Overtime: Al Franken, Kristen Soltis Anderson | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

[@Dr.Someone]

10:25 I strongly disagree with Bill's point here. Since leaving the race, Biden has been making jokes about "being out of a job soon." Never would he have put a MAGA hat on if were still the candidate, but he's not so he's having fun with the people before having to leave.

[@KevinPolitz]

I thought it was a funny moment that showed the side of Biden we used to see when he was more spontaneous, which is what made him endearing. ‘Scrappy Joe’ has always been known for his gaffes. My only issue now is that this moment has somehow fueled a conspiracy theory that Biden actually dislikes Kamala and the Democrats. Interestingly, Trump brought this up during the debate, claiming ‘Biden hates her.’ I don’t believe it’s true, but I worry it could make low-information voters second-guess their already hesitant support for Kamala.

[@user-iw6bu4iq4r]

If you knew you only had 2 months left at a job and that there was no why you'd get removed before hand, you'd loosen up and joke around too.

[@marianne1156]

@@KevinPolitz they'll make up bs over ANYTHING no matter what ....MAGAtz/tRump/Republicans, one solution = ALL VOTE BLUE, On ALL

[@jimgorycki4013]

He gave the maga hatter a signed POTUS hat. The guy egged him on, and even called him an old fart. It was all in jest.

[@BurritoMassacre]

@@user-iw6bu4iq4r4 months

[@gregberke6772]

Al Franken needs to get back into politics. He is an honest man with good values and worked for his constituents and the betterment of the country.

[@Adele.N]

I like him also, but he’s 73 years old.

[@billregan1981]

It’s amazing to think he left the Senate for what he did given all that has happened since. Not condoning his behavior, but it looks super tame compared to Trump.

[@EZMusicman]

Did you even watch this clip? He's brain dead at this point. Even more so than Biden.

[@StephenMckenna-jc8cg]

@@gregberke6772 Al left his office because he did what? The dems have a short memory!

[@CWertz]

Al seemed a little off to me. I thought he was going to be more enthusiastic.

[@galesiegel9298]

Biden trading hats was actually a good thing in that situation. It showed a Trump supporter that Biden had a sense of humor, and that people from different sides can actually get along.

[@MlonEusk1]

Youre definitely in a cult​@@jeffreyyoung6714

[@1247.cccccc]

Yes, unfortunately for everyone it was a first. Biden, until the 11th, had never passed up an opportunity to be a divisive untermensch.

[@chrisbaker3066]

Absolutely! Imagine the Victim in Chief doing that?? it was funny and did a great job of diffusing the situation. Maher does a great job of comedy...WHEN he has a script in front of him.

[@greybeard5123]

I also thought it was good politicking. Although the other guy definitely came out ahead. He got an official Presidential hat with the President's seal on it, and Joe Biden even signed it for him. Joe got a crappy run-of-the-mill MAGA hat.

[@hamishthemack4565]

So he calls Trump a Nazi then wears his hat with a message he associated with Nazism, he's an idiot

[@ColeenWalker-f9t]

I loved seeing Al Franken on your show. We are weekly watchers of Real Time and Overtime. Thanks for all of your insight on the politics of the day. I so agree with you on shortening the length of the Political Season.

[@jasonfuller1001]

The reason why there is a 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars is because if they were allowed to be sold in the U.S. at 20k each, everyone (including me) would buy one and it would gut the U.S. auto manufacturers causing thousands of people to lose their jobs.

[@tarakennedy3041]

And also mess with Musk's company.

[@QbnAmCan]

EXACTLY!

[@roywhiteo5]

If you don't impose tarrifs on chinese made goods, american made products cant compete on price

[@Nationalminer84]

Exactly. It's not hard to figure out. They can make and ship the car here through slave wages, no environmental regulations, and govt support, at 100% less than than it can be made here. So, you put the tariff on to make the cost the same with the idea that given the choice between an American car and a Chinese car at the same price people would likely choose the American, yet they are free to buy the other if they choose unless the importer wants to eat all or a portion of the tariff. I work on the steel industry and it is necessary because foreign governments dump steel in this country at below cost. If tariffs were not in place, our industry would close, Americans would have cheaper product until we closed, and then the foreign makers would raise their prices with no competition. Tariffs on selected items being dumped with domestic manufacturing capacity competition work. Trumps blanket tariff proposal is a disaster waiting to happen because we don't make those goods here anymore, you can't just flip a switch and start making them here, so the importer is just going to pass along that cost because the consumer doesn't have a choice. The fact his supporters think the foreign government is going to pay it is laughable.

[@jackpfiester5013]

This. Tariffs on different goods/industries have different domestic effects. Maher is awfully reductionist in this thinking here and shame on Franken for not being intellectually equipped to counter it in front of a television audience.

[@pendorran]

Al Franken should still be in the Senate. His weak-kneed Democratic colleagues railroaded him.

[@curbozerboomer1773]

But that photo of him, close to groping the sleeping woman's boobs, would have been used against him every day!

[@CWertz]

Then he should have fought to stay, but he didn't, it's on him as well.

[@uptick888]

@@CWertz he was the first victim if it had been today, he never would step down Especially with Trump who is a rapist..

[@anahatatutu]

Losing the automobile industry is traditionally considered a national security issue. THAT is why we have a tariff on Chinese eclectic cars. Tariffs are not ALL good or all bad. They are, a best, a surgical tool to use in trade policy on a case-by-case basis. Damn, this country is stupid.

[@kimmariager3420]

The tariff is a counter to the Chinese subsidies. THAT is why you have a tariff on Chinese EV’s

[@grumpy9478]

an example of how shallow Maher can be, to demo how sharp he is.

[@larryaugsburger8452]

@@grumpy9478yeah, but Franken has also definitely lost a step if he doesn’t understand that tariffs exist for more than one reason. Disappointing.

[@davidguelette7036]

China wants to flood the market with 15,000 dollar subsidized cars which would damage the industry.

[@e.d.3729]

yes

[@regisoneill3221]

I hate it when Bill makes comments without knowing what really happened.

[@harryjohnson2207]

C'MON DEMOCRAT...DON'T BLAME THE MESSENGER...BILL ARE YOU LISTENING..?????

[@AI_177]

In other words, everything he says

[@geejaybee]

You mean like normal, sort of like every show?

[@BassByTheBay]

And I hate when his trained seals laugh at things that aren't intended to be funny, don't sound funny, and no one on earth (except the trained seals) laughs at.

[@sandralybrand9425]

I used to take him seriously, but the past couple of years he's just a doom and gloom Donny! 😢

[@vanceuribe295]

I’m sorry, but I don’t think the Maga hat thing was a big deal. I thought it was a really human moment that showed that Biden can still interact with the public in a very human way.

[@TonyVega123]

Exactly! Taking everything so seriously makes no sense. Biden scored points for that

[@knittylane3016]

I totally agree.

[@timowayne6993]

Would you wear a swastika?

[@TonyVega123]

@@timowayne6993 Dumb comment

[@Njdevilz3027]

@@timowayne6993no but this isn’t the same thing

[@safri85duo]

It's obvious that Bill and his guests didn't watch the whole video of Biden putting on the hat. It was a sweet moment. The guy was heckling him and he diffused it by making a joke, then the guy asked for his autograph and Biden ended up putting the hat on as a way of reaching over the aisle. You would never see that kind of sportsmanship from the other side.

