Contrary to Popular Opinion - Bill Maher in Real Time

The iconoclastic host of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” sits down with Tina Brown to talk about calling out hypocrisy and malfeasance on right and left, the dangers of groupthink and his new book, “What This Comedian Said Will Shock You.”
Now in its 20th year, the Aspen Ideas Festival is the Aspen Institute’s signature summer public event. From June 23-June 29, 2024 more than 300 leaders and innovators gather in the Rocky Mountains to engage in deep and inquisitive discussion of the issues that shape our lives and challenge our times, spanning politics, business, science, the arts, education, and more. #AspenIdeas
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[@BurntOakSix]

There are definitely quite a few things I disagree with Bill on, but I respect the heck out of him. I feel he speaks for the majority of middle ground, common sense people.

[@user-rc2jb5et9o]

only in the last year, For 8 yrs he was a mirror of CNN 2016-24. I was shocked to see debate night 14 of 14 CNN analysts say Biden lost

[@user-xe5cz3dw8m]

I love Bill Maher. He can anger me sometimes, and I don't always agree with him. But he always makes me think! I always come out learning something while laughing! American classrooms need more teachers like Bill Maher!

[@Sayheybrother8]

He angers you because he calls out the BS. That’s why he’s brilliant!

[@user-xe5cz3dw8m]

@@Sayheybrother8 No, he angers me because we have a difference of opinion. He and I are both intelligent and adult enough to know that it's o.k.

[@kimbeebee8176]

He does force us to think! Research is points and find more information.

[@machtnichtsseimann]

He is vital to turning the mirror on the Democrats in their enabling of the Woke / Far Left influence ( and "stupid" ideas ) that his fellow Liberals have been too cowardly to deal with. And his calling out the Right for BS is good, too. He has the kind of spine the nation needs. He also has some very, very lame moments where he hasn't "researched", is not sounding bright, not on point. Megyn Kelly called out HIS BS on Trump where Bill's vacuous passion ( and laziness ) deserve derision. He, like all of us, has his hypocritical moments. I don't worship the guy, his "audience" does, and I can still walk-and-chew-gum in being grateful for his strong voice as well as recent respectful nature towards "the other 1/2 of the country" that have their good reasons for not supporting the Left. He gets it and doesn't go down "The Deplorables" lane. That's more uniting than Biden ( or Hillary ).

[@mrsherwood2599]

He or any good teacher would laugh at the salary. Thanks for breaking America, Republicans.

[@annsanse2935]

to like hating the other side is like scratching poison ivy which feels great for a second but then only gets worse and makes you more miserable.

[@xaspirate8060]

excellent parallel >> Too bad most people need an 'enemy' in their life or at least someone to hate.

[@Hqhq-01]

That's the best analogy I've heard for what's happening in this country.

[@pennyserenade192]

I don't always agree with Bill, but he is fantastic. Period.

[@30stmFantasy]

Bill's new book is really good. If you also do Audible, listening to it is even better.

[@Hqhq-01]

I would love to listen to it. What's the title?

[@30stmFantasy]

@@Hqhq-01 "What This Comedian Said Will Shock You" (title is making fun of clickbait)

[@Hqhq-01]

@@30stmFantasy Thank you!

[@carlryan608]

Bill Mauer and John Stewart make more sense of this countries issues more than anyone and are entertaining and funny as hell with their wit

[@patrickcarroll1754]

True. Both really do. I just think John does it with more class. And I know that might be its own controversy.

[@BalderBorador]

Jon Stewart & Bill Maher! Everybody's a fan! Nobody knows how to spell their names!

[@kipervarg]

Bingo on Bill, but perhaps you're giving Stewart more credit than he is due. He's a brilliant guy who panders to his audience and has taught an entire generation of smart kids to disengage in the marketplace of ideas with high school antics, eye-rolling, cynicism and pretending that everyone who disagrees with them to be an idiot. John Stewart is one the smartest fools on TV who has yet to grow into his big shoes.

