“Real Time” host Bill Maher offered his mixed reaction to Vice President Kamala Harris' CNN interview, offering both praise and criticism of the Democratic nominee.
“I think she's done a great job. I think she's done a good job,” Maher said, starting the panel discussion Friday night. “I don't know why we thought she was as bad as everybody thought she was. Biden was only bad overnight, he's been bad for three years.”
Maher suggested that both Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who was present during the interview, had been “insulting.” [his] Their “intelligence” is undermined by the subjects they choose to avoid. The host criticized Waltz for his comments suggesting that he speaks like a normal person.
“No you're not. You're a goddamn liar, like all politicians,” Maher responded. “I don't care what you did in the Iraq War. You were in the National Guard. I don't understand why they can't,” Maher paused.
The presenter added: “They're just insulting my intelligence.”
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“Real Time” host Bill Maher said CNN host Dana Bash “totally” criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for changing her mind about fracking. (Screenshot/HBO/CNN)
“when [CNN anchor Dana Bash] “When Biden called me and said he wasn't running, what did I say? 'Well, he was my first thought right away,'” Maher said, rolling his eyes. “I mean, the fracking thing… Dana Bash was totally right. I was like, 'Here's the quote, you said this, I'll read it to you. You said fracking should be banned.' Why can't they say, 'Well, you know, I was wrong.'”
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The HBO host praised Harris for “not taking the bait” when she was asked about former President Trump's comments about her race.
“That was awesome,” Maher said. “She said, 'The usual playbook,' and Dana said, 'That's it?' And I said, 'That's it. That's my answer. That's all you're going to get.'”
After completely reversing her far-left stance in 2019, Vice President Kamala Harris raised some eyebrows when she told CNN's Dana Bash that her “values haven't changed.” (Screenshot/CNN)
Maher also said he was troubled by Harris' message, especially since she has repeatedly spoken about finding a “new way forward.”
“Isn't that a weird thing to say when you're in power?” Maher responded.
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He also repeatedly mocked the setting up of an interview with Harris and her “vice president of emotional support.”
“It was kind of weird. He didn't say anything, just sat there for a long time. He just nodded while she was talking. Women's focus groups said he must be a great husband,” Maher joked in her opening monologue.
During an interview with CNN, Maher mocked the “weird” appearance of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz next to Vice President Kamala Harris. (CNN)
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Maher later said picking a Democratic candidate was like “a dad coming in” to help a young woman buy a car.
“Maybe that's the strategy. They look like a married couple. They look like the interracial couples you see in all the commercials,” Maher joked.
