Charlamagne tha God Says Democrats Undermine Their Own Warnings by ‘Playing Footsie’ With Donald Trump [WATCH]

Radio host Charlamagne tha God criticized Democratic leaders for working cooperatively with President Donald Trump despite years of portraying him as a “fascist” and a danger to the country.

In an interview with Mediaite’s Colby Hall for the “Press Club” program, Charlamagne said Democrats have weakened their own arguments by engaging warmly with the same political figure they have warned the public about, as reported by The New York Post.

He pointed to former President Barack Obama as an example, referencing a video of Obama and Trump appearing friendly at former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral in January.

“You wouldn’t be playing footsie with a fascist at a funeral, right, President Obama?” Charlamagne asked.

WATCH : Trump starts speaking into Barack Obama’s ear. Obama starts cracking up.

Kamala Harris turns around and looks at them in disgust. pic.twitter.com/jdAm9x5MYW

— Officer Lew (@officer_Lew) January 9, 2025

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The “Breakfast Club” host had already raised concerns earlier in the year about that interaction.

In March, he said, “I’m sure everybody saw the video of Barack Obama and Donald Trump being all chummy, chummy, Barack Obama showing his teeth. Here’s the reason I don’t like that. I’ve been alive 46 years. I have never heard people refer to a political opponent, or liken them to Hitler. Never said, never heard them, never heard them be called a fascist.”

WATCH : Charlamagne on Obama laughing with Trump at Carter funeral: “After you went so hard calling somebody a threat to democracy and calling somebody a fascist and now you just chummy chummy with the man? You told us he was a threat to democracy. To me, that’s just terrible… pic.twitter.com/FbuKYK49UJ

— Officer Lew (@officer_Lew) January 11, 2025

He said the same contradiction applied to President Joe Biden, who called Trump “a threat to democracy” yet welcomed him to the White House after the 2024 election.

“The problem I have is when politicians use that language but then don’t act like that person is what you just told us that person was,” Charlamagne said.

“And what that does, right, if you’re Joe Biden and you say Donald Trump is a threat to democracy, but then when Donald Trump wins the presidency, you’re standing outside the White House saying, ‘Welcome home!’”

This 19 second clip had to break Kamala, Joy Reid, The View and every other leftist lunatic…

Joe Biden acknowledges Trump as president-elect, smiles, shakes his hand, and says, “Welcome back.”

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— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) November 13, 2024

Charlamagne also criticized New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani for saying Trump is a fascist while simultaneously asserting that he could work with him.

“That’s not how fascism works,” Charlamagne said. “Never in the history of mankind has somebody worked with a fascist, and it’s worked. Like, that’s actually how you normalize fascism.”

Charlamagne argued that Democrats’ actions weaken the meaning of their language.

“Think about the fear that you’re instilling in people when you call somebody a fascist. When you say that they’re the next Hitler. Think about what that does to society,” he said.

“But then you politicians, y’all are in the White House just having a drink together and saying y’all can work together.”

Toward the end of the interview, Hall asked Charlamagne about House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who had recently called him “Charlatan the Fraud.”

Charlamagne dismissed the insult as “corny” and said he had nicknames of his own for Jeffries—“Chuck E. Cheese Obama” and “AIPAC Shakur.”

Charlamagne Tha God: “People are angry. So why is Hakeem Jeffries talking like he’s Chuck E. Cheese Obama? Like, what are we doing? What are we doing? Come on, man. Come on. Clearly, the Democrats don’t have the leaders they need to meet the moment. OK, fine. Anyone who was a fan… pic.twitter.com/NaoAbbjU6c

— RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) October 30, 2025

He added, “I don’t even know him. It’s impossible for me to have a real beef with a politician. … I pay a lot of money in taxes. So, I reserve the right to criticize any of our elected officials. That’s literally what America is all about.”

Fox News Digital reported that representatives for Obama and Mamdani were contacted for comment. A representative for Jeffries did not immediately respond.

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