[@TheProdigalMeowMeowMeowReturns]

@@carlryan608 Maher*

[@carlryan608]

@TheProdigalMeowMeowMeowReturns Sorry,I have huge thumbs and didn't spell check. Obviously, that's all you troll for so you can feel good about someone's mistakes

[@CLNS_Nick]

My fav. Bill Mauer. Only guy in “media” that makes any sort of sense. Republicans and democrats should hire him as consultant.

[@machtnichtsseimann]

Mauer? Is this a bot or someone hired by Bill to pump up his status?

[@lindagarland5223]

"Real Time" is a great show. It's obvious it is hard work. 👏

[@hollyobrien2816]

Bill says what we all think at times, the difference is people listen!! He rips the curtain up and exposes the nonesense. Thank you Bill...!

[@jameswoodridge7712]

I like Bill because he always keeps it real. He isn't a fake person.

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

😂🤣🤣 If you were serious, you'd be mental! Maher sways with popular opinion regardless of whether he believes it.

[@arunkdlr]

Bill is at his best when he is interviewed in a serious environment by someone sensible. His Larry King interviews were real good and this one too.

[@evaburnz]

Agreed. This is an excellent piece of viewing, and listening.

[@slappyabromowitz]

Agreed

[@fusi56]

Yes. Tina Brown is sharp.

[@EdfromCanada]

Bill Maher is the last objective commentator in today's media. I do not always agree with him but I do really enjoy his observations and comments.

[@Logic_Bum]

@@RF-IIIComedians have played the role of truth-tellers throughout history. For example, court jesters were often the only person a king or queen could trust to tell them the harsh truth, as everyone else in the court was a yes-man. Jesters could get away with a lot. Many other cultures have had similar roles working close to the ruler. I agree that comedians aren’t journalists - I don’t think the OP said they are though.

[@benwu7980]

@@Logic_Bum That takes me back to growing up loving a lot of comedians or comic actors in Ireland/UK. It was a little later before got into more political American ones like Bill Hicks or George Carlin. There is a certain 'truth' in their comedy that just hits.

[@funkspinna]

"The Left is aggressive common sense." Indeed.

[@BassByTheBay]

​@@RF-III One can be a comedian, commentator, and journalist - they're not mutually exclusive.

[@vettelover695]

@@BassByTheBayyes they are 🙄.

[@patrickcarroll1754]

I wont deny Bill Maher makes some well-needed points in the conversation that are just about as honest as you can get. He's broken more ground than I can say. And I've watched him since the beginning of "Real Time" My issue with him still remains- He can be a smug dick. Forgive my own honesty, but I think we could use more kindness in the world. This interviewer is asking well-crafted questions and is pivoting every time Bill bulldozes past her. Despite this, shes patient with him and continues to praise his perspective. And yet Bill interrupts her throughout and insults the audience. Just like on his podcast "Club Random" on "The View" he points out something is a joke when the laughter doesn't roar like he wants, insisting people are too sensitive. Maybe so, man, but there's better ways to react when your attempt doesn't land with the world. As much as Bill calls out the ego of his adversaries, I'd encourage him to remember he has his own. We all do. The goal is to use it but also keep it in check. Humble yourself mate. You're no better than the rest of us.

[@bethanygagas7532]

Are you American? This sounds like a very British or French opinion...I agree, tentatively, however I think that's just his genius, millionaire personality. Still the most sensible person on TV.

[@philipcournoyer7024]

Wow well said but i like him crapping shitting pissing on the absurdity of life which is comfortable for elderly me as i slide out of living a life

[@sophieoshaughnessy9469]

True. But he’s quite a bit braver. That said I concur with your points. He’s a bit thin skinned and cantankerous for a courageous critic isn’t he? A unique soul.

