{"id":2467685,"date":"2025-07-28T12:44:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T16:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-maher-wrong-about-trumps-tariffs-i-gotta-own-it\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T12:46:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T16:46:00","slug":"bill-maher-wrong-about-trumps-tariffs-i-gotta-own-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-maher-wrong-about-trumps-tariffs-i-gotta-own-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Maher \u2018wrong\u2019 about Trump\u2019s tariffs: \u2018I gotta own it\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbill-maher-wrong-about-trumps-tariffs-i-gotta-own-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2467685&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Comedian Bill Maher admitted he was wrong about the economic impact of President Donald Trump&#8217;s tariffs, acknowledging that they did not damage the economy as he initially predicted. Speaking on his Club Random podcast with political commentator Brian Tyler Cohen, Maher noted that despite widespread expectations, the tariffs did not &#8220;sink the economy.&#8221; He pointed to record-high stock markets and everyday observations of people living normally as evidence against a depression. Maher emphasized the importance of honesty and avoiding partisanship in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/software-firm-rejects-woke-workplace-saying-we-are-not-a-social-impact-company\/\" title=\"Software Firm Rejects Woke Workplace, Saying \u2018We Are Not A Social Impact Company\u2019\">political discussions<\/a>. The conversation also touched on the difficulty of making predictions in politics and economics. Additionally, the article references Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent trade announcements<\/a>, including a 15% tariff on European Union imports, aiming to pressure trade negotiations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bill Maher &lsquo;wrong&rsquo; about Trump&rsquo;s tariffs: &lsquo;I gotta own it&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2183501\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Comedian Bill Maher said he was wrong about President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3483627\/trump-disputes-netanyahu-gaza-starvation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3482300\/trump-floats-rebate-checks-tariff-revenue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tariffs<\/a> Monday, saying they didn&rsquo;t &ldquo;sink the economy&rdquo; like he initially thought.<\/p>\n<p>Maher was speaking with political YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen about Trump, during which the latter described &ldquo;the onus&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3483170\/democratic-popularity-falls-further-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats<\/a> must pursue amid the Trump presidency. Maher advised Cohen to &ldquo;be honest&rdquo; and avoid partisanship, saying, &ldquo;I will always call it as I see it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3483856\/democrats-texas-redistricting-fight-20-million-super-pac-fund\/\">Democrats suit up for Texas redistricting fight with $20 million super PAC fund<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3483888\/illinois-law-letting-police-remove-squatters\/\">Illinois law letting police remove squatters goes into effect next year<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3483887\/dallas-sued-ordinances-repealed-death-star-law\/\">Dallas to be sued if ordinances aren&rsquo;t repealed for violating &#8216;Death Star&#8217; law<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Maher cited Trump&rsquo;s use of tariffs as an example, saying he was among &ldquo;probably most people&rdquo; who believed tariffs would have a negative effect on the nation, but &ldquo;that didn&rsquo;t happen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But look, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald ... Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">stock market<\/a> is at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President ...\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">record highs<\/a>. I know not everybody lives by the stock market, but I also drive around. I don&rsquo;t see a country in a depression at all. I see people out there just living their lives,&rdquo; Maher said Monday on his <em>Club Random<\/em> podcast.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CBLvNb5Ehgs?si=OFyYRPeXEbw1hXcI&amp;start=1009\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I would&rsquo;ve thought, and I gotta own it, that these tariffs were going to f***ing sink this economy by this time, and they didn&rsquo;t! So how do we deal with that fact, cause that&rsquo;s the fact?&rdquo; Maher said.<\/p>\n<p>Cohen said one way to deal with this is to not make predictions, since it&rsquo;s &ldquo;really f***ing difficult to predict anything.&rdquo; He joked that if he was good at predicting the future, former Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3483471\/ratcliffe-john-brennan-hillary-clinton-statute-of-limitations-russiagate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hillary Clinton<\/a> would have won the 2016 election, and he wouldn&rsquo;t have sold his Netflix stock in 2010.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3479222\/trump-trade-deal-japan-15-percent-reciprocal-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP ANNOUNCES TRADE DEAL WITH JAPAN WORTH $550B, IMPLEMENTING 15% RECIPROCAL TARIFFS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Maher feuded with actor John Leguizamo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3470755\/bill-maher-illegal-immigration-john-leguizamo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">over immigration<\/a>. The actor said there is &ldquo;plenty of room&rdquo; for immigrants, but Maher disagreed, saying a key issue is the &ldquo;resources&rdquo; needed to take in immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>Trump announced Sunday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3483413\/trump-announces-eu-trade-deal-with-15-percent-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">a 15% tariff<\/a> on most imports from the European Union, <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">including automobile imports. 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