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19. I always recall an interview he did with Bill Maher

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 12:28 PM

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Back when President Narcissist started his campaign in 2016. Adams explained what Trump was doing with the racist Birther nonsense - which he didn't start but coopted to boost his national profile.

https://blogs.bu.edu/ellisrp/2016/06/sobering-scott-adams-interview-about-trump-on-real-time/

He explained it as a con man's gambit - "Pacing and Leading" (which comes from NLP). I thought he nailed Trump's M.O. pretty accurately, and he was anything but complementary.

And then he endorsed him. RIP I guess.

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I always recall an interview he did with Bill Maher maxsolomon Tuesday #19

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