In his first show back since the writerās strike ended, Bill Maher stated he does not believe President Joe Biden should seek re-election and compared it to the likes of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
The āReal Timeā host stated Friday, āSomeone has to convince President Biden that if he runs again heās going to turn the country back over to Trump.ā And āgo down in history as Ruth Bader Biden.ā
Ginsburg famously failed to step down while former President Barack Obama was in office, and her passing allowed former President Donald Trump to appoint GOP Justice Amy Coney Barrett in her place.
Maher continued, āLook, at some point perception becomes reality. What matters is voters think Bidenās too old.
āWhat matters is heās gonna lose to Trump ā whoās almost the same age, but his age just doesnāt read like Bidenās.ā
While Maher took a few swipes at Trump, he noted, ā looks robust, and Joe looks like his own skeletal remains.ā
In an August poll, The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found 77 percent of U.S. adults found Biden to be too old for a second term compared to 51 percent for Trump.
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Maher did praise Biden for his first term, but added, āThere is a term for Joe Biden, but not two.ā
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The comedian said he has been a longtime fighter of ageism, and it should be viewed on a case-by-case basis, noting that some 45-year-olds may not be fit and there could possibly be a āspryā 90-year-old fit for the job.
Trump has previously echoed a similar sentiment.
When interviewed by commentator Megyn Kelly, Trump stated, āNo, not too old at all. Heās grossly incompetent.
āYou look at some of the great world leaders. I mean, Churchill, so many people ā they were phenomenal in their 80s.
āBut if you go back 25 years, wasnāt the sharpest tack.ā
Maher ended his roughly 6-minute segment by reiterating Biden should let someone else take the reigns if he doesnāt want to go down as āRuth Bader Biden.ā
āAmerica is calling Joe, and itās saying thatās not our car grandpa. Weāre over here,ā Maher concluded.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.
