people. People with strong motives of their own.

[@monkeykiss1988]

Trump is a piece of shit. Even Trump supports are backing away from him the more Trump opens his mouth.

[@sherrymiller2302]

You're doing a Hillary, codediporpal... check the size of your nose now....

[@codediporpal]

Sherry Miller Your comment makes no sense.

[@timbaker2716]

+codediporpal Most Trump supporter don't make sense. LOL!

[@ErzengelDesLichtes]

I know Penn thinks he isn’t “Presidential level smart”, but based on the Dunning-Kruger effect (the smarter you are, the more you realize you aren’t smart, the less you know the more confident you are that you’re right) that just means he IS that smart. I really wish he could actually be president. He knows how to surround himself with experts from P&TBS. He clearly has strong moral convictions but is willing to change his mind when he sees evidence...

[@doe-dw9lo]

that’s not how it works. penn’s a good personality, but don’t think just because someone’s level-headed that they’re just gonna be great at any profession. and you’ve even misinterpreted the dunning-kruger effect -it doesn’t automatically mean that your brain’s boosted, it just means he know his limits. honestly this just sounds like self assurance.

[@Emanistan]

Writing from April of 2018, it's scary that less than two years ago the prospect of a sitting president tweeting out insults at a comedian was absurd enough to send both interviewer and interviewee into guffaws. Now it's everyday reality.

[@MrKelly-ur7ek]

I enjoy Penn's work but I'm not basing my vote on his anecdotes.

[@writerconsidered]

And you shouldn't. You should base your vote on your own conviction. That being said Penn was right.

[@BHallBrowser]

Chilling ending...... and now we are living it!

[@Rekaert]

"A Trump presidency, which ultimately is unlikely ..." Good call.

[@125southernnh2]

He wasn't supposed to win. In actuality, he cheated.

[@bobvance7427]

@@125southernnh2 how

[@ohboyhowdy1373]

That's what everyone says when they don't get their way with who becomes President. "Oh, he cheated!" Get over yourself.

[@lachousalle31]

Yep, he underestimated the stupidity of Americans.

[@ohboyhowdy1373]

@@lachousalle31 that's more like it

[@thejconstantine3081]

Even the KZbin algorithm can’t move on from former president trump.

[@President-Ratman]

The KZbin algorithm is based on what YOU watch so either you watch Pen and Teller or you watch videos of people talking negatively about former president trump

[@Eyagsf]

How prophetic this is in 2020 😩

[@Karadum]

Watching this now feels so much more spot-on and also sad.

[@Murderbot2000]

This is even more surreal considering that this was a reality show. It’s as if we’ve had a reality show in the White House this past 3 1/2 years.

[@Awesomes007]

Love you Penn. Truth to power.

[@vinceedwards3978]

Exactly what Penn points out on Trump and his intelligence is exactly what I have said all along. Yeah, Trump is smart, but he is now way as smart as he thinks he is!

[@AudioGuyBrian]

Trump is not actually smart. He is a dumbass.

[@jefflake5897]

Wow. This aged well.

[@numbers9to0]

"...when you are President, you can't do that!" Oh, well...

[@Nigelrathbone1]

I just now formed a much higher opinion and respect for Penn Gillette. He would do well in congress as a Democrat.

[@OHHHmyDoggg]

How would he ever get sworn in?

[@DisposableSupervillainHenchman]

@@OHHHmyDogggWhat do you mean?

[@Amy-gn6zw]

Turns out he was right. 🤦‍♀️

[@3TNT3]

Does anybody happen to know how Penn goes from saying that he thinks Dump is, *on some level*, a good person, and he kind of likes him, to a minute or two later saying that when his friends talk about howwwww awful they think Dump is, that he tells them, no matter howwwwwww bad they think he is, he's worse? I don't get it.

[@Passenger95]

I think Penn is apparently one of the few public American voices left who is able to delineate between "good person" and "good president." Meaning, if I were drunk at a bar, there are very few people I think it would be more fun to have drunk-yelling conspiracy theories next to me than Donald Trump. But I also don't necessarily want the fun and crazy drunk at the bar making policy decisions that affect every life in the country. We have to be able to start making that distinction in America, or there will come an election in 4,8, maybe even 12 years time from which we will never recover.

[@3TNT3]

@@Passenger95 Well, the only thing that makes sense to me is if when he said, 'No matter howwwww bad you think he is, he's worse,' that he meant strictly in regards to his ability to operate in the position of President of the United States, and all of what that entails in order to do so competently, effectively, and with a level head and temperament. But then I would still be wondering how in the world he could possibly think that Donald Dump is a decent guy. Because I think it's quite clear that he is some form of monster. And I think you underestimate just howwwwwwww bad Donald Dump is if you don't think that he, himself, would be someone that if he had been re-elected, that that would be the election that we would never recover from. He has already caused an unbelievable amount of damage to this country that will probably take at least 50 years, or more, to recover from. And if he had been reelected, or does get reelected in the future, that, I can assure you, willlllllll be an election of which we will most definitely never recover from.

[@sargemanaustin]

"pretending to be part of something that isnt real" ohhhhh the irony

[@lmacdonald1281]

Just ask Rosie and Michael the depths of t’s pettiness. It is boundless.

[@qhsperson]

Boy, was he ever right. On the nose.

[@NMChe56]

Wow...look at where we are now

[@larapalma3744]

And now

[@alisontunny9362]

How alarmingly true!..

