Moment comedian laughs in Trump's face as he claims he is 'basically an honest person'

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Comedian Andrew Schulz laughed in Donald Trump's face when the former president joined him on his podcast and claimed he was “an honest person at heart.”

During the interview on Andrew Schulz' Flagrant with Akaash Singh In the podcast released Wednesday, Trump began his familiar attacks on Kamala Harris by calling her “a liar” and saying she “lied” about him being against access to IVF treatment. The Harris campaign has previously said Trump is “a threat” to access to IVF.

“Everyone knows this is wrong,” Trump said on the podcast.

“When I came out, people were a little surprised, but I was very vocal about IVF.”

Referring to the election, he continued: “But this is a thing that will end in 29 days, so they can say whatever they want,” Trump said. “It's hard for me to do this to them because… I'm basically an honest person, but-“

Schulz struggled to calm down when Trump said that.

Finding the statement so amusing, the comedian leaned back in his chair and laughed loudly.

“What does that mean?” Schulz asked the former president, trying to drown out the laughter.

“No, but honestly she's given me so much ammunition that I don't really have to,” Trump continued.

During the presidential debate in September, Trump claimed he was a “leader” when it comes to IVF. The Harris campaign seized on this to argue that by confirming ultra-conservative justices to the highest court in the land, he had actually endangered IVF.

That of the Supreme Court Dobbs Decision led to the overthrow of Roe v. Wadethe landmark ruling that gave Americans a constitutional right to abortion.

That ruling, in turn, led an Alabama court to declare embryos human. Of course, if the embryos are human, artificial insemination is untenable due to a state ban on abortion.

Last month, Senate Republicans voted to block a bill that would have ensured access to IVF nationwide.

While discussing abortion, Schulz also asked Trump an uncomfortable question about his 18-year-old son Barron, who started studying at NYU in the fall.

“So tell me that,” Schulz asked. “Tell me this situation. OK. Barron is 18. He’s good-looking, he’s tall, he’s rich.”

“He’s got the whole game, that kid,” Trump interjected.

Schulz then continued: “He’s unleashed in New York City. Are you sure you want to undo the process? Roe v. Wade Now? I mean, maybe give it a few years, you know?”

Trump did not respond to the question but smiled before defending his role in the Roe v. Wade decision.

“You know, it’s up to the states now,” he said. “It’s up to the states because I believe in exemptions and all the different things.”

“We have the border. We have this. We have wars. We have everything. And Roe v. Wade was always about giving it back to the states,” he continued.

“And then people started talking about the number of weeks and this,” Trump gushed. “But no one wanted it – no legal scholar, no Democrat, no Republican, no liberal conservative, no one wanted it in the federal government, shouldn’t be in the federal government.”