As reported by Newsbusters, On Monday's Today show, interviewer Hoda Kotb sat down with very vocal Democratic supporter Ellen DeGeneres, who offered perhaps the funniest thing the comedienne has ever said (which, admittedly, isn't saying much): “I’m not like a political person in any way.”
Huh??
Providing no pushback against the sheer ludicrousness of the statement, Kotb gushed:
“Despite her stand against having President Trump on her show, Ellen doesn’t shy away from using her platform to comment on his policies.”
Kotb went on to completely contradict herself:
“With all this stuff that’s going on politically and all that, a lot of comedians are getting in on it. They’re having fun in late night. But you don’t go near the stuff.”
In response, Ellen completely contradicted herself:
“Oh, I do.”
What was going on?
Today then played a clip of the syndicated daytime talk show host commenting on the President:
“No one has undermined Donald Trump more than Donald Trump.”
Ellen explained to Kotb her feelings about Donald Trump and his "divisive" presidency:
"I mean, it’s hard to ignore what this man is doing. I’m not like a political person in any way, but, you know, when you have a president who is so divisive and who is really tearing us all apart and not bringing us together and not, you know, showing us all in the best light, I can’t support that."
Curiously, DeGeneres loves Barack Obama, who was arguably the most divisive president in history.
Here are a few stories exemplifying Ellen's "non-political" nature:
• Seriously? Ellen DeGeneres Turns to Hillary Clinton to Ask: Can Trump Last Four Years?
• Ellen DeGeneres: Wouldn’t Have Trump on Show, He’s ‘Dangerous for the Country’
• Ellen Whines: Hillary ‘Cannot Catch a Break’ With E-Mail Scandal
• Ellen Whines Over ‘Amazing’ Hillary Being Held to ‘Different Standard’
• ‘Political Ally’ Ellen DeGeneres to Hillary Clinton: Pick Me as Veep?
• Fonda and DeGeneres Love ‘Amazing,’ ‘Exciting,’ ‘Smart’ Hillary Clinton
• Ellen Hails Hillary: ‘You Know What a Supporter I Am’
In 2016, DeGeneres fought against a law supporting religious freedom in Mississippi; that same year, she gave over $40,000 toward Democratic causes.
Lastly, and most stunningly, this was the supposedly apolitical talk show host's goodbye to Barack Obama at the end of his second term:
Not political at all.
