Bill Maher desperately stands up to celebrate his fellow travelers’ election day

The White House was said to be “giddy and gleeful” after the Democrats’ surprisingly strong showing on election night. But the government has nothing to do with Bill Maher’s voice, as was seen on Friday real time

A week after a dejected Maher was ready to throw shovelfuls of dirt at America as he awaited his death at the hands of the Republicans, the comedian has returned jubilantly. “I haven’t gotten a text from Joe Biden in three days,” he said during his warm-up. “I feel like he ghosted me.”

Maher was surprised by the turn of events, noting that perhaps the biggest surprise was Pennsylvania. This is the state where the cultured Dr. Mehmet Oz “lost to a man who dresses like the airline, loses his luggage”.

Noting that former President Donald Trump is facing backlash and many are now touting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ 2024 prospects, Maher said, “Trump finally knows what it’s like to be traded for a younger model.”

The conversation turned serious with Maher’s first guest, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, who easily won a second term on Tuesday. After noting Polis’ achievements in combating the pandemic and other issues, Maher subtly tried to get Polis to admit that he was considering running for president in 2024. The veteran politician did not want to fall for the trap and said he was satisfied with his job. .

The panel discussion brought out the chief election and campaign correspondent CBS News and co-author of dangerRobert Costa and Democratic Congressman representing California’s 17th District and author of In the digital age, would: make technology useful for all of us,Ro Khanna.

Maher admitted his relief up front. “The election was like a colostomy. I expected it to be unbearable and it wasn’t that bad.”

Panelists were keen to speculate as to why this happened. Khanna claimed that the better results were because “it’s not like the Republicans had a good inflation plan.”

Costa claimed former President Donald Trump was in “self-destruct mode” over the results. Maher didn’t want to bite, nothing, he’s seen a lot of horror movies. “I’ve seen Jason come out of the grave too many times.”

Both panelists refused to acknowledge that DeSantis was impressive with his big win in Florida. Maher tried to reason with them. “The reason I think DeSantis is strong — he can do performance art perfectly — but he can be a regular governor.”

Khanna did not believe in it. “What he did with Disney was dangerous.” He added that any Republican plans to go after the Biden family or pay back Democrats for their impeachment of Trump against Russia or January 6 are wrong. “People want people to solve their problems.”

Maher tried to get his panelists to admit that most voters viewed Biden as a “temporary” officer, a sheriff who came to town and got rid of Black Bart (ie Trump) and now rides off into the sunset. will have to drive.

The panelists refused to hear it. “He (Biden) is doing it out of true patriotism.” Costa insisted that Biden would have “a clear path” if he decides to retire in 2024, which Maher taunted.

In his New Rules editorial, Maher wondered why we know so much about Donald Trump’s love life during his presidency, but nothing since, despite the hundreds of informative books that have come out.

Maher dismissed Trump’s wife Melania and wondered aloud how much we know about his problems, down to the shape of his penis. But not a word about infidelity.

Could it be that he can’t act, Maher asked?

If so, I feel for you, Maher said. But he noted, “I know you’re thinking about running again. Nobody wants a limp in the White House.”