Maher Shreds Sean Penn For Meeting With Castro, Chavez After Actor Criticizes Hbo Host’s Trump Meeting

HBO big Bill Maher accused character Sean Penn of being a hypocrite this week aft nan character slammed nan comedian’s gathering pinch President Donald Trump.

During nan latest section of Maher’s "Club Random" podcast, nan comedian and governmental commentator called retired Penn’s meetings pinch world dictators erstwhile nan character pointed retired that he wouldn’t person gone to meal pinch Trump for illustration Maher had.

"Really, you meet pinch f---ing Castro and Hugo Chavez, but not nan President of nan United States?" Maher asked. 

The disagreement came while nan 2 discussed Maher’s gathering pinch nan president astatine nan White House successful April. Maher has maintained that nan gathering pinch Trump was "gracious and measured" and suggested nan president was a different man successful backstage than he appears connected camera.

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HBO big Bill Maher and character Sean Penn sparred complete nan actor's meetings pinch Latin American dictators during a caller section of Maher's podcast.  (Screenshot/Club Random)

Penn met pinch late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez successful Caracas successful 2007. According to Chavez astatine nan time, he and nan character discussed "why nan (U.S.) empire attacks Chavez truthful much."

The character besides met pinch precocious Cuban communist dictator Fidel Castro years prior, arsenic good arsenic Raul Castro successful 2008.

Maher began by asking Penn whether he believed having dinner pinch Trump was nan correct move. The character said he could spot nan reasons why Maher would spell to meal pinch Trump, but admitted he wished nan meal was perceived arsenic "less successful" for nan president than it was, aliases that Maher had little praise for Trump’s demeanor during their evening together.

Maher disputed that point, stating, "Well, it was little successful because I ne'er stopped saying each nan things I’ve ever said astir him. It would person been successful if he had someway seduced maine into supporting him. So it wasn’t successful."

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President Donald Trump and comedian Bill Maher met astatine nan White House successful April.  (Getty Images)

"The only logic I would not judge an invitation is because I see, I spot nary – it’s a agelong flight," Penn said, struggling to springiness his answer.

Maher trim him disconnected mid-thought, bringing up his meetings pinch nan Latin American dictators. 

Penn defended himself, saying location were bully things that came retired of those meetings.

"Yeah, I saw bully results travel retired of immoderate of those things successful position of nan agendas that I had… I conscionable personally wouldn't spot thing that was said successful nan room, including nan personality," he added, appearing to propose taking Trump astatine look worth was beyond nan pale.

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Maher changeable back, "It's not a matter of trusting it. It's a matter of seeing it, a matter of experiencing it, a matter of knowing it. It's for illustration saying, 'I don't want this aesculapian trial because, you know, I don't want to know.' I want to know."

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"Fair enough," Penn replied.