Bonus Bill (Originally aired 11/11/16)
Real Time with Bill Maher
Deep Dive
Why did some people vote for Donald Trump despite his controversial campaign?
Some voters chose Trump because they saw him as an outsider challenging the establishment, while others were influenced by his promises to address economic issues and immigration. Additionally, voter suppression tactics may have played a role.
What was Hillary Clinton's biggest regret from the election?
Clinton's biggest regret was not effectively communicating her vision to the working-class voters, which she believed could have been improved with a higher speaking fee.
How did the Republican Party fare in the election?
The Republican Party gained control of the presidency, House, Senate, and Supreme Court, achieving a significant political sweep.
What was the reaction of some Latinos to the election results?
One-third of Latinos voted for Trump, with some citing Catholic values and others expressing discomfort with a female leader in a pantsuit.
What was the significance of Trump's meeting with President Obama?
The meeting symbolized the transition of power and highlighted Obama's role in guiding the new administration, despite their political differences.
- Republicans were shocked by Trump's victory.
- Trump's campaign involved keeping poor people from voting.
- Hillary Clinton's reputation as an insider hurt her chances.
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Thank you very much. How you doing? Thank you. Thank you very much. Wow, what a crowd. Yes, yes. Wow. That's a very good mood. You know, when people used to say anything is possible in America, I used to think that was a good thing.
Not so much anymore. Anyway, if you haven't seen George Lopez in concert yet, that's... America will be changing. That massive clicking sound you hear is cops all over the country turning off their body cameras. Well, I tried. And I did. That guy fought a vicious, vulgar campaign, and I gave it right back. But we lost. We lost. We got to own that.
America as a whole looked at a narcissistic billionaire with an obsession for vendettas and said, "You know what? This guy needs more power." I mean, even they were shocked. Even the Republicans. Even his own team. Chris Christie said, "You could knock me over with a Zamboni." But he's something. It just shows how far you can get in America with a dream, tens of billions of dollars, and an organized plan to keep poor people from voting.
Yeah. No, apparently Hillary just could never shake that reputation as an insider. And when I say insider, I mean woman. Of course, Trump prevailed using the accounting system designed by rich white men who had slaves. What a coincidence.
But, you know, he gave a gracious acceptance speech. He said about Hillary, he said, "We owe her a debt of gratitude for her service to the country, and for that, I'm gonna knock six months off her jail term." What do you think about that, huh? Now, this is definitely the end of the Clinton dynasty as we know it, and I would like to say to them, we owe you guys a debt of gratitude for decades of service, and now we never want to see you again.
Hillary said her biggest regret was not communicating her vision to the working class people. If they had just paid her $250,000 speaking fee, she could have. Yeah, probably, well, as of now, 200,000, but maybe over a million people, more people will have voted for Hillary. And the future of this country, all I've got to say to my Latino friends, keep making babies.
We are counting on your hot-blooded passion to save this country. No, actually, actually not so much. One out of three Latinos voted for Donald Trump. I guess those are the ones who assumed were good people. A lot said it was because of their Catholic values, but most just said, I don't want a lady in a pantsuit telling me what to do. I get that at work. Remember only like a week ago, everybody was talking about
Can the Republican Party survive? What's gonna happen to them? What happened is they control everything now. Not just the presidency, the House, the Senate, and the Supreme Court. I mean, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, please, eat well. I have a question for scientists. Can we extract someone's brain and just hook it up to a machine? There's nothing in the Constitution that says a Supreme Court justice have to have a body. Screw self-driving cars. Let's get Google working on that.
But it's happening. Somebody today asked Donald Trump about his transition team, and he said, "Yeah, I already put in a call to Caitlyn Jenner." He doesn't know government that well, so... But no, he met with President Obama at the White House. I'm sorry, I mean the Gold House at Trump Plaza. Yes, orange is the new black, folks. Amazingly how pathetic that was.
And the meeting between the two men went well. Obama likes giving tours, and Trump likes kicking black people out of housing. So it's... All right, thank you very much.
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