[@Gurra_Gforce]

It's called dementia

[@NukeMarine]

Exactly. Biden did what Maher told Democrats they needed to do, respect the Trump voter cause they represent a big percentage of the population. Biden played to the crowd just like Maher would have done during one of his shows. In isolation, I'm sure the photo looked bad. Watching the video, my respect for Biden grew even more.

[@gugy68]

I rather have lack of sportsmanship than wars and censorship. I hardly like both parties but for sure Democrats lost their minds on the two topics above.

[@Gurra_Gforce]

@@quantumbuddhist happy that you understand your self bro

[@curbozerboomer1773]

@@Aureilius2112 You don't know much of anything, do ya!

[@utlaw72]

What Sarah Palin really said was "They're our next-door neighbors, and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska.” Tina Fey’s satire was genius, though.

[@Heathcoatman]

She's also said enough really dumb or ignorant things to allow a pass to anyone who thinks she really said it. She didnt say this nugget, but she's said so many others.

[@johnwolf2829]

Brilliant? Propaganda for stupid people delivered by actors that are paid on the basis of how good they are at pretending to believe what they are saying. .... pretty much the same thing that "journalists" have become.

[@utlaw72]

@@Heathcoatman No doubt.

[@JoeBManco]

There isn't enough light refraction to see any part of the Russian mainland from the closest Alaskan island. Tina Fey's satire was perfect to illustrate that point.

[@Bestitwest]

I actually thought Sarah said that,but she is too stupid to be in politics; therefore I believed every word.😂

[@FlappyBelly]

Al Franken is so subtlety funny

[@AI_177]

@@FlappyBelly Franken speaking on Mitch McConnell's many devious acts. "He's not as charming as he looks".

[@Loki_Yogi]

Biden putting on the MAGA hat was one of the most funniest and relatable things I've ever seen a President do. Especially with the opposition. It showed how much empathy and love he has for EVERYONE. It was NOT stupid, Bill.

[@nikmo7360]

Yeah if you watch the whole clip is actually a pretty likable interaction. The problem is nobody watches that clip, they just see the picture and the trump says look even biden supports me and low information voters have the possibility of being swayed by stupid things.

[@wl4446]

Agreed. Context is everything.

[@clwmentsvale]

Absolutely!

[@kellyeggers2720]

I could not agree more❤

[@stephw1363]

Thats a lovely way of saying it....low information people.....i like it....but it is still so sad because in this age of information availability it means people are literally choosing not to have any awareness of how the world functions. ​@@nikmo7360

[@curanderoverde]

Al Franken should never have resigned

[@PAlt-p6y]

Bring back AL!

[@cblack4413]

He was forced out "Me too" more liberal woke distraction bs.

[@billriddle9215]

He should of got his ass kicked for taking that sick photograph of him pretending to grope a womans chest that was sleeping on a plane.

[@marcpeterson1092]

He's getting too old, like Biden.

[@dbreardon]

@@marcpeterson1092 Al Frankin is 5 years younger than Trump.

[@bfreezy7]

It’s clear bill didn’t watch the Biden incident with the hat because in the context in which he did it it made sense. It was a funny moment and shows why he is truly a good man

[@yournamehere6719]

I agree: it was a very old-school campaign move, like kissing a baby or eating a corn dog at the state fair for the cameras. Bill's full of it again, every so often.

[@iwanttoprocreatewithmileycyrus]

Bill is dumb. He’s only funny when he’s not talking about trump. Trump has ruined his comedy.

[@1247.cccccc]

@@iwanttoprocreatewithmileycyrus Bill used to insist his writers feed him jokes with true punchlines. His pathetic TDS robbed him of that.

[@Eric-tj3tg]

@@1247.cccccc Agree. Unfortunately, he's not the only pundit I no longer care to watch. It's not about Trump-love, but lack of comedic value; it's just not funny.

[@1247.cccccc]

@@Eric-tj3tg The woke have such reach anyone that quietly signals they don't believe Trump is Mussolini Junior gets my attention.

[@paulsommerhalder9049]

Bill, you're the greatest talk show host on television. When Real Time isn't on, the world is a colder, darker place....

[@shanghaiffgg]

A 20% tariff on a TV is NOT the same as a 50-100% tariff on a car. Tariffs are designed to make the trade less viable and therefore less likely to happen. They are being imposed not to raise revenue but to defend American industry.

[@markfeland2285]

If your industry needs to be "protected" then it isn't competitive, kinda defeats the whole idea of capitalism

[@marcvs420]

To protect socialist trade unions. It is ok to say it.

[@shanghaiffgg]

@@markfeland2285 not true. Chinese EV companies are heavily subsidized by state capital and then dumped overseas to undermine global competitors. The WTO recommends tariffs as the way to combat State sponsored capitalism.

[@brainchildguru]

@@markfeland2285sure, you *can* import parts and employees from the third world and undercut your middle class, but does that mean you *should*?

[@jaymac4448]

How much do the tarrifs on Chinese cars matter of the cars aren't allowed to be sold here in the first place?

[@ez-ei9th]

Biden’s tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs) aims to counteract the subsidies provided by the Chinese government, making Chinese EVs less price competitive compared to US-made EVs. In contrast, Trump’s tariff applies to a wide range of Chinese-made everyday products. Since US companies do not manufacture many of these everyday items, American consumers often have no choice but to purchase Chinese-made products, including those with the added tariff. As a result, Americans are bearing the cost of Trump’s tariff, not the Chinese government.”

[@lovetheobscurities]

Funny isn't it? This was supposed to be about trump's lying about tarrifs. Who cares about cars coming in from China? Biden isn't out there lying about the tarrifs.

[@TonyThomas-d7d]

Just one of many ways that a second term for Donald would be different than the first.

[@kayjay8611]

Thanks for explaining this.

[@nylonstringninja]

I was an independent oil producer and oil production takes tons and tons and tons of steel pipe and steel rods to produce the oil from the wells, 15-20k lbs of steel or more per well. The vast majority of this affordable steel was coming out of China and it was making it economically possible to squeeze out more oil from older depleted fields. It really screwed things up for us as the costs for pipe and rods doubled or tripled or more. Now most of my wells are not running and the projects I had planned on bringing online were abandoned. There are many products and situations where the tariffs increase costs so much it basically kills demand because there practically no other source for the product.

[@warfarenotwarfair5655]

Democrats and Bush Republicans off-shored American jobs. Time to bring those back.

[@anniehuckerby9281]

I Loved Biden with the Trump supporter its shows the kind of man he is. True gentlemen ❤ he put humor in the moment which is something you wouldn't see in Trump or Vance ❤

[@Bozlee22]

he is the worst president in my lifetime

[@anachavezdequintana3783]

Ya but Bill Mayer just seems to hate President Biden forgetting all the good things he's done.

[@Rhiannon011]

And the man that President Biden "chatted with" said "He was proud of president Biden for the way he communicated and "behaved" with him, that was the coolest thing to me, a trump supporter "seeming surprised" saying "he was proud of President Biden" for handling the situation with "dignity and respect'...trump would not do the same and we all know it!!

[@Twister915]

I think Al Franken took an edible before this appearance.

[@garyaich4305]

No kidding! He seemed super-slow and just wanted to put his rehearsed remarks out there. Couldn't come up with anything off the cuff.

