Facing a sworn enemy: Donald Trump managed to surprise the US again
Surprisingly, the US President gave an interview to Michael Cohen, who previously served as his lawyer but had a bitter falling out with him: "You and I have been through a pretty tough road together."
The tense, stormy, and volatile relationship between US President Donald Trump and his former lawyer Michael Cohen took an especially surprising turn this week. Trump unexpectedly agreed to be interviewed on the radio show of the man who was once his confidant, became his sworn enemy, and has now returned to his orbit.
Cohen, who for years served as a kind of "fixer" for Trump, turned his back on him and in 2024 even starred as the main prosecution witness in the president's trial in New York, where he testified about the hush money paid to a porn star. Trump, in response, had previously called him a "liar" and a "rat."
Part of the interview aired tonight and the full version will be broadcast on Sunday. At the beginning of the interview, Cohen tried to evoke nostalgia:
"You and I have been through a pretty tough road together. Do you remember, sir, when I went on CNN and the host told me that you were crashing in the polls, and I answered with the two famous words: 'Who says?' — which became a global meme."
Trump, for his part, did not mention if he remembered the incident and chose to ignore their shared past entirely.
Trump chose to focus on the present and compliment Cohen on his change of direction:
"They turned you into a weapon. They turned a lot of people into a weapon, and I respect the fact that you recanted everything you said. That is a very big thing you did."
Although Cohen never "recanted everything," he accepted the remarks.
From there, the interview sounded more like another routine appearance by the president than a historic reunion. Despite Cohen's repeated attempts to reminisce, such as citing classic pats on the back and conversations about polling methodology, Trump repeated his standard messages about the strong economy, the Democrats, and the unfair media. "The polls are corrupt," Trump stated in response, adding sharp criticism toward 'New York Times' journalists as well.
Before the broadcast, Cohen promoted the interview with enthusiasm and claimed that "this is the Donald Trump I remember, a friend who acts like the friend I remember." But in practice, as emerges from the 'Fox News' report, it seems that Trump had no interest in returning to the days of the past or dwelling on the old friendship, leaving Cohen to reminisce almost alone.