[@cutl00senc]

I’d say he’s better than many….we’re born as equals…but we rarely remain that way

[@hunglikeahamster3248]

Yep, he can be all that. It really annoys me sometimes, but often - I kinda get it. First off, he's a comedian. 😅 Aside from ranting kinda being part of his brand, it's also just hard not to sound pompous when you're that intelligent, creative, well informed, and therefore PISSED OFF about all the idiocy going on. But, yeah, he can be rude and self centered and interruptive and callous and excessive. Sometimes that's fine, and sometimes - Bill, just rein in that massive ego, dude... Still love the guy though, and I'm glad we at least still *have* fearless voices like his calling out all the bullshit out there...

[@voices_vary]

I sometimes disagree with Bill Maher....but it's once in a blue moon. I became an independent voter decades ago, when common sense started to decline in the party system--all parties.

[@robvangessel3766]

There is no one we'd ever agree with 100% of the time. And Maher himself often discourages fan boy reflexes from his crowd as his plight is to stimulate independent thinking and informed analytical skills.

[@voices_vary]

@@robvangessel3766 Preaching to the choir.

[@blablablugh]

One's the devil, the other is a guy named Joe. You understand that, I assume?

[@robvangessel3766]

@@voices_vary Tru 'dat.

[@edwardlagace9813]

@@voices_vary yes but reinforcement of one thoughts is an okay thing.

[@masterchinese28]

Bill has it right: the reason that I (and many others) like him is that he doesn't pull any punches. He will take a swing at either side, if he thinks they earned it. I don't always agree with him, but I admire that about him.

[@blackblake3658]

Except with Israel.

[@msblog2011]

Great interview, thanks for sharing.

[@judyesau1997]

One problem with the political divisiveness is that congressman use to spend more time together in Washington and had meals together. Now they go home and spend less time in Washington which is not a good idea.

[@kevinmcconnell3641]

Say thank you Newt Gingrich!! He started that in his first term as speaker of the house.

[@zachv465]

This interviewer is so uncomfortable with some of the stuff he is saying based on her body language. Like, “we’re not allowed to say that.”

[@benwu7980]

She should have known what was getting into, and the organizers must not have put a language ban on guests. He's done a lot of shows on the book tour where can't cuss.

[@xaspirate8060]

On review I would say she was fine overall -- but I also thought the same thing towards the beginning.

[@kristint.4562]

Which is hilarious given that the name of the event was the "Aspen Ideas Festival." One would think that a requirement for hosting it is being comfortable with hearing a variety of opinions. That said, I thought her questions were fairly good.

[@rODIUMuk]

She’s awful

[@joanholg15]

I don’t think the interviewer - who is Tina Brown incidentally - is uncomfortable. It’s the famous British reserve. Of course, she probably doesn’t agree with all he sez, but I love him & I don’t agree with everything he sez either.

[@dalepetersen1166]

That woman is as puckered up as Tom Hanks was at Ricky Gervais Golden globes

[@socrjox10]

yes. love his movies but lost all respect for him when i saw that response to a very funny joke. everyone is fair game and censorship is bad.

[@socrjox10]

"i love a drink as much as the next man....unless the next man is mel gibson!" - ricky g. hahaha

[@ilpilp7423]

Good for Bill, he's unafraid.

[@barbarahorch7426]

Great interview.

[@deanajamroz1182]

Glad I came across this! Love you, Bill!

[@ziggyustar3137]

if you leave hate alone, what the hell would you do??? work on your dreams??? have a life that's filled with all the beautiful colours without the magic mushrooms!

[@kgarrett1404]

Are Biden and Trump the best American political system can muster up?

[@blackblake3658]

No. But with death threats seemingly OK what sane person would want to be President?

[@janclark2360]

Great book!

[@wendyolson7110]

Loved this, Bill is so sharp and to the point.

[@user-so1tj3bw2w]

Bill..honesty..such a delight!!

