Gov. Ron DeSantis | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

Florida Governor and 2024 Republican Presidential candidate Ron DeSantis joins Bill on Real Time.

[@davidwestin6232]

"Lets face it Ron, if this campaign was going well you would not be on this show". That is one of the most brutal face to face-truths I seen on a show.

[@user-bm8gc9lq7j]

Not really, mostly liberals and dems watch real time

[@arynrowland862]

It’s not a bad thing for candidates to go into “unfriendly” territory. Part of the reason Trump got elected in 2016, was that he and his surrogates went into programs on NBC, CNN, and even Bill Maher’s show. They spoke to people outside of their bubble, and it paid off.

[@JasperOFlanigan-fb5lv]

@user-bm8gc9lq7j That’s the point. Trump is dog walking DeSantis. His only prayer now (after trying to put flank Trump from the Right) is to appeal to Liberals and moderates. Trump2024 bro. Meatball Ron is going down!!

[@thiagoalexandre5854]

@@user-bm8gc9lq7j Aren't liberals and dems the same thing? ( It is an honest question, I am not american)

[@jeffschlarb4965]

@@thiagoalexandre5854 Check Joe Manchin (D), Biden Before he was VP(D) Joe (Biden) voted for Defense of Marriage Act in the 1990's, which said marriage is ONLY Man and Woman Voted for and helped WRITE the Crime Bill which made 2 oz of crack an automatic 20 year sentence, while 5 lbs of powdered Coke was 5 years! SO Joe was hardly "Liberal" in his younger days...

[@lewisjones3345]

We’ve come a looooonnnnngggg way to where Ron DeSantis is getting real applause on Real Time. Damn that felt weird.

[@tppwttiger2244]

*Fearing DeSantis* A CULT OF IMBECILES You have to give my Governor some credit, he’s running against Trump’s cult and the Marxicrat party. DeSantis 2024 Because we want to end this pathetic cult.

[@drsssssssss]

And warranted

[@charlesking5312]

Real applause? I doubt it, I’m sure he had an entourage that showed up just like at the debates.

[@tppwttiger2244]

@@charlesking5312 *Fearing DeSantis* What is not to like about my Governor? Come on Charles, enlighten me. Come on, enlighten us? DeSantis 2024

[@bigbaba1111]

He kept Florida businesses and schools open and Florida is attracting a lot of U.S. migrants from failed blue states.

[@manjus3]

"I stand corrected...because I'm wearing orthopedic shoes." LOL!!

[@gforceforever]

That was an incredible zinger, and it made me happy! 😂

[@pjlewisful]

I'm amazed how Bill confidently talks to anyone so candidly.

[@ummu8585]

Trump2024

[@chuckem]

he's a hollywood actor. they get paid to pretend to be something they're not.

[@MH-oc4de]

I'm amazed at how weakly he pushes back on all of DeSantis's bullshit and how quickly he's become a pawn.

[@chuckem]

@@MH-oc4de I would venture to guess that the people donating to them and cutting their checks run in the same circles

[@charlesknowlton7198]

@@ummu8585 Damn right! Pis s on all those wounded veterans who were stupid enough to put their lives on the line for their country. Trump 2024!!

[@emorybell4047]

For DeSantis to be applauded on this show says volumes.

[@opaljk4835]

About whom?

[@greenbrain8725]

They clap like trained seals, all sharing the same brain cell, and operating on moronic sensationalism

[@_mark_3814]

@@opaljk4835DeSantis this is a liberal show

[@opaljk4835]

@@_mark_3814 liberals and conservatives have a lot in common. Also it’s TV, so don’t take the audience reaction too seriously. Just because they are applauding certain things being said, doesn’t mean they are endorsing him. However, liberals and conservatives have a lot of agenda in common, so that’s not a huge surprise at the end of the day. Bill has always been pretty conservative on a lot of issues to begin with. It’s all lame and confusing, but I don’t think it means much. These guys are more similar than they are different.

[@wolokowoh0]

They have applause signs so you can't even trust it to be genuine. Anyone who has been to one of the free tapings in LA can tell you. Hence why its always stop and start and like a wrestling crowd.

[@topcomment3816]

*Fun fact:* Every time Bill said “we’ll get to that,” he did not in fact get back to that topic 🤔

[@bradleymaravalli2851]

To be fair, we are not seeing the full interview. Just a clip.

[@OldRight]

@@bradleymaravalli2851 I can’t find anything but the five minute clip on his channel. Do you know where the whole interview can be found?

[@Yourmission9]

On Max if you have subscription

[@Parialated]

They did

[@Picnuts]

@@bradleymaravalli2851 I saw the whole interview. All you missed is the c shot.

[@mikeym1479]

Wow. You don’t often see an interview like this in today’s day and age. What a pleasant surprise that they’re calm, polite, and respectful, despite their obvious disagreements.

[@mrman5066]

AMERICAAA LETS GOO WHOOOOO

[@11Brawlman]

bill maher was not respectful lmfao

[@gd3551]

It's called being super fake

[@TheTreelike]

They both hate each other and need each other. It's a bit like Saruman and Grima Wormtongue. They're both vapidly saying nothing and sucking air.

[@deecee1647]

thats about 90% of the conversations you see in American discourse.

[@mickpriestley]

I remember when Steve Bannon and Kelly Anne Conway etc were on this show ages ago and Bill would tell the crowd 'be nice...' etc when they came out to stop them booing or shouting abuse...now here's DeSantis and the crowd just cheer him, laugh along with him and clap. This isn't the same show it used to be

[@penelopewild3288]

#billmaher is now into fascist, nazi book burners

[@orion7873]

Democrat politians have been so far out there, I think more people are open to listening to Republicans now days... I mean, in just the last few years, Democrats have advocated for some pretty awful stuff.