[@wilson2000t]

@@garyaich4305: Agreed, Franken might be experiencing some cognitive decline at his age. He used to be very quick and witty, but on Bill's show I was let down by this performance.

[@independent-ts6ys]

No the shit Maher is saying is passing him off.

[@311joedirt]

I loved Joe putting on the hat, it showed how to be a human.

[@giantsr1eva]

@311joedirt It shows that there’s no difference between the two parties.

[@sqc1726]

After he called trump supporters domestic terroists

[@timothylandess1035]

I thought it was dumb to put the hat on too but then I watched the clip and it was very wholesome showed that the old politician still got it. He played to the room. It was the best he looked in months lol.

[@angelaraber]

Yes, besides that it was just for a moment and he put on top of the hat he was wearing. Probably threw it in the trash later but at least that's one less maga hat on someone's head.

[@ileana6281]

I agree 💯

[@tuangratchandanavese2086]

I agree. He was just being playful with a MAGA.

[@sandralybrand9425]

He showed Class! He showed you can disagree with someone without being disagreeable!

[@Alison-n1p]

Here's a thought: Biden may have put a 100% tariff on Chinese cars to PREVENT them from being sold here in the states. Which in turn helps American car companies to be able to build cars here AND sell them at decent prices to Americans instead of selling them at higher prices due to a 100% tariff.

[@macmcleod1188]

Only they responded by charging between 15 and 30% premiums for their cars.

[@dogger37JC]

Also it will probably lead to Chinese automakers having to build the cars here that they sell here. Much like how European, Japanese, and Korean automakers have. Some countries even make laws that foreign cars sold in their countries have to use a certain percentage of parts made in their own country.

[@charlesparkinson3492]

Right. Bill trying to hard to find fault with the Dems.

[@charliedorman7460]

And that’s what Trump means by they’ll pay. Good lord man

[@ChristopherCurtis]

@@charliedorman7460 It floors me that nobody can explain what Trump REALLY means except his true believers.

[@dawnsstar5918]

Bill Maher, once one of my favorite comedians, and suddenly is once again. Thank you for pushing Franken to answer that question. People have to stop favoriting their own party.

[@tim_peaky]

Bidens hat 🧢 exchange was heartwarming! Watch the whole thing! It didn’t show party against party. But to American unity 🍀

[@sqc1726]

He should of shown unity years ago before he called trump supporters domestic terroists

[@gamersxwolverine1591]

And that's what Bill said we should be doing so how is this not uniting the country?

[@paindaburned2629]

Bill you should watch the videos you comment on. The Biden hat thing was great😂

[@michaelkottler]

True.

[@lizliz4186]

It shows his bias and ignorance.

[@robo5013]

Overtime questions are e-mailed in by fans. They don't reflect on Bill's personal opinions in any way.

[@patriciamurfitt4590]

💯 don't talk about 💩 that you know nothing about Seems pretty basic to me 😅

[@LittlePhizDorrit]

I love Franken, but his explanation here stops short. Yes, if there is a tariff, TVs from China would become more expensive and that extra cost would be put upon consumers. But that ISN'T the final goal of tariffs. With the increase in price, people would stop buying TVs that are made in China and would buy TVs made either in the U.S. or other countries that are not hostile to the U.S. Tariffs exist to protect U.S. companies and jobs from being undercut by countries who can produce things far cheaper.

[@robertgregory2618]

Then you would really scream at what things cost.

[@BigGuy8059]

Hostility has nothing to do with it. It's a lot more keeping some manufacturing ability in the US, so we are not totally dependent on some foreign country for cars, batteries, chips, or whatever. Just look at the sorry situation in Russia right now: They can't get their latest jet fighters into service because all their aeronautics came from Ukraine!

[@KarlFreeman-fe1nd]

Japan did this in the 80s and dominated the planet with consumer electronics. Depends on what the situation is and how it is done.

[@quiffpbacon]

Exactly. It’s almost as if he deliberately avoided that part of his definition: tariffs will reduce the amount of product bought; the higher the tariff, the less is imported. If you want to protect or revitalise domestic production, tariffs do have a role to play.

[@XYZpro7846]

The problem is that Trump claims he will use the dollars earned from tariffs collected from China to pay for programs. Consumers will pay the tariffs, so this fits the definition of a tax on the American people

[@ginarosetti7722]

I swear Al Franken took a handful of Xanax before he went on in this episode

[@PlanetSledge]

I was kinda cringing, waiting for him to say something MORE. Not that I wanna see anyone else promote a book, but he didn't even do that. He was "Weird".

[@erinsmith2589]

I was waiting for this comment! I listened to the episode as a podcast and it was extremely difficult to listen to without the visuals. I'm wondering if there is something going on with him because he is usually so quick witted

[@tomgebarowski8156]

That's just nonsense.

[@JustinWillhoit]

The Biden trading hats was a fantastic moment and shows Biden’s personality. I think bill needs to watch the video before reacting next time

[@dm6187]

He literally has Parkinson's, what the f*** are you talking about 🤣🤣🤣

[@marcpeterson1092]

I agree, Biden handled it well.

[@marcpeterson1092]

​@@dm6187Reliable source?

[@michaelkottler]

Agreed.

[@Odin31b]

You're one of those who cream your panties when he also eats ice cream..

[@JustAMinuteYT]

I just want people to think of - On both sides, if someone asked the President Reagan in 1988 " Do you even remember your name ? " the way the guy at the Hat exchange did, everyone in the country would have had a meltdown that someone would dare to speak to the President with such disdain and disrespect. How far we've fallen in such a short amount of time. Regardless of policiies, we all used to more or less have a certain sense of decorum which has completely disappeared.

[@kkp4297]

and it also shows Biden has a sense of humor. Donald would have been offended and wrote a one-page rant on truth social.

[@JustAMinuteYT]

@@kkp4297 I think Joe handled it like a champ, honestly. He gave the guy some ribbing, swapped hats anyway. It was obvious by the way the man was looking at Biden that he had been Foxwashed into thinking Joe Biden was the worst human being on the planet. It's funny what happens when we actually have to interact with eachother instead of just being demonized on TV and social media.

[@TL-qr3ii]

bill.....it's because the chinese govt is unfairly subsidizing the chinese EV car industry. it's called unfair trade practices. tariffs make sense to offset unfair trade practices but a bad idea just to impose tariffs to create unfair advantages.

[@68rastas]

like we did in the farming industry that decimated how many countries. If we still did these kinds of things in consumer markets maybe we would be world leaders again and not 5 steps behind. I've seen musk and guys like Rogan talk about just how advanced the chinese EV's are. we could have done that. we could have spent the last 20 building up renewable energy platforms but we want to argue and cry about the way it used to be

[@briankorbelik2873]

I miss Al Franken. He's suffered enough and I'm sure he learned whatever lesson he was supposed to, Minnesota please elect Al. He may or may not be a horndog, but as a Senator, he was good for the people.

[@vernpascal1531]

Look at Trump he's running for President with a Rape Conviction and 34 felonies.

[@kft590]

I think the guy with the MAGA hat decided that Biden was actually a cool guy and that he was happy to get one of his hats with the Presidential Seal. It showed that Biden had a sense of humor and that maybe he wasn't a bad guy after all.

[@michaelkottler]

Exactly.

