Piers Morgan slammed by Jim Jefferies after defending Donald Trump on US talk show Real Time with Bill Maher
'You just like that you won The Apprentice and have a friend, mate'
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Australian comedian Jim Jefferies has lashed out at Piers Morgan for defending Donald Trump on US talk show, Real Time with Bill Maher.
The panel was talking about Trump's Muslim ban when Morgan took exception to it being branded such, much to the ire of Jefferies.
"There is no Muslim ban," Morgan stated. "This is the hysteria I'm talking about; 85% of the world's Muslims are allowed in the country."
“Oh, f*ck off," Jefferies immediately snapped. "This is what you do, Piers. You say ‘He hasn’t done this, he hasn’t done that, he’s not going to do all these things."
He continued: “Give him a f*cking chance mate - Hitler didn’t kill the Jews on the first day, he worked up to it.”
The comedian didn't stop there.
“You just like that you won The Apprentice and you have a famous friend, mate,“ he said, to laughs from the crowd.
Morgan retorted: “You’re losing your audience because you’re sounding unpleasant,“ to which Jefferies asked the uproarious crowd: “Am I losing you?”
You can watch the full exchange below.
Following the show, Morgan addressed the moment on Twitter.
Just last week, John Oliver stated he was anxious not to make his show Last Week Tonight all about Trump.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments