Ex-Trump fixer Michael Cohen is hosting the president on his radio show
Former Trump associate Michael Cohen interviewed Donald Trump on his radio show, marking a surprising public reconciliation between the two former adversaries. Trump praised Cohen for recanting his previous testimony, while Cohen confirmed he has resubmitted a pardon application.
Why it matters
The reunion underscores the fluid nature of political alliances within the Trump orbit and the potential for high-profile legal and political shifts.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump appeared Thursday on his former fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen’s radio show, holding a stunning public reunion with the man who once called him a “Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain” and testified against him both in court and before Congress.
For Cohen, who served prison time for his role in what he said was covering up Trump’s “dirty deeds,” it was the culmination of a behind-the-scenes detente that would have been impossible to imagine several years ago.
The interview, part of which aired on Cohen’s 77 WABC radio program Thursday evening and which will air in full Sunday, was an exceptionally friendly affair, with only passing reference to the men’s tumultuous history.
“They weaponized you like nobody’s ever been weaponized, like few have been,” Trump told Cohen.
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