[@c.a.savage5689]

I agree, though he'll probably still vote for Trump...

[@AWilliams-m6e]

Exactly. And I think Bill being so offensive about Biden about it shows how old and out of touch he has become. Only watched this because I appreciate Al Franken and wanted to hear from him.

[@carlodave9]

It’s Biden relaxed and slipping out of his politician persona, FINALLY.

[@ledjon]

It also shows he doesn’t really believe Trump is Hitler or evil. Now that Biden is out of the race he can drop the facade.

[@nhansen197]

Amazing how both sides are going ballistic over a hat. It was a nice gesture. An attempt at reconciliation. He's not running so it doesn't really matter anyway.

[@billuk1413]

He was running but the laughable named democrats removed him for someone who did not get a single vote.

[@apexnext]

Then only people making fun or being mad, have TV shows and an audience. 😢

[@donschleisman2960]

The hat exchange story was actually kind of wholesome.

[@doc2log]

And wholesone FUNNY, not like trump humor, if that dour orangeguy has any.

[@sqc1726]

@@donschleisman2960 was wholesome! Too bad he showed none of that when he called trump supporters domestic terroists!

[@Kabitzba]

"Wholesome"? Lol

[@donschleisman2960]

@@sqc1726 They ARE domestic terrorists. They support book burnings, the subjugation of women, and attempted to overthrow our Democracy. They support a 'man' that wants to be a dictator, throw away our Constitution, and get revenge on his political enemies. But those are probably things you like and don't apologize for, you just get mad at the truth.

[@barcham]

@@sqc1726 They ARE domestic terrorists.

[@bradleyjames1340]

Cars vs. tv's. Because we HAVE an automobile industry in this country to protect. We DON'T make tv's in this country anymore, foreign tv's are the only tv's. Tariffs on chinese tv's would just be a tax on the American consumer in the interest of South Korea and Japan.

[@nickbarcheck1019]

Bill having a problem with Biden putting on a MAGA hat proves he's humor less and uptight. Lighten up dude.

[@lucasartscrafts6023]

It wasn't Biden. It's a show.

[@nickbarcheck1019]

@@lucasartscrafts6023 Cmon dude. You think the video was doctored? Of all the things to screw with.

[@lucasartscrafts6023]

@@nickbarcheck1019 Video wasn't doctored. Reality is.

[@robo5013]

You morons do know that the whole point of Overtime is that Bill is reading questions that fans e-mailed in right?

[@patrickcahall1491]

Wow !!! Everyone listen up …. Nick is about to speak !!!! We are all anxiously awaiting your next syllable !!!!!

[@honeytgb]

President Biden with the MAGA hat showed that he's the President of the people, and not a cult-leader of the few.

[@ginnymobley8246]

or stupid enough to be tricked *lol*

[@honeytgb]

@@ginnymobley8246 that would be a reflection of your outlook in life

[@tuckerfrd1]

MAGA hat is the new symbolic "Swastika" sign? History will decide how good or bad? The Confederate Battle Flag is a symbol of hate, and it's still doing well in U.S.

[@yj9032]

@@ginnymobley8246like you? 😂

[@nuralianathamna8868]

BIDEN was involved in the massacre of 15,000 children in Gaza; the guy can waer MAGA red hat, but in the end, he has a lot of blood on his hand

[@michaelmallin1]

Tariffs work the same way no matter who is doing it. The difference is: Trump lies about WHAT A TARIFF IS.

[@kkp4297]

trump actually believes his tariff lie. He obviously failed Economics 101 at UPenn Wharton. He went through the back door through daddy's connections, and slept through all his classes.

[@HoopsKevinski.]

Yup, and 2016 media anointed only him "Tough On Trade" & "The UnPolitician" (honest) while ignoring his 50% #TrumpTAX tariff TAX. Like they ignored his unrepaid Socialist Farmer Bailouts that *he caused* with it. (Bailouts bigger than the repaid Auto Bailouts Obama didn't cause).

[@dogger37JC]

And his way of implementing them isn’t very effective either.

[@HoopsKevinski.]

Yup, and 2016 media anointed only him "Tough On Trade" & "The UnPolitician" (honest) while ignoring his 50% TrumpTAX tariff TAX. Like they ignored his unrepaid Socialist Farmer Bailouts that *he caused* with it. (Bailouts bigger than the repaid Auto Bailouts Obama didn't cause).

[@HoopsKevinski.]

Media lied too; anointing only him "Tough On Trade" in 2016, while ignoring his *general* 50% tax on everything, unlike Biden's *targeted* one... (on EVs; something media also lies there's no demand for anyway!)

[@vernonbandy2597]

That last statement about the hats is the same hateful rhetoric trumplicans use, Biden was just showing more maturity than the typical American

[@Boomer_Power]

Than the typical RIGHT WING American. The rest of us are not that boorish.

[@dm6187]

Dude literally has dementia. He doesn't know what the f*** he's doing half the time. You people are so DELUSIONAL.

[@RM-jb2bv]

Bro made him put on a trump / Nazi hat and called him an old fart right to his face. Yea that’s a great look.

[@vernonbandy2597]

@@RM-jb2bv made him? And they both took jabs at the other, older people call it ribbing. Again, it's his maturity that had him making peace instead of an unnecessary fight.

[@mikemiller7377]

Clearly we need to show more respect to movements looking to subvert democracy.

[@Adornments4U]

I love Senator Franken, I would love to see him back!

[@hudsonumi]

He caught a me too case right?

[@bergencounty6602]

Blame Kristin Gillibrand for pushing him out

[@Jurisdoctorsosh]

What's the obsession of left of centre being in love with death cult of Islam? Muslims and ex Muslims in Iran are the biggest allies of the enlightened world and yet you support our oppressors. Come talk to us @atheistrepublic.

[@plaidpanda]

​@@bergencounty6602 Don't worry, I do.

[@marcusorealist]

Refresh my mind why was he forced out of office.

[@jh-hh6vs]

I don’t think Bill Maher knows what Joe Biden’s about.

[@jerrywalz9056]

That's because Bill Mahar has lost his sense of humor as he's gotten old. Biden hasn't.

[@wokthetalk3079]

Why doesn’t Bill they are both Zionist…. aka both members of the same cult!

[@lizliz4186]

Because Bill is just a big self centered baby. He's rich and famous yet still hasn't been able to buy self confidence.

[@happymood888]

World War 3?

[@red149]

@@jerrywalz9056I don’t know if Joe has any sense now

[@Antonio-yg7io]

Impressed that Bill Maher is able to follow politics for this long without picking up anything about economics or even being able to see the disanalogy between “tariffs will get China to give us money” and “tariffs will go protect our domestic industries from competition at home”

[@pilotnamealreadytaken6035]

I love al franken❤

[@VictoriaAlfredSmythe]

Biden was GREAT!!!! so funny with the hat feller . thank you from manhattan ©2025

[@ballparkjebusite]

Bill doesn’t understand tariffs either 😂 sometimes he thinks he’s doing something smart, but it really just reveals which ideas he’s ignorant about

[@lizliz4186]

💯

[@JJ-nu8qi]

How is he wrong they are exactly the same thing.