[@Idefix-es5ot]

When even Bill Maher is more impartial to Ron than Fox, you know that they became, Trump News Network.

[@idonotknowanynames]

Thank Brandon

[@jeffs6090]

1:15 I feel that joke went over most everyone's heads. "I stand corrected. ... Because I'm wearing orthopedic shoes."

[@asolano]

I didn't catch it. Good one. Thanks. 😂

[@krokodyl1927]

Good call, jeffs! 😂😂😂And I wouldn’t be surprised if after your comment, some low intelligence maggots still don’t get the joke! 🌝

[@Barberdan]

Ahh, my mind perceived it as Ron having cowboy boots on so he'd know more about cattle ranching, not that his orthopedic shoes "correct him" while standing.

[@jeffs6090]

​@Barberdan - exactly. That's why it went over most people's heads. He was corrected about the cattle thing, but then threw in the dad joke because orthopedic shoes correct how you stand and walk. The play on words was perfect! I'm sure that joke is in his wheelhouse to say anytime he says "I stand corrected", but it was even more perfect here due to them talking about Desatin's boots.

[@resplendentwitticism]

Damn, that is a good one. I didn’t even connect the dots lol

[@kellykapowski1969]

Hard to believe this is actually happening. 😅

[@coleyb4416]

Bill show has changed a lot

[@coleyb4416]

He’s no longer politically incorrect

[@cooldude7046]

Picture them smoking a doobie, holding hands and skipping down the beach together …….whoa ! Stay cool 😎

[@anthonyesposito7]

Yea Bill maher is a right winger he a DeSantis are the biggest peddlers of anti woke fear mongering, they can't shut about it its all DeSantis talks about and no one really cares. The pandemic broke both of these men's brains too.

[@knemetnejat1]

Trump’s own intel said that Russia spread disinformation in 2016 and helped Trump win the election. Also, that was a distraction about campaigning for election deniers. You should campaign for Democracy.

[@user-nj5zi1rs3v]

Very impressed that Ron DeSantis and Bill Maher sat down like adults to have real conversation like we are supposed to do. This is how it is supposed to be where each expressed their opinion and agree to disagree. Ron DeSantis may have earned my vote.

[@spungebob2498]

The Taylor swift joke is having me in stitches

[@johnspinelli9396]

That was a lot more respectful and cordial than I expected it to be

[@mcd1991]

What did you expect? Bill Maher is a full blown conservative.

[@alcoballic9593]

Ron is right about 2016 and if we’re being honest 2000, but the difference is the Dems and media didn’t rile up ppl to cause an insurrection or get sue and lose nearly a billion dollars.

[@johnspinelli9396]

@mcd1991 no he's not lol

[@mcd1991]

@@johnspinelli9396 ok bud whatever floats your boat

[@elijaharvinger1178]

@@johnspinelli9396 You must be the new guy. Bill has been a conservative since 2018. Just because you SAY you're a leftists doesn't mean you are.

[@justinpeterson2105]

Bill does a great job of not pulling punches, but not letting these interviews with obvious ideological foes of his fly off the rails either. He hits hard, but then he backs off a bit so it doesn't get ugly. He's very talented and savvy. I guess 30 years on the air and you learn a thing or two.

[@elingrome5853]

urgh... Bill knows half as much as he should - he's totally out of touch on a lot of issues..

[@anniejewkes5506]

I think Bill went way too easy on Ron. He should have called him out on his maniacal plan to shoot “drug dealers” coming over the border, even after admitting that it’s hard to distinguish a drug dealer from someone who isn’t a drug dealer. wtf? 😳

[@Paremata]

@@elingrome5853 let me guess...that you don't happen to agree with him about.

[@dthomas9230]

92@@elingrome5853 DeSantis with 22,000,000 people killed 87,000+ Covid patients. Australia has 26,000,000 and only 10,000+ died from covid. DeSantis bragged about reducing outlays, aka entitlement payout. CDC told all governors that 80% of Covid deaths were 65 and over.

[@florinest]

He didn't hit back hard this time, instead Maher kissed DeSantis' ass.

[@harrylui309]

Did not expect to see a man to wear high heeled shoes, but here we are.

[@jackpowell4056]

If you look at the front of his shoes , there aren’t any feet in the front of of those shoes, it really is high heels

[@JasonMendoza-hd3ce]

@@jackpowell4056 yea and the part where normally someone's bottom shin would be is clearly pressed outwards due to the top of his foot pressing against it, and his pant leg is like 8 inches above where it should be because it's his normal pants but he's resting on his tippy toes so they aren't going down as far as usual.

[@warfarenotwarfair5655]

All of you Democrats want to be tranny's, I'm not sure why you are "surprised" 😂.

[@prant8998]

Maybe he was imitating Prince? Ron, may be 5’-6”. Enough of the “cowboy attire!” There are no cowboys anymore and it's a trope from 150 years ago. It’s not authentic, it’s a joke. People cling to the old west like it was the golden age of America. It’s over.

[@chefgromano5025]

Don’t democrats love men who wear high heels? Maybe he is trying to reach across the aisle…

[@AuntieMamies]

Bill managed to make Ron seem like a human with fully functioning human emotions. He ...laughed. That was wild

[@XanetySeven]

The funniest thing bill ever said. “What did you win” 😂

[@Saiputera]

Bill Maher is way better then msnbc or CNN

[@rugheadedporchmonkey]

well, what did Ronnie win?

