With Election Day simply shy of two weeks away, comic and TV persona Invoice Maher urged Democrats on Friday to cease ready for an “October surprise.”
“Democrats need to stop thinking an October surprise is going to save us from a second Trump term,” he mentioned Friday on “Real Time with Bill Maher,” referencing an occasion that would happen to affect the election.
“I mean, look at this. We’ve gotten so used to thinking that there’s always an October surprise coming that when it doesn’t happen, it actually seems weird,” he quipped, in remarks highlighted by Mediaite.
Maher additionally talked about the notorious “Access Hollywood” video from 2016 by which the previous president bragged about grabbing girls sexually with out consent and “a party at Diddy’s house where you just dance,” referring to the indictment introduced in opposition to the hip-hop artist Sean Combs.
The comic listed a number of different “surprises” that had sway with voters, arguing that with Trump, the previous president may do many issues that “wouldn’t move the needle at all.”
“Trump’s superpower as a candidate is that he has been so constantly and ubiquitously awful for so long that it’s simply no longer seen,” he mentioned.
Maher has constantly slammed Trump for his rhetoric and assaults on political opponents, together with Harris. He has additionally insisted that the previous president goes to lose in November.
Trump has hit again, nonetheless, calling the TV host “low rated.”
The Hill has contacted the Trump marketing campaign for remark.
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