[@ballparkjebusite]

@@JJ-nu8qi the idea isn’t tariffs bad, it’s that Trump thinks that the United States has the power to make sovereign nations pay taxes to the US government. The tax is paid by importers who pass the cost to consumers. Trump’s recklessness in using the tool is foolish. Tariffs on inexpensive cars imported from China is protectionist to support domestic auto industry. It creates a deadweight loss, but probably worth it to not let your domestic industry die. Bill is dumb

[@stephenkane1074]

How did China become the great economic engine while being the greatest user of tarriffs?

[@scmanley4229]

Thank you for pointing this out. Tariffs are place on products from places like China because of their unfair labor practices. They pay their employees nothing and the quality of life for the working class in China is terrible. They don’t live in a democracy. So our products may be more expensive but that’s because Americans are paid better wages. This also keeps other countries from killing American competition by always undercutting us.

[@YukonBloamie]

4:35 it's embarrassing that the woman on the stage uses this talking point. Yes, Sarah Palin did not say that exactly. The whole joke was a summarization of how she evasively answers questions and the play was I can see Russia from my house was a parody of that. what she actually said was: "When you're talking about what's going on at the border-the non-existent border, that reminds me how important it is, that all Alaskans realize it. Now Alaska is strategically located on the globe-as you know-you don't laugh about the fact that you can see Russia from Alaska, and Canada is right there on our other side." Maybe people wouldn't have been so triggered if the line were, "I can see Canada from my house." But here we are in 2024 with a political talking point that was never useful nor ever funny.

[@yuukotombo6578]

EZ answer @3:20 When you put a tariff on a product you are increasing its cost to be imported. This has the effect of making locally produced products more affordable in comparison by negating the low-cost factor of imports. If a Chinese EV can be produced and retailed @ 20,000 and say you have 5,000 shipping costs that is 25000 for the vehicle. If a US vehicle is produced and delivered for 40,000 then people will see the sense in saving money and buying Chinese. If you instate a tariff of 100% on Chinese imports then the car costs 20,000 base + 20,00 tariff + 5,000 shipping costs = 45,000. NOW someone who prefers the Chinese car can afford it but US business that must pay US wages isn't under pressure to compete with that extremely low cost. Tariffs can target a specific foreign market as well. We can put a tariff on Chinese EV but not EU EV, so really even if we don't produce it locally this can help fix competition - but still the point is no one is supposed to pay these tariffs. They are there to discourage buying from a specific source by making it "fair" or even prohibitively expensive to buy from them. What makes Trump's concept of a plan so bad is not that he wants to put tariffs on products, its that he wants to put them on senselessly. He's talking about all of the money we're supposedly going to bring in from these tariffs. THAT is not how tariffs work. They are not an income source they are a market manipulation / price fixing strategy. 10:40 while I do agree its good Biden stepped aside - this interaction was a net positive. It showed Joe still has some wits, takes the MAGA comments with stride, and is able to be personable to people even on the other side. Biden having the Maga hat on is going to be a meme, but so are the lines he delivered during that encounter - and they were top notch trolling lol

[@b_northof5369]

Well explained

[@leeneil5775]

The problem is that Trump wants to enforce tariffs across the board, not just on selected products.

[@ric010]

The problem is dRumpf doesn’t understand the CONCEPT of tariffs. And apparently everything else he talks about.

[@christidcr4703]

Exactly. He's not using it to undercut China... he's just generally going to raise prices.

[@sqc1726]

@@leeneil5775 the problem is - if trump does it it is bad- if democrats do it it is fine!

[@PeterCombs]

Great to Al Frankin...always loved the man...

[@victorblock3421]

All the cocaine rotting the idiot's body is taking its toll.

[@Dayvit78]

Except when he resigned. He should've stayed in office.

[@toddsalkowski448]

@@Dayvit78 Yes. They should all stay as long as they like. Just like Diane Feinstein.

[@thebeefyleaf]

Great to see Al Franken again! Hope to see more of him.

[@johnmcelroy8198]

Dear Al Franken; I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Get your ass back in the Senate. We need you!!!!!

[@MaryLopez-em3rc]

Too old, he should have never quit.

[@afridgetoofar1818]

He was kicked out by his own Party.

[@jamesdrake2378]

talk to his democratic colleagues who forced him out

[@ryans7252]

He can't even formulate a sentence and you want him in office lol? Biden 2.0

[@Sthunderrocker]

He probably shouldn't have pretended to grab people's breasts while they were sleeping too.

[@walfredswanson]

It’s not that tariffs don’t work, it’s just that they don’t work the way Trump says. Arguably, tariffs can have a purpose.

[@dogger37JC]

It’s true. Just look at the car industry that they were talking about. For decades the government has used tariffs on imported cars and the car makers setup plants here in the US creating a lot of jobs and helping them to sell cars that aren’t tariffed.

[@deviouskris3012]

Agreed. Targeted tariffs to achieve a specific industry outcome.

[@sqc1726]

Or they don't work only when trump does them but work when democrats do them!

[@dogger37JC]

@@deviouskris3012 Exactly targeted and specific to achieve a positive outcome. This policy for broad tariffs on all goods is just idiotic.

[@deviouskris3012]

@@dogger37JC definitely. Especially based on the fact the US doesn’t use US sweet crude oil. So it would be an additional cost on gas prices. Leading to a logistics cost increase. Adding to the end of sale. Doubled of the product required imported components.

[@sean-m6s]

Bill Maher is a jagoff. I watched his early stand up and he was a different person back then. Something changed to where he became cynical as a defense mechanism. That exchange between the trump supporter and Biden was actually sweet and endearing.

[@beckybnyc322]

Bought & paid for by the DNC🙄

[@richardhenrysr5029]

bill has grown bitter and sounds like an angry grandpa. he should retire.

[@User-54631]

He flies private… do you?

[@char4199]

Tarriffs are to make US products, which cost more to make due to American working standards, compatible with cheaply made goods manufactured overseas, often in deplorable conditions.

[@jefferysmith1621]

It's also about protecting jobs here in North America. China keeps their currency weak and subsidizes all their industries giving them an unfair advantage.

[@joannhaddock8003]

Thank you for pointing this out.

[@Jurisdoctorsosh]

What's the obsession of left of centre being in love with death cult of Islam? Muslims and ex Muslims in Iran are the biggest allies of the enlightened world and yet you support our oppressors. Come talk to us @atheistrepublic.

[@words007]

It's simple, average Americans too dumb to understand it. Chinese will always sell you TV at 100$ meanwhile our manufacturers make it and sell it for 200$ it's not like we want to earn more. The raw product cost more in America in making that TV. So by increasing tariff the Chinese product will get equal to USA brand and the money will stay in the country and not go to China . TRUMP POLICY IS GREAT and Biden is doing it anyway to electric cars from China yet bad mouthing trump everywhere . Im so done with trash media. Bill is great though

[@1247.cccccc]

It is not designed to give their domestic manufacturers an advantage. They are destroying the industrial base of their adversary, the West. Tariffs work if they are used to change the strategy of the opponent. Al Franken has zero interest in tariffs unless he can use the opportunity to bash Trump.

[@satansrobotho]

It's only about that.

[@timb350]

The problem with Maher is he actually believes his simplifications are accurate. Very often ...they're just simplifications...for simplitons. There's a reason that it requires huge amounts of time in university to deal with many things...that being...many things are SERIOUSLY complicated. Pretending they're not does nobody any favors.

[@RM-jb2bv]

His problem is he’s a smug leftist boomer who doesn’t know anything but talks as if he does.