[@margaretpinsent6388]

Bill is the best! I wish I could see his weekly show in full, instead of snippets on youtube. M in UK

[@smilesandyoka]

From Tokyo, YOU ARE MY IDOL Mr. Maher!!

[@donhello7522]

aim higher

[@windelion1952]

@@donhello7522 biden? 🙂

[@rievans57]

"The definition of family is people who hate each other without resorting to violence" ---------- Bill Maher!

[@kashesan]

Love you Bill.

[@Mattressinsptr]

Bill tells it like it is.. Don't miss him on Friday nights

[@beatrizrosado898]

Democrats are not longer liberals.

[@kimbeebee8176]

In my house no one can interrupt me during Billy!

[@babik5865]

Bill Maher is the only level headed analyst on tv. He calls out dems when they need to be called out and it’s about time

[@kimbeebee8176]

He calls out everything and everyone…

[@mrsherwood2599]

He calls put a few dumbass college students and convinces you "that's the Left". Think.

[@lms2932]

He calls out MAGAs too, MAGA

[@jimlutz8092]

Why is HATE a predominant theme in our culture? First and foremost, everyone acts like they're a tough guy (or girl) on the Internet. A bully is in actuality a coward, and there's no bully like the "hidden bully" when it comes to cowardice!

[@TonyBasuro]

Good Job Bill. Tight set.

[@DianeW-gd7dl]

I like him, he is funny and honest with his perspectives. A twist on many issues. The interviewer had her hands full

[@bradleymoran8353]

For an atheist ? He is blessed with discernment and truth .. ? Love this guy !

[@levlevin182]

Like Thomas Paine Bill uses common sense to be a Paine in our time. .

[@enriquemoliterno538]

As a "conservative progressive," I find Bill Maher the most honest comedian, TV host and political personality in the American scene. Democrats should pay close attention to everything he says, and every now and then follow suit. Meanwhile, Trumplicans can go on hating him. It will not "...make America great again..." but it could make Grandpa Joe keep his seat in November, which for all intents and purposes sounds good enough. Signed: A Normie.

[@jeffreywillstewart]

I think that's an oxymoron. . It's like when the Trump voters say, " I'm fiscally conservative, but socially liberal. It's a cover.

[@darcie528]

I do not like Trump. I agree with Bill Maher. It is possible. The more you research, the deeper you go you see it is not about party, it is about corrupt people in high places

[@darcie528]

These are not cultures, the are mind controlling ways of the pharmaceutical industry, Power hungry evil people to get control and divide!

[@ryanabrams5980]

How ​@@jeffreywillstewartare people anything but fiscally conservative and socially liberal in 2024 especially in this economy where milk and gas r 6 dollars a gallon and 25 percent of gen z identify as lgbtq Plus

[@ryanabrams5980]

​@@darcie528always follow the money that's why half Americans r baffled how Biden is not impeached wen if it was trump with 20 LLCs that just took in millions to family members and as young as the four year old granddaughter was in on one of the LLCs and didn't provide any service other than the being related to the vice president at the time

[@WOMENOFTROY]

She's a terrible interviewer. I understand she needs to moderate a direction but the way she tries to cut in on so many of his answers is extremely distracting.

[@abeautifuldayful]

On the contrary, she let him drone on a few too many times with hardly any questions about opposing counterpoints, especially concerning presidential pardons.

[@cesarjlisboa7586]

Most of the people hates themselves. That’s the real issue here.😢

[@Kkevra]

Bill is one of the most interesting people on earth. Missed opportunity- a disappointingly milk-toast interview.

[@thenewjerusalem2483]

milquetoast

[@azcoyote2]

The audience need to WAKE up!!!!!!!

[@marciaperone1468]

Wake up but not woke...

[@bbiagirodriguez8143]

Bill Maher makes sense of our F-up world and, at the same time, makes me laugh, think, and hope. What else is there? It was an excellent interview-chairs, not so much.