[@Theirishcannoli]

​@@ravichatoo3222lol Florida is far from the best state bud. 🤣

[@Jim_L]

@@Theirishcannoli Don't waste your time with ravichatoo3222 -- he's obviously a troll. Florida is a real sh** show.

[@DeepSouthBuilder]

Not true. The funniest was the beginning when he drew attention to the boots that disguise a ridiculous high heel to make him look taller. He was slick about it.

[@55DONDONDON]

It's good to have some left-right discussion in stead of just cancelling each other...

[@PoseidonRM]

Which one was on the left? Maher agreed with almost everything DeSantis said.

[@xamzax]

@@PoseidonRM Bill Maher stopped being a leftist a few miles back.

[@Woutanclan2000]

Ah the uniquely American concept where liberal conservatism is considered “the left”.

[@Notorious1200]

​@@Woutanclan2000he used to be a Liberal Centrist. Now he's just straight-up Joe Manchin with a sprinkle of Rand Paul.

[@biffalobull2335]

@@Notorious1200 Ha good comment

[@Nirvana7734]

These two threw some pretty incendiary statements at each other, yet they remained civil. I enjoyed this.

[@unknowntrucker7010]

Ron beat him with that last statement

[@anniejewkes5506]

I think Bill threw Ron nothing but softballs. I don’t know what was going on with him during this interview.

[@JoeZorzin]

@@anniejewkes5506 if you bring a guest on your show you don't try to destroy him- Bill's show is all about him having fun, not proving anything

[@ryangraham7012]

@@anniejewkes5506 first thing he Straight shit on him about his campaign doing terrible 2cnd If you want to see a softball question interview just go watch any of Bidens 👍

[@pts1135]

They were very ape, but also very nice. I agree.

[@thetrollpatrol8799]

We need more of these types of DeSantis interviews. A lot more personable

[@dlsounds1148]

I love how he call out his pumps right away. I think there's no table there to highlight is high heels lol

[@ravigahlla]

I’d love for Bill to finally go over the list of hits and misses with actual medical professionals, public health officials, skeptics, etc. No snark, just list them out, and see how it plays out

[@steveb796]

2500 people a day were dying of Covid in January 2021. You all are rewriting history

[@EastSide-qc5oy]

@@steveb796 They don’t care.

[@fundifferent1]

He wont because he will instantly get dragged and humiliated. If he invites Sanjay Gupta, Vivek Murphy, even Fauci they would all drag him for filth with all the reasons the pandemic went the way it did and why his view of thing is oversimplified, elitist and unrealistic. That is why all he can do is rant about it to other whack jobs who are just as delusional about it as he is...pot head joe rogan, demagogue ron desantis, and hippy dippy jocks like aaron rodgers...no actual doctors or medical professionals or generally rational people who know what they're talking about....He knows this. Something happened to him and he has lost his way and has gone extremist, in his own way, and is no longer interested in facts or objectivity. He wants to stick it to the progressives and liberals as much as the other extremists in politics want. Old white dudes on both sides feel like their world is crumbling before their very eyes and all we're seeing is their temper tantrums over it.

[@fundifferent1]

@steveb796 It's laughable. Not only has Bill Maher lost touch, but his audience has clearly gotten dumber as well, the way they were clapping and cheering over asinine assertions

[@EastSide-qc5oy]

@@fundifferent1 Bill’s “audience” also includes his staff. He basically has his writers and some interns sit in the audience and cheer and clap. You don’t really think all that ridiculous “Woo! Yeah!” is genuine, do you? I’m pretty sure there’s some recorded laugh track piped in as well. It was especially obvious during the covid days when there were 5 people in the audience all overcompensating.

[@MuppetCore]

The annoying thing is if Trump went on any of these late night shows-like back in the day, before they despised each other-they would all still probably have a good time.

[@LucasJodokast]

Trumps too salty these days

[@ham5483]

​@@LucasJodokastwhat? Trump did a cnn town hall, stop lying.

[@LucasJodokast]

@@ham5483 whats that got to do with the price of eggs? sit down before you hurt yourself

[@ham5483]

@@LucasJodokast sorry i didnt realize you couldnt understand something that simple, does it hurt being that stupid?

[@chriskenny1507]

Got to say; this was a really well done interview. Good back and forth, moments where they agreed and disagreed. Both Bill and Ron handled this perfectly and hope Ron returns for another sit down.

[@3WaysToPlay]

Bill should disagree vehemently. Its really dumb that he doesnt. Not adult at all.

[@mbcoll8154]

How about accountability for the covid loans to millionaires who just pocketed them?

[@thebridge6967]

Loans? How about £V€NT 201?

[@dylanash482]

Democrats put accountability in the original bill, republicans wouldn't pass it without the accountability portion removed.

[@thebridge6967]

@@dylanash482 that means both parties are responsible since it was agreed upon. I mean, I get the blame game, but truly isn't this good cop bad cop shtick played out?

[@dylanash482]

@@thebridge6967 what a cop out fucking response. No, I’m not going to hold it against democrats for not allowing republicans to hold Americans hostage while they act blatantly corrupt

[@brandonnash4455]

They never talk about that part huh

[@nicholaselliott2484]

Wow, Bill doing God’s work here. Even if you disagree, letting others speak, defend ideas and flesh them out is important

[@veronicanevarez22]

Yup

[@joejones1799]

Yep, leave it to an atheist to do god’s work. You can’t count on his followers .

