“Real Time” host Bill Maher revealed that his “dream” 2024 candidacy would be President Biden alongside former UN ambassador Nikki Haley.
Haley suspended her presidential campaign this week after a disappointing performance on Super Tuesday and refrained from endorsing former President Trump, the only Republican advancing toward the nomination.
During Friday's panel discussion, Maher insisted that Haley has no future in the Republican Party “as long as Trump is on the rise” and suggested a different political path for her.
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Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley suspended her presidential campaign after a disappointing result on Super Tuesday. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)
“I know it's crazy to think she could run with Biden, but that's my dream, a unity candidacy,” Maher said. “And then, I think, she would definitely win.”
“And of course he's said something crazy. Most politicians haven't said something crazy like 'We've never been a racist country.' I mean, that's pretty crazy,” Maher added.
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Puck correspondent Tara Palmeri argued that swapping Vice President Kamala Harris for Haley would “literally destroy” the Democratic base.
“But she's a woman of color,” Maher doubled down.
“Yes, but black women are like the core of the Democratic Party,” Palmeri responded.
“Okay, that's not it,” Maher agreed.
“Real Time” host Bill Maher introduced Haley as President Biden's running mate, as he believes she has no “future” in the Republican Party. (Screenshot/HBO)
The HBO host then introduced outgoing Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, as Biden's Secretary of State.
“Something to achieve so that we don't live in this world where everyone sees the other side as an existential threat,” Maher said.
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Maher began working on the idea of removing Harris from the Democratic ticket in October 2022.
“What I see is replacing the vice president,” Maher said then, which immediately drew applause from his liberal audience. “Because it's just not very popular anywhere. And it didn't seem to work. And, I don't know, that's been done before with a ticket.”
Maher has long floated the idea of Biden removing Vice President Kamala Harris from the Democratic ticket. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Haley, meanwhile, previously ruled out a third-party candidacy and rejected the idea of a unity bid after then-Democratic challenger Dean Phillips, who also suspended his presidential campaign this week, floated one.
Despite having signed the Republican National Committee's pledge to support the eventual nominee in order to participate in the primary debates, Haley has yet to offer her endorsement to Trump, suggesting she must first earn the support of her voters.
“It's now up to Donald Trump to win the votes of those inside and outside our party who didn't support him. And I hope he does,” Haley said Wednesday. “At its best, politics is about attracting people to your cause, not turning them away. And our conservative cause desperately needs more people. Now is the time to choose.”
