Bill Maher said he thought Trump would crash the stock market and says there’s a certain element of racism to Trump’s appeal.
Maher told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria he hoped the market would still crash, « because that’s one thing that would maybe lose him a lot of support in the Republican Party. »
He said he isn’t surprised at Trump’s high support amongst GOP voters, describing it as an « almost protest vote. »
« There is a certain percentage of people who are, I think, racist and that’s part of his appeal. »
« The Republicans have been playing that game since Nixon and the Southern strategy and Reagan opening his campaign in Philadelphia, Mississippi. That’s been going on a long time, but he just did it in a much more blatant way. So he can’t deny that that’s part of it. »
Maher said there were many voters who were « gettable » by the Democrats but « they’re just not good at politics. »
« The Russia story is a great example. How can they not make that stick? »
Trump was being ‘sarcastic’ when he thanked Putin for expelling diplomats
He described the Democratic Party as « humorless » and too politically correct.
In contrast, Trump voters love the fact he’s politically incorrect.
« Even though they know he’s bad in a lot of ways, they would rather be on his team than those insufferable people on the left, » Maher said.