[@steveb796]

He let him lie.

[@danieldenton5721]

​​@@steveb796What did he lie about Steve? Be specific

[@steveb796]

@@danieldenton5721 lowest crime in Florida in 50 years. Only 8 % of florida law enforcement agencies are included in the report, representing 3% of the population.

[@Tyler360]

Bill Maher is really incredible. I can't imagine many others who could bring such polarizing figures/ideas on while seamlessly engaging in dialogue. He's the kind of man who SHOULD be a politician.

[@shayanghafoori8222]

Them cowboy boots atrocious 😂😂😂

[@troyedwards1492]

Hearing the audience clap for Desantis saying he'll hold the government accountable for lockdowns during covid reminds me of that wonderful Professor Farnsworth meme.

[@AP-bz4hd]

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

[@cspan1993]

Im pretty sure its just his followers

[@McCarthy1776]

Yeah they probably advertise the show to people and his supporters are the ones who sign up to go. Some shows also tell the audience to clap. Because I notice this happens on almost every interview on most shows like this. RFK jr got a ton of applause on Hannity when he made a point countering Hannity. The audience had Kennedys side more than Hannity on his show lol

[@docjoe86]

It reminds me of that Moe Szyslak meme about burning down the observatory. I would look it up, but I am already in my pajamas…

[@kindatim1798]

@@AP-bz4hd Chill, it'll be okay. Good people like me and you are trying to make the world a better place

[@DaveWSimmons]

That clip was solid. Improved my view of the governor and host.

[@destroyerofsimps6574]

Why do you need a clip of some show to base your opinion? His record speaks for itself. Lower crime, higher education rating, good economy, people moving in. He wouldn’t have turned Florida red if he had turned Florida into a dump like the California governor has done to Cali.

[@DaveWSimmons]

I don't live in Florida so all is see is the Shit Show debates and what the left wing media puts out... other than Fox news that is. Anyway, why did my line trigger you?@@destroyerofsimps6574

[@Bigd0gg]

Awesome Bill ❤great to have you back!

[@capricious006]

I really appreciate a civilized conversation between people with political differences. If this doesn't happen more often how will democracy make progress and people decide?

[@user-mr2um7iz3l]

Right on

[@juliebraden4865]

How bizarre is this last half century? Im 65. Not seen anything this crazy. That's saying a lot. 😑😳🙄

[@KH4444444444N]

Really? I'm much younger than you are. Maybe your memory needs a boost. You say Kennedy get capped. The moonlanding(s), you saw Raegan shot, you saw Oliver North come out clean after committing crimes against Humanity...Wow dude. Tap those memories or read a fucking book.

[@firstnamelastname9179]

I think what changed was the internet. You can just SEE more crazy.

[@cooldude7046]

You don’t sound a day over 45 😆 Stay cool 😎

[@2011blueman]

@@cooldude7046 That response was too positive. You need to remember that you're on the internet and make sure your responses are both negative and gaslighting 😉

[@indianastoned8234]

Wait so your first 15 years were calm and the last 50 were wild? I don't get it

[@eliw.1197]

I'm surprised they didn't boo him.

[@woogymodel]

He got way too many claps, e.g. "no vax mandates". I suspect the audience was preloaded with his supporters.

[@onlygknows7793]

He is not the Bill your dad used to watch, same applies to his audience.

[@woogymodel]

Sorry, but I don't believe either of your points. Bill is the same sardonic comedian consuming egos, and no audience is going to clap about defeating vax mandates, unless they were bussed in by DeSantis's campaign manager.@@onlygknows7793

[@TheGrayFoxTv]

Why he is popular all over the country.

[@vonhardyracing]

Boooooo😂

[@Chris-xo2rq]

DeSantis is wearing heels... look how awkwardly he shuffles onto the stage and the fact that there are no toes anywhere near the end of those boots...

[@AaronPoston]

“First of all Ron, I have no friends in Hollywood…” LMAO 😂

[@UnstoppableFloridaMan]

Bruh 5 minutes only! I need more!

[@jrusovich]

Maher's best line ever: "I have no friends in Hollywood." CLASSIC.

[@jillbalsam2507]

He's losing "friends" out here, too. Me, in particular. He's a jerk.

[@Bibleguy89-uu3nr]

Definitely not true though lol.

[@Notorious1200]

Sad, but definitely true😒

[@susans654]

Woody Harrelson for one, would beg to differ. But overall I don't get the feeling that Bill has many real friends but rather acquaintances. I'm sure he's decreasing the number.

[@davidhill2020]

It's not that he doesn't have friends in Hollywood because he's such a rebel who bucks the system. He has no friends in Hollywood because he's an unpleasant jerk that people getting increasingly tired of.

[@vivekpillay2821]

He was top Contender for republican ticket then the campaign started 😂😂

[@chefgromano5025]

The media pushing Trump they know he will drive the dem vote.

[@Fantasyremix]

Not by a long shot. He made a big mistake running this time instead of waiting till after Trump.

[@orion7873]

The election is a long way away ... people in Florida love DeSantis. People outside of Florida just don't know much about him yet.

[@Sassytxsonia]

“Don’t act like this is a unique thing in modern history. “ 🤣

[@jonstewartsuperfan2988]

Over a million Americans died of COVID and Bill is giving platform to a guy who's advocating that we saved TOO MANY lives - incredible

[@LukasMatejka-du5hb]

if you're so concerned about covid deaths, why don't you start your critique in the beginning, instead of in the middle....... meaning, trash the ones who invented the virus and then "accidentally" spread it around the world...... how about THAT, instead of giving them Netflix specials 🤷🤷‍♂🤷‍♀

[@mypillowguy445]

​@@LukasMatejka-du5hbAre you saying Trump allowed China to invent a virus and kill 1 million Americans? That's bio-terrorism on a BIGLY scale that Trump let Xi get away with!! He really was the worst president in history!

