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Bill Maher lashes out at the Democratic Party's socialist wing and leaves the door open to voting for Vance in 2028

The host of "Real Time" was particularly harsh on what he considers an extreme shift in parts of the party. When Democrats are "cheering for the intifada, cut! I’m out," he said, referring to the term used by Palestinian groups in their opposition to Israel.

Bill Maher at the 27th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Bill Maher at the 27th Mark Twain Prize for American HumorAFP.

Carlos Dominguez
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Comedian Bill Maher didn't hold back this Sunday as he harshly criticized the Democratic Party and, in particular, its more socialist wing. The Hill reported that during an interview on ABC News' "This Week" program, Maher stated that the party is being "taken over" by increasingly radical positions and left open the possibility of voting for Vice President JD Vance if he runs for president in 2028.

"Every day I hear about a new very radical guy. I feel very good about like 10 whenever years ago, I did lose fans — because I wasn’t gonna go along with some of this crazy stuff on the left too," Maher said. "I didn’t change really on what I thought about the right. But I can’t sit and just not notice stuff, which people seem to want to do because it’s all about my team or your team. But yeah, there’s some crazy stuff."

From "nutty" to "communism": Maher criticizes the Democrats' socialist shift

The host of "Real Time" was particularly harsh on what he considers an extreme shift in sectors of the party. When Democrats are "cheering for the intifada, cut! I’m out," he said, referring to the term used by Palestinian groups in their opposition to Israel.

Maher described the party as "cowardly" and questioned its support for figures and platforms associated with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). "I’ve read the quotes from the DSA platform from their own mouths... Don’t tell me I’m not seeing what I am seeing. And DSA, again, they say things like ‘takeover of key industries’ … That’s communism. You know, there is a definition," he stated.

The host also criticized slogans such as "abolish the police," which he described as "a level of nutty." When asked directly if he could imagine voting for Vance, he replied: "Yes, if this is the Democratic side, yes."

Maher laments that Democrats like Harris and AOC avoid his show

In recent years, Maher has stepped up his criticism of the left wing of the Democratic Party. Vance himself appeared on his show last month, where the host harshly criticized the party for its "obsession with Israel," antisemitism, and positions such as "abolishing prisons" and "not believing in capitalism."
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The host also lamented that several high-profile Democrats, such as Zohran Mamdani, Kamala Harris and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, refuse to appear on his show, while Republicans are willing to engage in the debate.

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