Liberal comedian Bill Maher fantasized this Friday about former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley running as President Joe Biden’s vice president.
During a panel discussion on his HBO show, “Real Time,” he discussed her potential future now that she’s officially dropped out of the GOP presidential primary.
Maher argued that because Haley’s future in the Republican Party is basically moot “as long as [former President Donald] Trump is ascendant,” maybe she should look to essentially joining the Democrats.
“What I could see is [her] replacing the vice president,” he said. “Because she’s just not very popular anywhere. And it didn’t seem to work out. And, I don’t know, that’s been done before on a ticket.”
“I know it’s crazy to think that she could run with Biden, but that’s my dream, a unity ticket. And then he would, I think, definitely win,” he added.
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NEW: Bill Maher suggests that President Biden should ditch Kamala Harris and replace her with Nikki Haley to help his chances in 2024.
Nikki Haley being on the Democrat ticket is actually a perfect fit for her.
Maher also said it would be a good fit because Haley is a “woman of… pic.twitter.com/AJlWF2AbzH
— RG | SargeXB (@RG_SargeXB) March 9, 2024
Maher’s guest, leftist Puck News correspondent Tara Palmeri, responded to the idea by arguing that Biden choosing Haley as his VPÂ would “literally destroy” the Democrat Party because it’d mean getting rid of current Vice President Kamala Harris, a black woman.
“But she’s a woman of color,” Maher replied, pushing back on the idea that replacing a black woman VP would be such a big deal.
“Yeah, but black women are like the core of the Democrat Party,” Palmeri replied, correctly noting how beholden Democrats are to blacks.
Palmeri wasn’t the only one to respond negatively to Maher’s idea. A whole host of leftists on the social media platform X also cried foul, with some even accusing Maher of being racist for daring to suggest the least popular VP in American history should be replaced.
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Your racism is showing.
— Vanessa Butler (@vanessarbutler) March 10, 2024
Do it and Black women will stay home and let this country get what it truly deserves. Gotta love liberal racism.
— Only two choices, Biden or Fascism! Ebony Noor ✊ (@DarlingEbony) March 10, 2024
Helpful tip: When you are afraid of becoming an unfunny, irrelevant hack, don’t say things that prove that you are indeed an unfunny, irrelevant hack.
— Ed Kamen (@EdKamen) March 10, 2024
Oh we’re good with women with color as long as that color isn’t black? Is that what we’re saying now? What a cynical and racist thing to even think let alone say.
— TheCrankyBuddhist (@BuddhistCranky) March 10, 2024
There is a huge difference between “Black women” & “women of color”.
And to think you can swap out VP Harris for “a woman of color” shows he thinks just like the GOP. They think putting Senator Gumby on the ticket will get us to vote for trump.— Air Harp (owner of NattyGirl apparel) (@AirHarp) March 10, 2024
Biden won 81 million votes with Harris on his ticket. What incentive is there to remove her from the ticket now? Is Maher trying to tell us something? America is in such fear of a black female the country will vote Trump to keep her away from the presidency?
— Dark White House Press Secretary (@lacadri34) March 10, 2024
This isn’t the first time Maher has called for Harris to be replaced. He in fact said the same thing way back in October of 2022.
“What I could see is [Biden] replacing the vice president because she’s just not very popular anywhere,” he said. “And it didn’t seem to work out. And, I don’t know, that’s been done before on a ticket.”
“I just think she’s a bad politician. I think she’s a very bright person, but I don’t know — I can see them doing that because a lot of the problem with ‘Biden being old’ is, oh, if he dies, then you’re going to get this person,” he added.
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Bill Maher explains why he thinks @JoeBiden should drop @KamalaHarris from 2024 ticket.
“She’s just not very popular, anywhere,” Maher said. “I just think she’s a bad politician.” pic.twitter.com/0mccUqaHCC
— Matt Clark (@MattClarkReport) October 1, 2022
During the latest episode of “Real Time,” Maher also suggested that Biden could pick outgoing GOP Sen. Mitt Romney as his secretary of state.
It’d be “something to reach across [the aisle with] so that we don’t live in this world where everybody sees the other side as an existential threat,” he said.
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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