Bill Maher calls Biden 'selfish' for running in 2024: Dems would win 'without doubt' if he dropped out
Liberal comedian "Bill Maher" knocked President Biden for being "selfish" as he seeks reelection, insisting Democrats would win in November if he were to drop out.
In an interview with Mediaite released Thursday, Maher was asked about his past calls for Biden to step aside and whether it "risks" a victory for former President Trump if Democrats switched out the top of their ticket.
Maher predicted the opposite.
"If Biden drops out, they'll win, without doubt!" Maher exclaimed. "Biden should drop out. That's the point. He's being selfish."
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The HBO host went on to cite famed Democratic strategist James Carville, who argued on Maher's "Club Random" podcast last year that it would be a blowout against Trump if any Democrat in their 50s replaced Biden.
"Of course, he's not the voice of God, who knows. But that is my basic belief also, is that it's theirs for the taking," Maher added.
A year ago, Maher was confident Biden was the only Democrat who could defeat Trump in 2024.
But that changed last fall when he began calling the president "Ruth Bader Biden," comparing him to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who famously chose not to step down under President Obama which allowed President Trump to appoint her replacement following her passing in 2020.
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He invoked the Ginbsurg comparison against following the release of Special Counsel Robert Hur's report, which put a spotlight on Biden's mental acuity.
"I said he was