[@kimmileusnic3249]

Thank you! I try to watch his show but get disappointed each time for the very thing you wrote. Bill is incapable of understanding or explaining the complexities of issues. It leaves the viewers with the wrong impression of what is really happening. Jon Stewart remains my favorite with John Oliver right behind him.

[@christidcr4703]

​@kimmileusnic3249 Same. I LOVE Jon Stewart and John Oliver. But I watch Maher because he's funny However, he does often have an agenda and when the guests don't follow it in their own opinions, he'll fight to make everyone say he's right, like the thing with AL Franken on tariffs. You can tell Al Franken was like, "alright... I'll just agree and you can shut up about it now" and Bill Maher won so he smiled. Ugh.

[@ccookie7913]

@@christidcr4703 Yes! That's exactly what happened. I just said the same thing on a couple of comments.

[@hemlock399]

@@kimmileusnic3249 Bill Maher isn't fit to shine Jon Stewart's shoes. His analyses are painfully superficial. To make matters worse, these days, he is clearly indulging the impulse to avoid having guests who would actually challenge his BS. What I wouldn't do to see him schooled again by the likes of George Carlin in front of his sycophantic audience.

[@fernandoanthony63]

Al Franken seems a bit disoriented.

[@1247.cccccc]

Especially when Billy baited him with TDS. Pretty rare act of woke on woke assault.

[@danielboen1397]

that's part of his schtick, man. He's been doing that for ages. His comedy is dry as a bone.

[@DavidWalls-sr1pg]

He's old.

[@macmcleod1188]

I think he might actually be a little drunk. Like a couple of oz. Or he may have smoked a joint. There's a couple cases where he slurs his speech in a way I don't see from people with dementia and other mental problems.

[@RTSOB1]

He had probably just been told that they wasted so much time on the rest of the show and were left with five minutes for this segment.

[@buckylc9345]

I was Trump voter in the last election and I can tell you, I loved seeing Biden putting Trump hat on. Humorous, confident, presidential. Remember he even said “Don’t eat cats and dogs.”

[@jefferysmith1621]

Huge fan Bill but you are starting to sound like you are in your own bubble - Al's comment was on point

[@Magyar1960]

Lol, that is not how tariffs work! When you put tariff on anything it makes it more expensive therefore people will buy American made products because it will be cheaper thus the imports!! So simple!

[@brandonskalsky5484]

​@@Magyar1960The problem is that there aren't enough viable American -made products, especially for low-income Americans

[@1247.cccccc]

@@brandonskalsky5484 That is why Trump is getting elected President. There is no excuse for the selling out of America by people like Franken.

[@clarkpalace]

Bill is definitely in a bubble

[@db9091]

All Franken seemed really slow, like tired or drugged or sick. Anybody pick up on that? Hes historically quick, sharp humor, alert.

[@paulaheckman9928]

He's a clone of younger Biden.😊

[@lembergnative7731]

yes, agreed.

[@philledwith8307]

Agreed. I clicked into this because I saw he was on the panel (Maher himself increasingly disgusts me). I expected him to be a lot faster, and even five years ago he would have fielded the questions about electric cars more knowledgeably.

[@belkislorenzo9578]

I was telling me my husband the same thing, he doesn’t look engaged in the conversation.

[@resaboutb.9566]

I actually DID NOT understand tariffs better after his "explanation."

[@lesliefranklin1870]

Swift didn't tell her fans to vote for Harris/Walz. She told to register, study their choices, and vote. And, she followed it up with saying that she was voting for Harris/Walz, because they support issues she's interested in.

[@aebalc]

I am a Trump voter - I read Swift's "endorsement" - I think it was worded wonderfully. She didn't demonize Trump supporters or anyone who chooses to think differently than she does. "Do your research and vote" is a fine message.

[@billuk1413]

So she is interested in lots of abortions, Shamala only known for this her only policy.

[@Princesspal76]

It was a class act ad intending to engage her fans in the election. It worked. 300K people registered to vote. She ENCOURAGED people to do their own research and vote accordingly. Her fans want to know who she’s voting for and she told them. I LOVED her sign off. It was right back at JD Vance for his misogynistic remark about childless cat ladies running the Democratic Party. It backfired on him big time. Taylor Swift is not just a music star. She is an economic force where ever she tours. To her credit, she has been a financially generous employer and a philanthropist.

[@lizliz4186]

And she did it because Trump posted an fake endorsement from her, writing "i accept". If trumps going to "tell everyone" her vote, she has every right to clarify her own intentions and she did it in a respectful way.

[@robo5013]

Don't be daft. The very fact that she announced who she is voting for is telling her fans who to vote for. All the other stuff she said is just for show. Every celebrity who endorses a politician is telling their fans to vote for that politician.

[@MitziAP26]

Bill has lost a step or two himself. He used to be really aware of the details of a story. Now often he misses key information about them & sounds just like another foolish headline grabbing caption knows nothing guy. Read the story fully or have your staff read them for you. Also what President Biden did with the cap was an act of kindness & good humor. No need to put him down for that . People doing that are what is wrong with our society. Kindness matters as well as having a good heart & sense of humor.

[@johnsmith-ir1ne]

Your girl Harris lost. Continue seethe and cope

[@MitziAP26]

@ I’m not seething because she’s not my girl. I wish all the best for America always. No matter who is elected . I want the country to thrive always, it’s what’s Best for the American People ✌🏼🇺🇸 And Bill has lost a step as of late. I’ve watched him for over 30 years he does mess up on all types of stories not just this one.

[@deborahbayless5010]

Always a pleasure to see and hear Al Franken!

[@colonialstraits1069]

Bill calling anyone a “smug asshole” is rich.

[@brianfox771]

I agree with about 50-66% of what Bill says; but yeah, he is totally 100% a smug asshole.

[@hi_wifi_guy]

Couldn't agree more. Smug is part of his whole routine.

[@blackfalkon4189]

here's a better one: Dementia Don calling Kamala "mental"

[@Sbannmarie]

We need you back Al Franken.

[@rossdawgsbrokenspirit9038]

better not fall asleep around him!

[@ktom5262]

Sorry but he seems slow and not very bright here.

[@duncansutherland47]

@@ktom5262it’s part of his shtick and his deliberate timing.

[@ktom5262]

@@duncansutherland47 Well, maybe being slow and old is also a part of Biden's shtick. Too bad it didn't work out for Biden though.

[@lisastevens2431]

​@@rossdawgsbrokenspirit9038That dumb broad wasn't asleep. She was in on the joke. And he didn't even touch her.

[@hutchviews]

Is Al okay? He seems to be moving and talking more slowly than usual.

[@ollie6004]

Trump needs Vance if he loses so he can blame Vance and Project 2025.

[@sqc1726]

Got you hook line and sinker😂😂😂

[@helenpatterson3858]

Always glad to hear what Al has to say !

[@garrettpeters2547]

Franken is really slowing down.

[@wisdomsleuth77777]

I'm starting to think Bill is too like he literally must not have watched the Biden hat exchange because it came off humorous and he needs to stop hating on the old dude he ain't far behind him he's literally turned into a get off my yard kind of dude and he's starting to be a huge buzzkill. He makes the biggest deal out of the dumbest s*** but sadly not in a funny way but in the negative and that's just not pep rally talk for the moment

[@MaryLopez-em3rc]

He’s 73, most people do by then, that’s why they retire.