[@EinChris75]

Yeah. That is the point where I will unsubscribe. That guy drifted further and further into a corner I cannot stand. He just became the whining boomer he was complaining about 5 years ago. I think it started with the glasses.

[@rh81454]

Do you have a mask on as you were typing this? He had better results than most states according to NYT lol go cry

[@rh81454]

@@EinChris75 You're so far left that any common sense is fascism to you.

[@masterteacher101]

5’9 with lifts in his shoes 😂🤣

[@HT-jj5sx]

Man, Bill is losing his touch, just kinda standing there like a deer in the headlights. It's a bummer, cause he used to be really good at pushing back when he had to.

[@RaytheonNublinski]

He’s old and lazy now. And a Republican from the looks of it. HBO needs to cancel this show. Fox News pushes enough of their garbage as it is.

[@hushmoney2058]

@@RaytheonNublinski You better off now ??? Lie to me

[@New2Me170B]

@@RaytheonNublinskihe’s just not as crazy as you people have become.

[@tsarina24honolulu87]

No he is in touch. The left is unrecognizable now. Went all loopy.

[@jillbalsam2507]

Yup. 100%. Allowed that Han person to get away with denying the Russia Russia Russia thing.

[@mark1h2023]

You have courage to invite him! I'll give you that.

[@pycellesbeard9728]

Yes Bill managed to not get gassed by Hitler.......Which Next Hitler are we up to now? like 5? lets see Bush, McCain, Romney, Trump, DeSantis, Yeah 5, or 7 if we're also counting Rogan and Musk as New age Adolf's.

[@jillbalsam2507]

Courage? It's ratings!

[@paulclinton6414]

Ron is so desperate.

[@A.G.P.115]

Bill loves the right now😂

[@whermanntx]

DeSantis better watch out, Trump is right on his high heels in polls.

[@illuminaughty2929]

Lol. Ron is wearing high heel clown boots to look taller

[@odt4492]

be a cringier sycophant

[@xtscarfacem8255]

So very far?

[@honestcomments8053]

@@illuminaughty2929 Yeah, he wears high heels shoes. I wonder how tall is DeSantis without high heels on. Remember the white boots he wore!!!They were horrible!

[@jaimemootoo8731]

Same polls that said Hilary was gonna win?

[@jimquinn2431]

Bill will bring everyone on the show.

[@Ependeon]

I don't mind having him on but Bill should have been better at holding his feet to the fire. I feel like at least a few times lately he's been a little too soft, maybe unprepared to push back on certain arguements.

[@user-be7pw3sm7d]

Naw, Bill is just giving credit where credit is due, and DeSantis has gotten a lot of issues right recently.

[@blackout07blue]

@@user-be7pw3sm7dLOL. Like what? Dorky DeSantis is a clown of a human. He’s literally a stooge.

[@eec589]

​​@@user-be7pw3sm7dExcept he's not. A good chunk of his policies were struck down in court for first amendment violations and I'm not talking about Disney.

[@mattm2507]

@@user-be7pw3sm7d True

[@mobucks555]

How could he hold his feet to the fire when Ron is wearing asbestos fire-proof boots my dude looks like he wears those things to jump a motorcycle over 10 school busses.

[@TLW896]

He HAS to wear those boots to successfully wade through all the dung that will pile up after he speaks.

[@bendover04me]

I CANT UNSEE HIS HIGH HEELS!

[@ToolsAreToys]

Are Rons shoes even legal in his state?

[@mikedelnagro768]

Where is the rest of the interview?

[@whatleywilliam]

I was not expecting A softball interview from Bill Maher

[@svscared]

I take it you're being sarcastic?

[@gregoberski5897]

Bill has really gone a sad direction

[@howamilooking5952]

@@svscared Really? The horrible crap he could have thrown at DeSantis and we got this? Kind of pathetic. The rest was good though.

[@svscared]

@@howamilooking5952 I agree with you. My comment was targeted at the OP as it was pretty obvious Bill wasn't going to grill DeSantis after his joke of an interview with Musk.

[@bsquared4604]

Where have you been. In my opinion, it's only a matter of time before he jumps on the trump train. If not that, it will be RFK.

[@hock3yb3ast7]

Great interview, both did a good job. Love how Bill brings on people from both sides of the isle. Soo glad Real Time is back!

[@OniKenshi]

Say what you will about Ron DeSantis, but it can't be denied that he's a remarkably skilled politician. Said every right thing in this dialogue, the audience proves it.

[@pizzasmithdude]

This is gonna be the best Hunger Games movie in the franchise. So realistic!

[@Daervar]

I have no friends in Hollywood was his best punch line in years hehehehe

[@hushmoney2058]

That ain't no Punch line ...

[@Daervar]

@@hushmoney2058 i think you missed the point ;)

[@bobloblaw7030]

wow so funny hurr durr he make fun of hollywood look mom hurr hurr he made a fun of da hollywood hurrrrr

[@happiness5665]

I am really amazed that Ron had a glimmer of likability here…

[@nash-az]

Is it me or did the audience and Maher himself shifted a little right during this period

[@greenlion6544]

Oh man, Bill ended with a hilarious line "I have no friends in Hollywood" 😂😂😂

[@phillydude211]

Gotta be a dig at Stern lol

[@luna-hw9li]

He didn't end the interview there. It was just a really strange cut. Actually the interview goes on after that.

