David Feherty is on quite a run.
Last week, he interviewed former president Bill Clinton. This week, his Feherty show features at Donald Trump (Monday, Golf Channel, 10 p.m.).
Here’s Feherty on his impressions of The Donald:
David’s view: The Donald is one of those people you have an opinion one way or another. He’s an extraordinary mixture of pompous windbag and self-effacing…I don’t know how to describe it. He’s not beyond making fun of himself, and then in the next sentence, he’ll tell you how wonderful he is. I wanted to see if there was somewhere in between.
I genuinely like him. Having said that, I can find something to like in everybody I meet. I don’t recall ever bumping into anybody where I thought, “God, what a miserable asshole,” with the definite exception of my first wife.
Hair: The cold opening to the show was about his hair, which he took in good humor.
My hair was very long. All over the place. I think, what the hell am I going to do with this? A comb appears from off-camera. I said, “Man that’s one helluva comb.” We widen out the shot and it’s Don Trump. He’s standing there and he says, “Yes, it is.”
He’s into the whole thing, willing to do whatever we wanted. Obviously, he’s a fan of the game, and a lot of fun to be around.
Golf: His course in Bedminster (Trump National in New Jersey). I thought, my God, this place is magnificent. The way Donald Trump puts things on, they could play a Ryder Cup there. Or a PGA Championship. They’ve played it on worse courses.
His public persona works against him in terms of getting an event like that. I would love to see Trump having an involvement in one of those events. If he’s going to do it, he’s going to do it right. You could see by the quality of what he’s done. And just the way he is.
The experience: The view from the penthouse, my God. The first thing he says is, “We’ve got to dress you.” I was wearing jeans and a nice shirt, vest, sports coat and tie. Sort of homeless chic. He orders a suit from three floors down. And it comes up and it fits me perfectly.
Punchline: I told him I bought an inflatable Rosie O’Donnell as a gift. But we had been inflating it for two days and it still was a little floppy so he’s going to have to wait.