[@davefleming1117]

Love Penn . He is BRILLIANT

[@doubledragon9530]

"However bad you think he is, he's worse." Day-um.

[@pkerit308]

Penn thinks George Washington was a prick. Contemporary reports show that Washington was very highly respected

[@writerconsidered]

Respecting pricks is a real thing. And Washington should be respected. You need to learn more about human nature.

[@proned2stoned]

Contemporary reports at the time, reveal the American public didnt like MLK at his height of popularity. Sooooooo.....

[@sanford943]

I haven't listened to Penn's podcast in a long time even though I really like it. Just not enought time with all the other stuff I listen to. For as much as he disagrees with him he still thinks or at least here that Trump is in some ways good guy. I wonder if there is any body he really hates. He seem like he is a really good guy. He thinks wants to find some good in any one. I wonder after almost two years what he thinks of Trump now.

[@itsawrapent]

And he says I like this guy.... but this man can not be president... I mean that’s some honesty for ur ass

[@StygianStyle]

I always wished someone would ask Trump "How can you fire someone if they haven't been hired by you?"

[@Mark-yb1sp]

Martin It’s like any other place of work: the one in charge can do the firing. You don’t have to be hired by the person who fired you, they just have to be in charge.

[@toddjones1480]

Trump wasn't in charge of anything on that show. He didn't even have any say about who was fired.

[@humanforotherhumans]

@@toddjones1480 just like his administration. Trump is clueless.

[@bigverybadtom]

@@humanforotherhumans So clueless he brought us years of peace and prosperity.

[@humanforotherhumans]

@@bigverybadtom There was war in the USA and Trump brought peace? There are no longer poverty in the USA?

[@AlexReynard]

Good video, but the giant stupid banner crowding out the images I could do without.

[@TheDavidlloydjones]

This is an intelligent and reasonable man.

[@randyrudd5485]

Arthur Scott what has college got to do with innate, native intellect ?!?! NOTHING....

[@carasmussen27]

I met him in Vegas and took part in his show. That was so fun.

[@metalvalar]

"A Trump presidency is unlikley".... well now's a reallity.

[@pauljohnson3340]

You don't have to be a genius to see what has been happening since President Trump was elected. Jobs being added all over the place, the Dow at record levels. You just insulted a whole lot of people by calling us who see through the lies of the Jackass Party stupid. Nice one, dude.

[@biffhardsteel1601]

Paul Johnson These idiots : A• Cannot stand the thought that DJT is now the biggest, and most important person on the planet. Such jealously. • B If they Think Hillary = Honest & Trump = Crooked, then they have lost all touch with reality, and therefore, undeserving of sane people's time.

[@biffhardsteel1601]

Ender Skies The American voter ..Are you talking about the ones who elected a guy from Kenya, a community organizer with ties and friendships in terrorism...that let our brave marine patriots and our ambassador DIE IN BENGHAZI WITHOUT RAISING A FINGER TO HELP,, The one that ran guns to Mexico under a false flag to help usher in gun control but only ended up in getting Americans killed...the one that sent pallets of money to Iran..AND gave them a path to nuclear weapons.... that voting Bloc? yeah maybe...

[@rasix6]

Thanks Russia!

[@stolly27]

MAYBE YOU SHOULD TAKE YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR ASS THEN YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND YOU.

[@johnwhitehead5457]

So ...this is what I'm hearing. "Yea...I really don't like DJT, I'm voting for the baked potato and Communist narcissist.

[@vonsuthoff]

*Penn, you have no idea how right you were four years ago...* Trump has no real convictions... Trump is not very smart. Bottom line... Nailed him! And bravo for holding your own standards!

[@Leahh823]

This makes sense. Penn should have won this show based on the criteria and his showmanship. Penn’s show in the finale blew Trace’s show out of the water. I always wondered why Penn lost; he was clearly the winner.

[@booates]

Woah I haven't seen Penn in awhile, he looks so different

[@alandesgrange9703]

Now do Biden!!!!

[@dangerouslytalented]

He looks like a different man. He looks like a small man doing a dead on Penn Gillette impersonation.

[@TheNewVivec]

dangerouslytalented He does

[@lisarice4402]

Penn saved his own life by losing over 100 pounds - that's why he appears so different.

[@angelamillard6418]

January 29, 2021. We still aren't sure what will happen next

[@bwsupyours4479]

Three years later thanks for the warning!lol #TooLate

[@violetblue1924]

Actually no look in youtube. Several interviews were given, BEFORE the presidency. Wouldn’t have done any good anyway. Between Russia and Comeys last minute warning about Hilary, this is what we’re stuck with. He will try to overturn the 8 years only in office or his family will run. Watch and see. Families like his don’t give up power easily once they are given it. Hence his attraction to people like Kim Jong Un and Putin. Hang on to your hats.

[@canisxv9869]

@@violetblue1924 I agree more with the Atheistic point of world view but Good lord, we cant endure another 4 years of Donald Trump. Every time i think some of his actions are extremly cringy and extremly rude he somehow manages to top that. The way this is going im really concerned whats going to happen in the future.

[@duwanmorrison2492]

@@violetblue1924 you called it. He cannot give up power.

[@chrisalberts9125]

George Bush is smart? well he did manage to dodge that shoe that one time...

[@dominikfrohlich6253]

KZbin is amazing. Like a crystal ball in reverse.

[@magneto44]

it’s a great way to see who the grifters and real deals were at the time

[@patrickvanrinsvelt4466]

Sounds like the show was like his golf game.