“Actual Time” host Invoice Maher closed his present Friday night time by urging President Biden to “lean into” his age and “let his previous fart flag fly.”
“If Democrats need to win the subsequent presidential election, they should discover a method to make the Biden age concern work for them. As a result of you recognize what’s actually getting previous about Joe Biden? Complaining about his age,” Maher started his monologue in regards to the 81-year-old president.
“As an alternative of attempting to refute all of the ‘too previous to be president’ slams, Joe should embrace them. Cease with the ‘I am sharper than ever.’ No person’s shopping for that. Do not attempt to deny the age factor, lean into it. Lean in, lean in such as you’re consuming soup,” Maher quipped. “And simply admit it! Say ‘Sure, I’m unhealthy with names and I stroll like a toddler with full diaper, however I imagine in democracy.”
The HBO host mentioned Democratic candidates have turn into “defensive” on who they are surely, citing John Kerry’s duck looking and Hillary Clinton carrying scorching sauce in her purse throughout their presidential bids, insisting “People hate that s—.”
“Be your self! And Joe, your self is previous,” Maher instructed Biden earlier than suggesting he “take a web page” from the playbook of his “previous pal” John McCain, who embraced his age throughout the 2008 presidential election.
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“Nobody cares if you happen to can journey a motorcycle and attempting to do stuff like that’s solely setting your self up for failure,” Maher mentioned whereas exhibiting a photograph of Biden when he fell off his bike. “You latterly joined TikTok to win over the youngsters, get off that s— proper now! It is inauthentic and it will not work! You are not following the demographics. In 2020, a file variety of eligible voters beneath 24 got here out – as homosexual! However got here out to vote? Not a lot. Lower than half. However nearly 72% of individuals over 65 voted. These are your individuals, Joe. That ‘Matlock’ crowd. Attain out to them… Take all of your adverts of Twitter and put them on CBS. Inform America I really feel your joint ache.”
“When the president delivers the State of the Union, I say he ought to previous fart flag fly,” Maher added.
Maher went on to exhibit how Biden’s State of the Union handle “ought to” appear to be, which included utilizing a walker and unabashedly making gaffe after gaffe.
Whereas Maher has lengthy defended Biden in opposition to his “agist” critics, he has additionally repeatedly known as him “Ruth Bader Biden,” evaluating him to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who famously selected to not step down beneath President Obama and allowed President Trump to nominate her substitute following her passing in 2020.
He most lately invoked the Ginbsurg comparability following the discharge of Particular Counsel Robert Hur’s report, which put a highlight on Biden’s psychological acuity.
“I mentioned he was going to be the Ruth Bader Ginsburg of presidential politics… He stayed too lengthy on the honest,” Maher mentioned final month. “Effervescent up this week… he will not do the Tremendous Bowl interview, which isn’t a tough one, mixing up all of the world leaders after which this report that got here out.”
Biden’s age and psychological acuity continues to be a serious concern for him going into the presidential election because the overwhelming majority of People, together with Democrats, imagine he is too previous to hunt a second time period.