[@WinsteadB73]

This video is quite the tour through all of Bill's recent topics, jokes, and talking points!

[@felixthecat2786]

We've become a nation full of selfish people who care more about our identity politics then we do about actual problems people face. There is a housing crisis going on in our country. Homes are half a million dollars and rent is rapidly rising to unprecedented price. How are we addressing this issue? We're not. Nothing is being done. While we're all scattering around fighting and flailing about ideology, the corporate sharks are circling around us.

[@leviashanken2506]

It's true. Hate is contagious and addictive, like a dangerous drug. Especially when violence in movies, video games, and TV has been pushed as all the rage for decades; and more recently on social media.

[@rolandconnor575]

She does not like most of what Bill is saying. But she did browse through his book, credit given. Still, couldn't be more awkward of an interviewer, at least for this guest.

[@M14r5z9]

Perhaps, she’s just trying to keep the flow orginized.

[@marciaperone1468]

Probably because of all of the f words.😂

[@janetgypsy]

Bill is intelligent. I don’t always agree with him however, he is spot on about how dumb politicians have become.

[@lindafrazier8092]

Critical thinking is a lost art!

[@nancymickel3073]

❤ Bill Maher!

[@RichardBarron_]

What happened to his hair

[@christopherallen9580]

To high to comb his hair and apply gel

[@CC-USA]

Left home without his makeup and hair staff.

[@rettahbful]

He said once if it grows out it’s white and doesn’t look good on camera. He dyes it.

[@musicalbenches]

He’s aging in the public eye…

[@andykidd99]

Wow he made it a whole 90 seconds without spazzing on the crowd. Possibly a new record for him

[@GlobalShutterNY]

Bill Rules!!! Our generations Mark Twain!

[@shelleymartin1451]

Wow she really wasn't quite ready for Bill lol You can't wrangle Bill!!

[@gracevalentine1666]

Bill Maher is the first person I’ve known that is as smart and funny as I am.

[@jonwesick2844]

Bill, how exactly are we just supposed to just get along with those who support Trump undermining elections?

[@donfronterhouse4759]

I used to absolutely despise Bill. But after all these years I have come to appreciate him and to realize that my temperment is a great deal like mine. So perhaps my past feelings about him were merely a projection. I have good friends that I've had for years,but I've always been an acquired taste. Which is how I perceive Bill. So keep on going Bill. Say what you think even if you say stupid stuff😁

[@alissazuchman3290]

I am thankful for Bill Maher. When did moderate become a dirty word? Only when the grown-ups start leading will we be able to move forward.

[@nickbarcheck1019]

Brilliant guy.

[@ciaronsmith4995]

Said nobody ever.

[@nickbarcheck1019]

@@ciaronsmith4995 Huh?

[@ciaronsmith4995]

@@nickbarcheck1019 Huh?

[@nickbarcheck1019]

@@ciaronsmith4995 Huh?

[@ciaronsmith4995]

@@nickbarcheck1019 Thanks for confirming you are a parrot. Your brain certainly the size of one!

[@user-kh6oq9oe6t]

Sometimes, Bill annoys me but he is the smartest and most honest guy on TV.

[@lindagarland5223]

He knows what HE knows and through HIS lens. I like Bill but he goes off the rails when he states "student protests support Hamas". Shame on you, Bill. They are protesting the PALASTINIAN CIVILIANS!

[@slappyabromowitz]

Agreed

[@lefty2460]

Jon Stewart as well.

[@tulesg2008]

Same here.. I agree with a good 89% of what he says but When It comes to Palestine and Israel, I think he is a little biased, due to his Jewish blood. He of all pp should be able to OPEN his mind and understand ALSO the Palestine situation, not be so blindingly CLOSED and regurgitate the same BS that The politicians of ISRAEL are saying...."you can kill the people but YOU WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO KILL the Idea".. His own words exactly back few years, were he admitted that there is not way BY KILLING then we can end it... That is EXACTLY what Israel is doing now. ....That and the fact that he does not believe in God..

