Actor Sacha Baron Cohen is doing a bit of an about face on Donald Trump, giving the president praise as a man of “brilliance” while noting that the left too quickly dismissed Trump as a “nincompoop.”
\n\nOn the eve of the opening of his latest movie based on his satirical rapper character, Ali G, Cohen sat down with Josh Horowitz of the Happy Sad Confused podcast on Wednesday and delivered some uncharacteristically complimentary words about Trump.
\n\nCohen recalls having interviewed Trump for 40 minutes more than two decades ago when he was producing his Da Ali G Show TV series. Trump was then a New York real estate mogul and had not yet run for president when the interview was arranged. Cohen noted that unlike some of the other important persons he interviewed during the show, Trump was not punctual for the interview.
\n\n“As Ali G, I had the privilege of sitting with some of the smartest and most powerful people in the world, and all of them were punctual,” Cohen said. “Donald Trump kept us waiting for about 40 minutes.”
\n\nIt wasn’t just out of disorganization on Trump’s part, either. “It really was a power move,” Cohen said, adding…
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