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Sycophancy in stereo as former Trump hater Michael Cohen loses his nerve
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- Michael Cohen, once a fierce critic of Donald Trump who testified against him in 2019, conducted a surprisingly deferential and sycophantic radio interview with the former president, addressing him as “boss” and “sir.”
- Despite their past mutual animosity, including Cohen’s role in arranging hush money payments and his prison time for covering Trump’s “dirty deeds,” the interview saw Cohen allowing Trump’s claims to go largely unchallenged.
- Cohen, who has applied for a presidential pardon, appeared to soften his stance, though he has not fully recanted his previous accusations against Trump, instead emphasizing forgiveness without forgetting.
- Trump praised Cohen for “recanting” and criticized the media and polls as “crooked,” while Cohen nostalgically recalled their past collaboration and defended Trump’s claims about the economy and border issues.
- The reunion was viewed skeptically by observers, with one likening it to the betrayal of Julius Caesar by Brutus, highlighting the dramatic reversal in Cohen’s attitude toward Trump.