[@lefty2460]

@@tulesg2008 He definitely has a blind spot when it comes to Israel.

[@maryt9091]

Bill you were great. You likely got a whole lotta new fans. You mixed truth with funny incredibly well. Bravo .good luck with your book.

[@paulmoore721]

This interviewer is ill-equipped to handle Bill’s process. I can barely watch it because of this.

[@Gachain]

My high school education was a joke in the 70s and it was a Catholic High School. Grammar school and college is where I got my education. Since the majority of the country only has a high school education, the US is in trouble. A republic needs an educated electorate! Mike

[@benwu7980]

I had a decent enough education, but was very unsuited to being in class. So much of it was simply reciting by rote. I think your High School is the equivalent of our Secondary schools where finish around age 17 before going onto college. By that point should really know *how* to learn, which is what is missing with so many. We had a civics class only once or twice a week, while had English and Irish classes daily, and French and German classes 3 times a week. Most of those languages have done nothing for me in the intervening 30 years since finished school, but a lot of what learning in civics has helped me a lot more, in particular with critical thinking. That is something I see as being the biggest thing lacking from so so many people these days.

[@rachellandry3116]

relaxed Bill mode.. he's HIGH up in Aspen, chillin' wif da elites! you tell em how it is Bill. 👍

[@TonyVega123]

What I love about Bill Maher is that he always tells you what he thinks. He's not a team player like everybody else.

[@C123abc]

Liked this except that Bill should have said at the end, "no, the only vote that will count is a vote for Biden". No write-ins, no 3rd party both are a wasted vote.

[@Kim-xg1vm]

Mame.. I don't want to hate.. I want the far left to LEAVE the children alone!!

[@tiresmoke82]

This is what you sound like when you're not afraid to tell the truth

[@philsardo7097]

Great interview love Bills ideas

[@felixthecat2786]

These kids are not living in the real world and that's why they adhere to this empty, naive ideology. Once they enter a working class job like customer service, they will learn real quick that these ideas are ridiculous.

[@oracleofaltoona]

brilliant man

[@kevinmcconnell3641]

As a single digit child I was always accepted in to adult conversations. But I’ve always had mature points of view on subjects. I think it’s where I learned to keep my mouth shut until I had learned about various subjects. At about 7-8yo I repeated something I heard in an adult conversation and my mother gave me a verbal beatdown about not being accepted into an adult conversation if I didn’t learn to not repeat what I’ve heard.

[@maroosk]

That was great

[@marciaperone1468]

As I've said, stupid is in. It's good that Bill is rooting for common sense. Where did it go?

[@robvangessel3766]

I learned from my own life experience that the only way anyone changes - for lack of a better word - on politics OR religion is if they do it themselves. Just by standing back and asking questions abt things they grew up believing, where once they'd never ask them. Gaining objective footing to build more informed viewpoints.

[@lorenanders702]

935 "I'm high right now ladies and gentlemen!"😂

[@katysinclair9343]

A 10 minute piece that takes him 20 hours during the week to put together. Let's just keep things in perspective.

[@Moneyman-5150]

Cant wait to see what he thinks of the debate. CNN is melting down, young Turks lambasted Binden.

[@TimCCambridge]

~Hi. A great Freudian stubborn fumble and " tell " 7:26 ( with appropriate body language ) " I'm never gonna bring you over to my point of view and you're not gonna come to mah... the other point of view "

[@rfernandezlorain]

Quintessential Bill, saying it like it is, and not afraid to point out the obvious ridiculousness. Viva the normies!

[@birdcreek1]

Bill don’t ever change you have such a great show 😊

[@wolfgangbaber2976]

Love or hate him Maher is on point his brutal honesty is basically facts

[@Northman1963]

Bill has a sharp mind. Whether I agree or disagree with him, I respect him.

