Bill O’Reilly told Matt Lauer that Donald Trump “has been good for politics in America” in a “Today” interview Tuesday.
O’Reilly insisted, “Everybody else is bashing the hell out of Donald Trump. That’s the chic thing to do, but he has engaged people. He has forced them to pay attention, and they are paying attention, and that is good for America.” (RELATED: Ceasefire Over: Trump Attacks Fox News As Haven For ‘Trump Haters’)
O’Reilly told Lauer, “I just think this is an extension of his reality show, ‘The Apprentice.’ This is just theater right now. He get’s a lot of attention from the theater. There are a lot of people who like him because he is the non-politician.”
In regards to Trump’s pension for using Twitter, the Fox host said, “This tweeting thing, is like the worst thing you could give Donald Trump.” (RELATED: #AskTrump Goes As Well As You Might Think)
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