[@greenlion6544]

@@luna-hw9li yes, I watched the whole thing on Max. He still ended the video there 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@luna-hw9li]

@@greenlion6544 then for some reason the show I watched continued. It wasn't a joke that really landed and as far as I saw it, Bill did not just have the last word here.

[@MrGgabber]

Yeah it was a nice duck to avoid confronting his hypocrisy

[@irelandishsac13]

I think it's good to listen to everyone even if I don't agree.

[@dannmarceau]

Many don't know how to critically think.

[@kindatim1798]

Totally, good way to look at things

[@mattleofric1766]

​@@dannmarceauEspecially progressives.

[@angryvillager3353]

@@dannmarceauI don’t have to listen to him because I know that all GOP members want to do away with Social Security. Since I’m 70, that’s the most important issue to me. I also don’t like people who ban books.

[@dahn57]

Why would you listen to someone who want to ban PEOPLE? Republicans are already banning and burning books, DeSantis is wrecking Florida's economy, attacking those who make the state money, he's destroying education and libraries through his made up culture war bullshit, he's constantly lying to make himself look "good", even though he's blatantly obviously lying, just like wearing his high heels to try to look big here. He's an insane wanna-be dictator, just like Trump, but in slightly different ways. He wants TOTAL power do force everyone to do as he says, which means that everyone must be a straight white person and only do the things that DeSantis allows, irrespective of reality or what is actually best for anyone. He's done so much to ban ANYTHING that might have helped the people of his state through Covid and many other emergencies. He's STILL whining against Trump's vaccine, even though he and his family have all had the shots, he doesn't want the common people of America to have that same protection. DeSantis is a bigot, a hatemonger, a constant liar, an authoritarian, a fascist, a thug, a racist, a misogynist and a psychopath. According to him, if you disagree with him, then you are nothing to him. It's literally all or nothing as far as he's concerned, and just like Trump, he thinks he should be worshipped. It's funny really how both of them are such small, insignificant and worthless people that they desperately want to appear taller so wear heels, inserts and the like to try to appear bigger and stronger. A definite sign of a self-hating, sado-masochistic small souled little men who KNOW that they are small and insignificant but want desperately to be taken seriously.

[@AnotherInternetBlip]

Lmao why is that shorty wearing heels.

[@ryanmcgillivary4791]

He is 100% wearing heels. You can tell by how unsteadily he walks in and how high his pint leg is sitting

[@justinroca932]

Now this is a match up I didn't expect but am so happy to see!

[@rapunzel39]

Wow, got a notification for the first time in months 😮

[@sweetsexypickles]

SAME!

[@oocloudoo1549]

Yup

[@kristopherneville6922]

It kinda weird to be honest after all these months.

[@rapunzel39]

@@kristopherneville6922 Indeed, esp. when the first thing we see is him interviewing DeSantis. 😁

[@kristopherneville6922]

@@rapunzel39 yeah. It's going to take time to readjust now that the strike is over

[@mattjns]

Those are some hidden heels. That dude is tip-toeing. 😂

[@nvadqs]

The Taylor Swift joke killed me hahahahaha

[@Andrea-dv7od]

"Vaccines are one of the greatest achievements in the history of humankind. Perhaps the greatest. The amount of cumulative suffering & death they have prevented is at a magnitude that exceeds the ability of the mind to fully comprehend." ~@DanRather

[@mark1h2023]

You'll be getting a very angry letter from Doug Burgum soon 😂

[@markjohns2516]

That joke was awesome Ron didn't expect that 🤣🤣

[@jwwildman61]

Doug Burgum looks like one of the Sesame Street muppets.

[@sheknows9950]

Bill, DeSantis is burning books in Florida, why didn't you ask him?

[@FooshNick064]

Because it's not happening. Much like the "don't say gay" nonsense, this too isn't real.

[@rebekkad.2092]

Feels like Bill was lobbing softballs rather than doing anything hard hitting.

[@alexanderbushroe2775]

Bill's more like Ron than he is like us these days, it almost seems like

[@Mikezzz749]

​@@alexanderbushroe2775that might be a good thing. What would be a specific similarity to DeSantis, or a specific difference to democrats that you don't like?

[@jordanshumaker4412]

The dude literally said "If the campaign was going well, you wouldn't be on this show". He didn't YELL at him, but he definitely didn't lob softballs at him.

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

​@@jordanshumaker4412Desantis and Maher basically had the same self centered take on covid the whole time, only caring about themselves so you're not going to get anything there. That's all we got in this segment

[@MrOoofah]

Here in South Florida, we know and despise DeSanctis. He’s focused on idiotic culture wars while FL suffers from lack of affordable housing, high insurance rates, aging/broken down infrastructure, and total unpreparedness for climate change. He’s a horrible politician. His campaign is DOA, as is his personality!

[@mhicaoidh1]

"FL suffers from lack of affordable housing, high insurance rates, aging/broken down infrastructure, and total unpreparedness for climate change. " You just described the whole country ... red and blue alike.

[@I_Lemaire]

I'm a South Florida resident. I agree 100%.

[@ThomasSmith-rj4zt]

You hate him so much that you elected him over his opponent by 20 points.

[@corruptsociety9146]

That is the whole country, California is way worse

[@asolano]

I'm in central FL and although he is not perfect, I like most of what he is doing. Just the fact that he is all for being fiscally responsible, upholding the law, stopping illegal immigration, and preventing the sexual indoctrination of our children is more than enough to earn my vote.