[@Daniel-yl5jl1bi6q]

​@@uptick888 You just made an ageist comment yourself. Pre-emptive, but still ageist.

[@afridgetoofar1818]

@@uptick888you didn’t refute anything he just said 😊

[@dadama925]

If we took him for his word, he was the one who got Tim Walz a head start in politics. That in itself makes his contributions long lasting.

[@marcusaurelis]

Am I the only one to wonder if AL Franken is okay? He just seemed really..... out of it this episode, no?

[@JaRW7]

I think he just didn't feel like engaging any further in Maher's bs. We've all been in a similar situation with a person who refuses to let something that doesn't matter go, so you just say whatever. This bit stinks and he was ready to get out of there.

[@embracedmadness]

A Tariff to protect an existing industry vs something the USA can’t make…

[@wixmich08]

Can't make or don't want to make here?

[@Lexwell_Lavers]

Yes. If tariffs are used to make our mfg products more competitive here that's good. Other than that they just hurt consumers, it's bad for the economy because the money they're spending on tarrifs could be spent on other goods made here.

[@thebigpicture2032]

@@Lexwell_Lavers yep, the auto industry is the backbone of America and 100% tariffs will save it while TV’s aren’t made in the US anymore so a tariff on those is pointless.

[@embracedmadness]

@@wixmich08 can’t. Don’t have the workforce or the competitive advantage.

[@rafaelvelez1253]

@@Lexwell_LaversThe whole point of the tariff is for the consumer not to buy that product but choose the non tariff product usually home made or from a different source. A few idiotic consumers will pay anything for something no one else has but the majority of the penny pinching tight wad well to do American consumers will find as good or better in the home market where it will not subsidize a hostile competitive opposition Government that challenges international law at every turn, acts threateningly towards us and our allies, supports Russia, Iran and North Korea and is in a militarization course well beyond any defensive need.

[@antihero5203]

Trump’s horrible debate performance really cheered Bill up.

[@tompaulcampbell]

He was fine with the Phony puppet's "performance"?

[@JohnnyRingo-c5v]

It wasn’t horrible and you must admit Kamala got a lot of help from the moderators 😂

[@davidwolfe4240]

​​@@JohnnyRingo-c5vYou mean what helped Harris was Trump going off the deep end with his insanity about lies about immigrants eating dogs, cats, geese etc.! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 And people want to trust that lunatic with the nuclear codes/the nuclear football against Putin, Kim Jong-Un, and China's Pres.Xi Jinping??????????????????????? Trump is losing his mind way worse than Pres.Biden! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂I 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@christidcr4703]

Me, too! ❤

[@LinnRobinson]

@@JohnnyRingo-c5vshe did not in fact Trump spoke longer than her. You guys didn’t have a problem when Trump was ripping Biden apart. He lost accept ot

[@jujitsujew23]

we have a tariff on Chinese cars for the same reason we have 25 year import rule on any car not sold in the US. it eliminate competition and forces Americans to buy cars within the American market

[@dogger37JC]

It has persuaded foreign car manufacturers to setup plants here in the US.

[@chrissmeeton5701]

Thank you Taylor

[@skidz57]

I will never understand the loss of Al Franken given what he did...didn't do! I personally wish he would, could run again! So perspective & wise.

[@Clemfandang0]

He was weak and caved to the masses. He could have said, “im not going to resign, im doing far too important work for the people of Minnesota”

[@civlyzed]

It's too late for that now, he should have told the Democrats who demanded he resign to F off.

[@uptick888]

@@Clemfandang0 if it were today, he would never leave Kristin Gillibrand was at fault.. I never wanted him to leave He had ball$

[@theodorejay1046]

A tarrif is a tax collected by the government but Trump thinking it would replace income tax is totally ludicrous plus the international trade warfare would be horrendous.

[@lancegoulet8100]

Trump doesn't think it will replace income tax. He thought it would pay for his tax cuts for the wealthy, which clearly based on the amount those cuts added to the debt, they do not.

[@Peterson1451]

@@lancegoulet8100stop saying tax cuts for the wealthy! That’s a debunked lie! Where did you people get this stuff from? Seriously where do you come up with it?

[@serendipity628]

Isn't the tariff game partly about hoping that the importers who have to pay the tariff will reduce their order from China and US consumers would then be encouraged to look at home-made options because the price would be similar?

[@dogger37JC]

Sure but the big problem is for a lot of things there isn’t a US made option. Also a lot of materials to make things still comes from other countries. I was explaining this to a friend the other day at his business. Picking out products that he sells that possibly could be manufactured here but looking at what goes into it how realistic that every component is available from a source here too.

[@jeraldbottcher1588]

That is one of the original reasons for Tariffs. To protect home industry from being overwhelmed by products from overseas. An example was the steel tariffs' the US put on imported steel. Countries were heavily subsidizing there own steel industry to the point of selling their steel at a loss to corner the market and put the US steelmakers out of business. They were selling the steel at a loss. We put tariffs on the steel so the US steelmakers could fairly compete. Now in the end it is us, the consumers who actually pay the tariffs in higher prices. However with steel it can end up meaning the consumers do not get gouged by the steelmakers overseas. Once they take over the market they can then charge whatever they like. And if you think they will not take advantage of that you would be dead wrong. With the tariffs on electric cars. the Chinese are selling them so cheaply no one else is able to compete. They would also be selling them below cost or heavily subsidized. The reason for those Tariffs is to allow the USA industry the opportunity to compete. BTW look at the Tariffs American made goods that China puts on. Up to 500%

[@deviouskris3012]

But if implemented incorrectly. It leads to what happened under trump. 1800 major companies left the country. Taking tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs with them. They then produce the product for less and sell it in the US market for its previous price.

[@serendipity628]

@@dogger37JC Good point!

[@serendipity628]

@@jeraldbottcher1588 Good points.

[@blautens]

Tariffs across the board are different than targeted tariffs where the US already has production capabilities.

[@lisathompson6162]

OMG I'm dying to see the SNL parody of the debate.😅

[@enzos711]

Thanks for reminding me (tonight) ..

[@boons8102]

That show is cat shit wrapped in dog shit, they have 1 funny skit a year and then beat that horse to death. Shane Gillis is the only guy making Trump skits funny.

[@b.h.s.6884]

@@enzos711 SNL does not begin the new season until Sept 28th.

[@enzos711]

@@b.h.s.6884 Got all excited, it's a rerun, watching now ..

[@b.h.s.6884]

@@enzos711 I so agree with you, I cannot wait for the new season either.

[@serious_in_seattle6917]

Sarah Palin actually said, “I can see Russia from my house.” It was her response to being challenged about her ignorance of foreign policy. It wasn’t fabricated by SNL. SNL made a parody of Pailin’s ridiculous statement. I think it was part of her interview with Katie Couric.

[@usucdik]

Nope.

[@toddsalkowski448]

Says the guy from Seattle. Shocker!! I am guessing you still believe the Russia hoax and good people on both sides nonsense.

[@serious_in_seattle6917]

@@usucdik yep

[@usucdik]

@@serious_in_seattle6917 sorry bro, you're wrong, can't get around that

[@bohemianfarm4467]

You're wrong. And you meant Katie Couric.

