Chelsea Handler slams Donald Trump: ‘He's not a real person’
Chelsea Handler doesn’t hold back.
The Chelsea host, who supported Hillary Clinton, was Trevor Noah’s guest on The Daily Show Thursday and discussed her feelings on the outcome of the election and her emotional post-election show.
“Honestly, I got up that day and I was so upset. It was the worst feeling I think I’ve ever felt,” she said. "It was worse than even the worst breakup I’ve ever had.”
Handler said she went to work after crying for the entire morning and planned an escape with her sister that was ultimately rejected.
“I was on the phone with my sister,” she began. “I’m like, ‘We’re going to Spain. We’re going. I have the house.’ My sister’s like, 'I’m not an older lesbian that’s going to live with you in her later years.' She’s like, ‘We’re not going to Spain, lunatic, okay?’”
Though Handler felt like she was unable to tape an episode of her Netflix series, she was comforted by Senator Barbara Boxer who said she would get Chelsea through this.
“I wasn’t thinking anything,” Handler told Noah. “I was just like, ‘How I’m gonna get though this without crying on TV?’ And then I did cry on TV, and you know what? Good. I’m glad I cried. I was really upset.”
Handler also said that many of Donald Trump’s actions contributed to her sadness and that women not supporting women is “a real problem.”
“I understand if you don’t like Hillary. I get that. I totally get it, but forget about if you like her or not. Look at what she’s done. Then you need to get behind that woman whether you (expletive) like her or not. You get behind somebody that’s done the job versus some guy who… I mean I can’t even discuss him in real terms. He’s not a real person. He takes advantage of everyone around him.”
The comedian continued saying she didn’t want women to back Clinton just because she was a woman, but given Clinton’s experience thought, “There’s something wrong with you if you don’t think, ‘Oh, this is time for us to shatter this so we can move on in 20 years,’ and then you can get the (expletive) woman you want in there.”