[@ibuydigital1574]

Wow, Bill got Ron to genuinely smile.

[@icaboy]

Ron is literally wearing high heels. Lol.

[@afridgetoofar1818]

I though you Libs loved cross dressers ⚧️

[@icaboy]

@@afridgetoofar1818 Am I a "lib"?

[@afridgetoofar1818]

@@icaboy likely

[@icaboy]

@@afridgetoofar1818 hahaha. You know nothing. I'm not.

[@dougpreston9080]

Isn't it interesting how HBO edits out the part of the interview where Bill repeatedly agrees with Gov. DeSantis on his handling of COVID-19? Be careful of what you see people, you may not be getting the whole story!

[@Ward413]

Wow you are such a mouth breather. Every time HBO posts the first guest interview on KZbin, it’s never the full interview. “Edited out” would suggest they removed it when, in reality, the part of the interview you’re talking about simply took place after the normal cutoff point for the KZbin version of the first guest interview. You losers just make shit up and take the most benign, totally explainable thing and make it nefarious. Get a life.

[@StudioDaVeed]

SOP on ALL the interviews Bill does. HBO puts out small segment clips in order to tease you to subscribe in order to see the whole show. No great conspiracy here douglas.

[@thebillryan]

I watched the whole show. Nothing was edited out by HBO. DeSantis and Maher shared the same consensus regarding Florida's handling of Covid. Be careful of conspiracy, I hear there's a lot of it going around.

[@johnygroy644]

Also whether he agrees with him or not doesn't make a difference. He's still a human being like you and me. You are appealing to authority

[@dougpreston9080]

@@StudioDaVeed ok, I can see that. So then why do the clips always lean one way? If they are truly trying to get subscribers, why not appeal to differing viewpoints with the clips. or are they trying to skew the subscribers they do get?

[@alistaircoutts2268]

Is it just me, Ron DeSantis always reminds me of Frank Burns.

[@jimpalmer792]

NAILDED IT !!! Hilarious !

[@noldo3837]

You mean both are hard to believe how can someone so uniqly unite so many human bad sides? Yes

[@rhgs9902]

5:12 he’s such an awkward person 😭 can’t wait til he says his campaign is over lol

[@charliehandy6]

Could not be more disappointed with Bill’s questioning of DeSantis. Softball questions coupled with his fawning over DeSantis’s handling of certain issues

[@mikeeroony6683]

Fascism is now normalised

[@nrs_207]

He asked him about the stolen election claims and flat out told him his campaign must not be going well. Not exactly sure what you wanted in a 5 minute clip

[@BigBadJerryRogers]

Maher is not the guy for what you expect, he was one of the selfish ones during the whole covid thing who wanted to just ignore it, same as Desantis

[@charliehandy6]

@@nrs_207 Not a word by Maher on book banning and skewing of history being taught in FL schools ; nothing mentioned about his childish culture war with Disney; and his praise of DeSantis for his handling of Covid in FL when 89K people died in that state from the virus.

[@chipibetico]

“He claims his mNRA shot saved 100 million lives,” is a Freudian slip of historic proportions. 😂

[@Nhfilz]

I think he got confused with his ABCs. Who wants thigh food?

[@cortneyzeiler3785]

Didn’t expect this

[@Robert.Martyr]

*Now, say something!*

[@rjbenson9621]

Ron Desantis reminds me of the George Bush double in Naked Gun.

[@9fbwilliam290]

Thanks for the fresh air. Nice to see thoughts/opinions civilly.

[@ryanackley5242]

Drink every time Desantis utters Florida out his mouth and you would be half drunk already just a minute in lmao

[@MrOoofah]

I've watched as Gov. "Skeletor" Scott then Ronnie DeSanctis have done their best to remake FL as a neo-con heaven. FL schools are poor and are ranked in the bottom 7 of the USA. The problems facing FL are massive and state-wide. We have no income tax, and our economy is heavily dependent on tourism. The folks in hospitality can't afford their rents. Nurses, police, teachers, retail employees, and most middle class folks can't afford escalating rents and mortgages. Our roads are overused and crumbling. Over development has exacerbated flooding during king tides, as drainage can't accommodate the rapid rise in population. Sewage pipes all over South FL continue breaking and leaking millions of gallons of raw sewage thru neighborhoods. DeSanctis has zero plans to address this. He's too busy touting the bogus "FL Way" to the rubes in Iowa and New Hampshire. He can't run a full-time national campaign while attending to the duties required in his day job. In fact, for years FL had a rule that you couldn't be Governor and campaign for national office simultaneously. Ronnie got his cronies to change that law- convenient, no?

[@jeffschlarb4965]

@@MrOoofah *BOLD LIAR* *K-12 is MASSIVELY superior to California!* *Just FACTS* *FL is ranked 14th, CA is 40th!*

[@dasatec5126]

@@MrOoofah Harvard Business (doesn't lean left or right) & other major publications have proven how under DeSatan he's also intentionally doing everything possible to defund public schools so children will have to go to religious charter or be home schooled. And if schools remain open you'll be taught how to be that far-right republican he is. Don't forget not only can he run while being gov. but he can also refuse to disclose who gives him money, what he's doing, how he's spending that check that's no longer passed under the table, etc. And people don't realize how he's using FL taxes to help pay for his campaign.

[@stormyalice]

He wants the US to be Florida. I moved out of Florida this year and I don't need to be surrounded by it again.

[@DavidAbraham504]

Wow really smart answers.

