Piers Morgan was so freaking happy after Trump lost his mind over their recently disastrous interview. This was, to be certain, a celebration in Piers’ head, and he ended up delivering blow-by-blows in the days leading up to the talk where Trump huffily stormed out of their combative on-camera meeting. Unfortunately for Piers, however, reports indicate that followup installments of his new talkTV show (Piers Morgan Uncensored) have tanked in the ratings, so it was time to drum up more controversy.
That effort’s looking a bit desperate since Piers decided to interview Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen, and Mediaite reports that the general perception in the British press has been to label this a “disgusting” stunt. An undaunted Piers merrily posted a clip of himself attempting to take a hard line with his subject.
"So YOUR daughters get an education because they do what you tell them."
Piers makes the point after the Taliban's spokesman Suhail Shaheen admits his daughters get an education, unlike many females in Afghanistan.@piersmorgan | @TalkTV | #piersmorganuncensored pic.twitter.com/qPtNTjQBhB
— Piers Morgan Uncensored (@PiersUncensored) May 10, 2022
It’s really something to give a platform to a Taliban talking head, and this display led a Twitter user to ask Ricky Gervais what he thought of the “disgusting” decision to do so.
@rickygervais what do you think about @piersmorgan interviewing the taliban tonight? #disgusting
— Laura (@FrenchieParis1) May 10, 2022
Gervais didn’t miss a beat. He swung hard while feigning a belief that it was the Taliban, not Piers, who stooped too low in agreeing to the talk: “I’ve lost all respect for them.”
I’ve lost all respect for them. https://t.co/SKoUq2Gtoq
— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) May 10, 2022
Asked and answered! Gervais couldn’t help himself, and Piers will be so mad when he gets a whiff of this.