[@Thedecider1984]

I'm a Republican who likes Bill Maher. Been a fan for years

[@paulinechapman5669]

Lickety Split is the best Maher interviewer..ever..🇨🇦

[@CM-jb7fs]

Bill’s mouth smacks have gotten out of control

[@lindagarland5223]

Cotton mouth?

[@simplexity4u]

His lip smacks are a warning that something self-righteous is about to be said...

[@TonyBasuro]

It's the altitude. You get used to it. Drink more liquids.

[@laurame4301]

@@TonyBasuro Nah, I never get used to smug.

[@pasqualeporpora]

So has his habit of constantly checking his zipper during his Real Time opening monologues every week.

[@Sloimer]

Bill is starting to look like Mr. Frederick Kreuger lol

[@jimsullivan3219]

Why do KZbin content creators think that adding background music to compete with people talking, makes the video clip better?

[@thunderbiltstormcrow9542]

you skipped Iran/ Contra there, Bill.

[@SenneVorsselmans]

10:41 that is an honest and, in my view, accurate self reflection of Bill, he sure makes me think. I only don’t get why he as TDS this much.

[@philipcournoyer7024]

Like her like this interview love his voice This was fun Joan of Arc snails and memories of his wonderful parents

[@thatgirlkells5505]

The hating of opposing points of views has now become a sport. Its like people are trying to win an Olympic Gold Medal. So many of us are guilty of it!!!

[@-Aurumn-]

Why does everyone always have to spit the caveat "I don't always agree with him?" Is there ANYONE you always agree with?

[@007prerry]

No, Trump should not get a pardon.

[@robertw.1499]

Hearing Bill saying that Trump is probably going to win sends shivers down my spine. The thought of a lying narcissist getting the keys to the Whitehouse again is beyond me and says so much about the level America has sunk to. We over here in Europe looked to you for guidance, support and having the feeling that America might not be perfect, but it has got it's finger on the pulse. That has all been blown up.

[@cioccolateriaveneziana]

Maybe our problem is that we look up to the US for guidance? Maybe a country with death penalty and without accessible healthcare should look up to us more.

[@robertw.1499]

@@cioccolateriaveneziana Well said, and of course that should be the case. My point however was just to show what kind of damage one narcissist can do in just a few years. Absolutely destroying the moral fabric of, not just one party, but also 50% of the population. It’s shocking that no matter what he’s done, they all still dance to his tune. Absolutely appalling 🤮

[@williamclark9973]

Shiver a little less. I like Maher a lot, but election prediction fall pretty far outside his area of expertise.

[@cioccolateriaveneziana]

@@robertw.1499 Yes, it will be awful. But I agree with Bill that life won't change much for the most. (It will change for those sentenced to death - Trump merrily signed execution orders even on the last day in office in 2021. It will change for soldiers, depending on what crazy idea comes to his head. Or for state employees if he decides to blackmail the Congress by not paying wages to postal workers etc.) We'll survive. His presidency had even one positive effect on Europe: thanks to his protectionism, the negotiations of the scandalous Transatlantic Trade Pact were halted. He damaged American interests there but he unintentionally helped us.

[@savethezombies]

It's a possibility for sure especially since he's reorganized the GOP into an army of goons that will bend any rule at his whim. The good news is that 8 years ago, NYers were the only ones who had been hearing him whine for years and were just sick of him. Now a lot more of the country is just as fatigued and just want him to shut up and go away.

[@Artman710]

Time to go grey, Bill. The dye job ain't lookin' natural no more.

[@alicetusk9290]

The aspen institute, weren’t you listed as an ngo in the Twitter files????

[@user-yd9cx6qj7y]

I made my own teeth

[@EricAlexander-ry7ks]

I guess the interviwer(s) know how he is but e gets so hostile. I mean imagine if you struck up a conversation with him & he acted this way? Wouldn't you say "Excuse me." And walk away? At least in this interview he's so angry.