[@anaibarangan4908]

I haven't caught the new season shows yet, yesterday cable TV wasn't working on time for either programming time, and today got too distracted by online politics, but another show today at 10pm. I can always watch from the HBO library in the TV. I'll watch yesterday and then find the before like this one.

[@peterburman5193]

Wish Bill wouldn't force a change of in topic every time Ron brings up facts that people deserve to be reminded of.

[@scottinsd1]

I’ve been a Maher fan for DECADES and this was the first show that pissed me off to the point where I had to stop watching

[@berndtherrenvolk1951]

What made you that angry? The fact that he had DeSantis on or particular things that were said?

[@MsSherryjh]

Where's the rest of the interview? I may not like him, but I would like to hear what he has to say, good or bad.

[@dasatec5126]

Because Real Time is no longer Live the only people who would see a longer interview is the audience.

[@adrianforrest177]

It's good to see the more light hearted side of DeSantis. He needs to do more of these interviews.

[@donnieserino3284]

There are no light hearted fascists.

[@lispan3768]

@@donnieserino3284 Yet tyrants like AOC left their masks behind to party mask free in FLorida during covid.

[@Alex-it7ms]

@@donnieserino3284🥱

[@adrianforrest177]

@@donnieserino3284 Unfortunately, there are too many fascist democrats.

[@user-gv6kp6pu1t]

Lighthearted 😂😂😂😂 He is a hateful bigot, the guy is hell on earth. Light hearted my ass.

[@matityaloran9157]

4:34, I’m glad DeSantis can acknowledge that

[@amccutcheon1988]

"I have no friends in Hollywood" haha

[@opertinicy]

Couldn't disagree more with this from DeSantis, with the audience oddly clapping: "I think we need accountability for what this government did to this country, with the COVID restrictions, mandates, and lockdowns" Then he talks about gutting the CDC, NIH, FDA.

[@user-be7pw3sm7d]

Not sure why you disagree, considering all the facts point out that DeSantis handled COVID the best among all the states.

[@DynaCatlovesme]

He also doesn't believe a word of it. He'll do it, but he knows he's a killer. POS is more fascist than Trump!

[@bettertomorrow791]

@@user-be7pw3sm7d Where do you get your information? Let me guess, you heard it from DeSantis. You can go find the death rate per 100K from serveral sources, Florida is in the top 20 in all of them. My state California is ranked in the 30's or 40's.

[@johnf1121]

I wonder how the writers meeting went, over the weekend after Bill was ready to scab last week, ,

[@falconarrow3428]

Was your world view challenged today? Either cope or accept we have a corrupt government.

[@lasouthbay8800]

This is the most I’ve ever liked hearing Desantis. He does well in this atmosphere.

[@vetzaaak]

Because it was meticulously rehearsed?

[@Eon-Blue]

Nice to know you like fascists. Ron just told a bunch of lies for 5 minutes with no pushback from Bill

[@That_Trans_Kid]

Eon blue's little heart is breaking lol

[@jeffreykennedy5953]

This is Ron Desantis. Not the lies like “don’t say gay”.

[@Eon-Blue]

@@That_Trans_Kid I’m just not easily entertained by a con artist sweetheart

[@sharonmassey2923]

I don't know. Two and a half minutes in, and I just couldn't be bothered anymore.

[@curedtv1465]

Bill has almost completed his Republican arc.

[@Boghopper9999]

As someone on the centre left, I want Bill to have guests of all hues. Would I like him to challenge some more, sure but I don't think he's being overly biased to the right

[@odorutori]

@@Boghopper9999 he certainly showed his true colors during the writers' strike. Having guests of all hues would be great, but I am not holding my breath for Cornel West receiving the same platform (or respect) as DeSantis on his show, which would be the logical counterpart.

[@Pravdacz-tp8zu]

@@Boghopper9999It's not an issue that he invites right-wing guests. It's that he openly mocks and shits on the left, downplays how dangerous Republicans are and is all-around unlikeable smug, out of touch elitist.

[@Mia51387]

I hope people like you don’t vote: if you think this man is a republican…

[@addorsubtract650]

@@Boghopper9999his other youtube channel's audience is almost exclusively comprised of right wingers at this point. Do u think thats just a happy coincidence

[@bud389]

I think this was a very fair and level-headed debate.

[@bud389]

@@milesb72Which would be?

[@milesb72]

@@bud389 him stating Florida had the fewest Covid deaths and floridas education ranking.

[@bud389]

@@milesb72US News & World Report ranks Florida as one of the top places for schooling in the country back in March. Also, he never said Florida had the least amount of Covid deaths.

[@milesb72]

@@bud389 not in this clip he didn’t

[@bud389]

@@milesb72 In the other clip where he mentions lockdowns he didn't either. He mentioned how they how had the highest in-migrations, while Maher is the one that mentions that Florida's death rate was better than the national average.

[@moeity]

I like how he's wearing 6" lifts inside those boots.

[@joshuaa61]

they’re both short dudes. Lol

[@reefalefunk1244]

Those applaud signs were working overtime in this one

[@MrPhbahia]

don’t cut off! such a good interview! Bill when he’s not high is the best interviewer

[@bradad82]

100% chance Bill was high during this interview. He's always high, he says it himself.

[@ryanackley5242]

@@bradad82 he has never said that he is always high

[@A.G.P.115]

What made this such a good interview?

[@kenq7948]

@@A.G.P.115 That it was entertaining, cordial, and they didn't shout over each other.

[@MrPhbahia]

Exactly!@@kenq7948

[@WooBino.]

Did Bill play with Ron's hair?