“Gutfield!” host Greg Gutfield and “Real Time” host Bill Maher got into a heated debate about former President Trump, specifically whether the Republican candidate would concede the upcoming election if he lost. election.
Maher agreed with Gutfeld’s argument in Monday’s opening monologue about the importance of talking to people on both sides of the aisle, noting that while he and Gutfeld “agree on some things,” they “do not agree on the most important things.” Not entirely consistent.”
“Trump is a guy who doesn’t recognize the election. That’s the bottom line,” Maher said on “Gutfeld!” Fox News. “You don’t seem to think so. This is the most important thing going on in this country. He didn’t throw in the towel in the last election. He’s not going to throw in the towel in this election.”
“You don’t know!” Gutfeld interjected. “You can’t see the future, Bill.”
“Yes, I did,” March countered. “Because I was the only one who said that. Everyone was like, ‘Oh, you smoke too much weed.'” It turns out I was smoking just the right amount.
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Fox News’ Greg Gutfield and “Now” host Bill Maher on “Gutfield! (Fox News Channel)
Maher was referring to his outspoken prediction that then-President Trump would refuse to leave office voluntarily, long before Trump refused to accept the results of the 2020 election.
“Can you really imagine this guy saying, ‘You know what, I lost. That’s it,'” Maher asked.
“He did it – he left!” Gutfeld responded.
“He left because he had to,” Maher doubled down.
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“Yes, but that’s how it works,” Gutfeld said. “Do you think he’s going to board up the White House and do ‘Straw Dogs’ with Dustin Hoffman?”
“Well, last time, he thought other Republicans would support him,” Maher replied. “When he called the guy in Georgia and said I need 11,000 votes, I hope you can find –“
“He said ‘discovered,’ not ‘created,'” Gutfield emphasized.
“Well, that’s the same thing,” Maher retorted, to which Gutfeld replied “No, it’s not.”
Maher told Gutfeld that he would not concede the 2024 election if Trump lost. (Fox News Channel)
Maher, whose new book “This Comedian Says Things That Will Shock You” is out, later told Gutfeld that it “bothers” him that Trump appears to be winning the 2024 election because “he’s a guy who doesn’t believe in democracy.” rebel” and “he was also a madman and a criminal.
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However, the liberal comedian did concede to Trump’s youth compared with President Joe Biden after Gutfeld played a clip of Trump joking with a crowd at a recent campaign event.
“But I have to say, when you use the clip that just played, what works for him. I mean, look, he’s almost the same age as Biden. But Biden acts very old. Ancient. That doesn’t look old. He’s not as old as Biden,” Maher said. “He’s like [the rock band] kiss. He puts on a wig, paints his face, and it’s 1976 again.
Maher acknowledged that former President Trump “doesn’t look that old” compared to President Biden, even though the two are only four years apart. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu, Getty Images)
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The HBO host concluded his comments by saying that while he and Gutfeld “can’t pretend these differences aren’t deep,” “we can also be friends.”
“I can’t hate you. I’ve said it a billion times. You can hate Trump, but you can’t hate everyone who likes him. That’s half the country,” Maher said. “I certainly don’t turn a blind eye to Donald Trump’s mistakes. I understand why people chose to vote for him. You know, a conservative once said to me, ‘You don’t understand, you liberals don’t understand that Trump is wrong and neither do we. Love it, we just see him as a bulwark against the bullshit of the left and I understand that because there’s a lot of bullshit on the left and that’s in my book too.
