Stephen A. Smith of ESPN appeared on Real Time With Bill Maher this weekend, and the two discussed a variety of topics, including the 2024 election. Maher has been vocal about his rejection of the ‘woke’ left and Smith echoed that, suggesting that one of the reasons Trump won is because the left is now so far out of the mainstream that Trump came off as more normal to voters.
There is definitely some truth in that.
FOX News has details:
Stephen A. Smith calls out liberals with blunt reason for Trump win: He’s ‘closer to normal’ than the leftDuring the latest episode of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher,” ESPN star pundit Stephen A. Smith blasted the Democratic Party for coming off as a weirder and less viable choice in the last presidential election than President Trump and all his baggage.Talking to Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and the show’s host, Smith scolded liberals for choosing not to campaign on issues that the American people were most concerned about. He admitted that Trump – despite his flaws, legal convictions and impeachments – did, and that’s why he’s currently in the White House.”Here’s the deal: the man was impeached twice, he was convicted on 34 felony counts, and the American people still said, ‘He’s closer to normal than what we see on the left,’” the sports pundit declared, to which Maher replied, “Exactly.”…”He’s closer to normal,” he continued. “Why? Because something that pertains – when you talk about the transgender community, for example, and you talk about the issues that pertain to less than one percent of the population – the Democratic Party came across as if that was a priority more so than the other issues.”
Maher’s audience tends to applaud when they hear something they like. You can hear a pin drop during this segment.
Watch the clip:
In another segment, Bill Maher lamented that Trump is now seen as ‘cool’. Maher may reject the far left, but he still has Trump Derangement Syndrome.
From the New York Post:
Bill Maher shocked to admit ‘Trump is cool now,’ says sports players love the president“Real Time” host Bill Maher appeared to be stunned by his admission that President Donald Trump is now considered “cool.”“Here’s how bad the Democrats f—ed up: Trump is cool now,” Maher said during a panel discussion Friday night.“He’s not just the most powerful guy in the world and just made himself like the richest, he’s actually kind of [cool] at 78!”“I mean, rappers like him, the athletes are doing-” Maher continued while gesturing Trump’s iconic rally dance…“I mean, the Village People are gay for Trump now!” he added.
Here’s that clip:
There has definitely been a shift. Hearing these exchanges between Smith and Maher further cements that fact.
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