[@markdeckard7651]

the "WOOO!" guy clearly lives in the studio

[@c.m.8860]

Or Best Buy might decide to not buy them at all..

[@kadag2968]

They really need to see the whole thing over the hat exchange it was adorable and heartwarming. I even like the MAGA guy he was so nice about it

[@msvulcanspock]

It was totally awesome!

[@kadag2968]

@@msvulcanspock I know both of them were joking about each other. The exchange for me didn’t even have any tension, I was smiling all the time watching it.

[@equisde8026]

wow those first 3 minutes from Bill on the tariffs were terrific journalism

[@ShellOKC]

Watch the maga hat exchange in context. It was a really great exchange and very well done. It is things like that, his ability to engage with EVERYONE in a warm and friendly manner, that makes so many love President Biden. Thank you, Joe, for reminding us that politics isn't a death match, and that Americans can talk with each other across the aisle without hatred or abuse.

[@TheRaspberry82]

Hear Hear ! I watched the video of the Entire Hat Exchange ❤❤❤ Biden was great and the other guy admitted it ❤

[@sqc1726]

@@ShellOKC wish he had that before he divided us and called trump supporters domestic terroists! Or Clinton deplorable or liberal media calling him Hitler

[@hemlock399]

Ya, the MAGA guy even insulted him, but he took it in good humour, which impressed me.

[@TomVanPelt-j8o]

Whadda guy!

[@jazz-2-moonbase2]

Slowing sales of Chinese goods by making them more expensive and less popular, increases sales of American goods; THIS IS A GOOD THING FOR THE UNITED STATES.

[@Moonsharkstudios]

Americans can't afford goods made in America anymore.

[@kkp4297]

WRONG. What actually happens is American goods INCREASE in price through price gouging and greed, because there is no reason for american goods to remain cheaper. Go read up on it. Lemme give you a simple example..... If chinese car is $15000, and american car is $20000, normally people would buy the chinese car for $5000 cheaper. But when you slap a 100% tariff on the chinese car, now chinese car costs $30000. Guess what happens to the american car.... they jack up the price from $20000 to $29900. Now you pay extra $9900 for the same crap, for no reason, just because the manufacturer can do it. Tariffs harm the consumer. THIS IS REALITY.

[@jazz-2-moonbase2]

@@kkp4297 never thought about that being a possibility. Not very patriotic of those CEOs 😡

[@yuukotombo6578]

Depends - do we have another producer of these goods? How many iphones are being produced in USA? Probably not very many lol Tariffs aren't an income source, they are a deterrent. They only work if we have a different supplier we want to favor. For Chinese EV's the concept of the tariff is we don't want our auto makers competing with Chinese prices on EV's. We make the EV's here though! With Tesla, Ford, Chevy etc. The production is gone to China, we aren't going to get it back. People aren't going to open up iphone production plants. Broad tariffs on Chinese imports is just a price increase to American consumers.

[@jazz-2-moonbase2]

@@yuukotombo6578 we won't, or we can't open those production plants?

[@greathornedowl3644]

From Minnesota, we and the rest of the nation, need Al Franken

[@scottread]

Franken has really slowed down.

[@theresa922]

Thought he seemed high.

[@marialewis6432]

He hasn't, he's stoned 😅

[@hudsonumi]

Franken in cognitive decline?

[@toddsalkowski448]

Agree. He has definitely lost his fastball. Not a good appearance.

[@hudsonumi]

@@toddsalkowski448he seems slow or something

[@kellythompson3865]

I find it remarkable that the young lady and Mahr throw out non-chalant cavalier crap regarding cults. Ms. Swift hasn't threatened lives, or intimidated the weak! Don't play games with my freedom! Your rich Billie, not me. You can escape anytime, physical or mental. Vote blue 💙

[@maryannlockwood7806]

As someone who grew up in a high control religious group, I do get a little concerned how people throw around the word “cult“.

[@kellythompson3865]

@maryannlockwood7806 I appreciate your concern. I don't take trump lightly, couldn't tell ya what Ms. Swift sings, she's successful on her own, trump can't say that. Thank ya Taylor! Glad your on freedoms side!

[@philosopher2king]

Tariffs, like boxing, would be great if the other side couldn’t do the same thing.

[@vinceandrich4603]

It’s not that tariffs are good or bad it’s that the when the US places tariffs on imports from other countries, the exporting country doesn’t pay for the tariff. The importing purchaser does

[@Sthunderrocker]

@@vinceandrich4603 not if everyone buys American instead.

[@vinceandrich4603]

@@Sthunderrocker that ship sailed when jobs were shipped overseas.

[@kkp4297]

if donald dumbdumb says it enough times, MAGAts will believe that china pays for the tariff.

[@fionarobertson8841]

I tried to start an American made company but the price to do so was10 x more expensive than had I go os....and as a start up I didn't have a choice. I looked into Turkey, India, South America and China..I was forced to go to China because all the other countries MOQ was too high for me. Interestingly, 3 of the 6 Indian manufacturing factories were owned by the Chinese. They had built factories there to escape the American tax tarriffs.

[@wazagunab]

Bill, come on. Do the homework. Your audience knows bs when we hear it. VOTE 💙

[@jjw56]

‘That’s when you have power’ … Al Franken

[@toddmcdaniels1567]

The problem with tariffs is when they get placed on resources used by US companies to manufacture their own products. Then the tariff is paid by US companies with the higher cost production. Tariffs on finished products on finished products is not the same sort of problem because that doesn’t raise the cost of production for US products. Trump wants tariffs across the board. That will drive inflation up.

[@mking2288]

The clapping and laughing by the audience is terrible.

[@ksc743]

1:05 audience starts laughing and clapping hysterically when the guest mentions tariffs. So strange..

[@hemlock399]

Bill's audience is even more idiotic than he is,

[@TomVanPelt-j8o]

The annoyance of a claque. Most teevee shows with live audiences turn the audience into an obnoxious claque.

[@ksc743]

@@TomVanPelt-j8o I learnt a new word thanks, but I watch other talk shows and they don't annoy me like this audience does. Even tho I love his content I've unsubscribed bc I can't listen to this. It sounds like the same canned laughter every time. Live audiences don't sound like this (eg Graham Norton, Jimmy Kimmel, the old Ellen and Oprah shows). Bill Maher never shows his audience either, which is strange. All those 4 I mentioned show (or showed) their audience.

[@justgivemethetruth]

Sarah Palin said pretty much the same thing ... The basis for the line was Governor Palin's 11 September 2008 appearance on ABC News, her first major interview after being tapped as the vice-presidential nominee. During that appearance, interviewer Charles Gibson asked her what insight she had gained from living so close to Russia, and she responded: "They're our next-door neighbors, and *you* *can* *actually* *see* *Russia* *from* *land* *here* *in* *Alaska,* *from* *an* *island* *in* *Alaska"*

[@catherine7484]

It was also believable because you could count on something air-headed falling out of Palin's mouth at least every other time it opened.

[@justgivemethetruth]

@@catherine7484 Def!

[@monicas.6073]

The important thing to know is that imposing tariffs on goods whether it 'd on cars or televisions we are going to pay more.

[@tomgunn248]

Does BM really not understand tariffs being applied to stop dumping?! I think he would if it were his livelihood and Hollywood that was at stake. Also, in wartime, car manufacturers make weapons… if you have domestic car plants to refit.