“Real Time” host Bill Maher offered his approval of the Supreme Court's long-awaited ruling to overturn Colorado's voting ban against former President Trump, insisting it is “not the way” to defeat him in 2024.
Maher kicked off a panel discussion Friday night by saying that the courts “will be everything in this election” and that they will ultimately be “the ones who decide.”
He first cited with approval the federal appeals court's ruling that Trump was not immune from prosecution in the 2020 election case. He then expressed frustration that “we may not even get the big trial” before November because the courts are “moving too slow.”
“Then screw them,” Maher exclaimed.
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“Real Time” host Bill Maher hopes the Supreme Court will rule against former President Trump's controversial voting ban in Colorado. (Screenshot/HBO)
The HBO star then turned to last week's Supreme Court arguments related to Colorado's controversial decision to exclude Trump from the primary ballot based on his actions leading up to the events of January 6.
But unlike many liberals in the media defending the Colorado case, Maher sided with Trump.
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Several states, including Colorado, are actively seeking to ban former President Trump from appearing on the ballot. (JULIA NIKHINSON/AFP via Getty Images)
“The Supreme Court [is] “He's about to rule, and it looks like he's going to go Trump's way, on whether individual states can ban anyone from running under the Insurrection Act starting Jan. 6,” Maher said. “Now look, even the people who don't want Trump to be President and I think everyone at this table, many of those people, including me, I have to say, don't oppose this ruling because I just don't think this is the way that it can be done.”
“First, it's unclear whether January 6 was an 'insurrection,'” Maher continued. “It certainly was a riot. It was a group of, a lot of those people, some of them were definitely there to stop that election. A lot of them were like, 'Oh, good, Trump. I love him and ooh, the Capitol is open now.' “.
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The Supreme Court was skeptical of the Colorado case when upholding the decision to exclude Trump from the ballot at a hearing last week. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
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Maher went on to note that “half the country” is not convinced of Trump's alleged wrongdoing between the impeachment trial, the January 6 committee and the constant media coverage attacking the former president.
“If they do this, if they prevent Trump from running, or if he loses the election because he couldn't run in two states, this will become the norm,” Maher added.
