‘Good, I’m Glad You’re Shocked!’: Bill Maher Taunts Audience as He Reveals Socialist Dems’ Real Views

Bill Maher taunted his audience after stunning them into silence in a takedown of Democratic socialists and their ascent in the Democratic Party.

On Friday’s Real Time, Maher used his “new rule” segment to put progressive Democrats on blast, calling the Democratic Socialists of America “communists” who are barely hiding it.

“And finally, new rule, [President] Donald Trump has told one trillion lies, but when he says the Democratic Socialists of America are actually communist, that’s not one of them. And it’s not hard to prove it, just by quoting the DSA and their candidates. It gives me no pleasure to have to do this,” Maher said.

He warned his own vote is “in play” because of how far left he’s seen his party go. He called out controversial pundit Hasan Piker, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D), and an official under Mamdani, Cea Weaver.

Maher said:

Not to leave any doubt, New York Mayor Mamdani once tweeted Karl Marx’s words exactly. They’re not trying to hide it.

Their most popular influencer, Hasan Piker, thinks communism is so groovy. He laments the fall of the two of the most murderous regimes in history, the Soviet Union and Chairman Mao’s China.

Mamdani’s aide, his top aide, Cea Weaver said, if you don’t believe in the government’s sacred right to seize property, it’s over — and impoverish the white middle class. What? That’s a goal? You know you’re supposed to scare people into voting for you, right?

Maher added, “That’s communism, which we tried and it doesn’t work.”

He called out the DSA and accused the organization of embracing communism and earned a dead silence from his audience when he referred to a social media post from Weaver.

He said:

The DSA itself has switched. Even five years ago, it shunned communists. That changed. Things change. Now the coalition within the DSA, called the Marxist Unity Group, is in ascendance. And I must take them at their word, when their words include, our commitment is to the long-term struggle for a fully liberated, classless society — in a word, communism. What do they have to do? Tweet out, elect more communists? Oh yeah, see, Cea Weaver did that.

As the audience fell silent, Maher said, “Yes. Good, I’m glad you’re shocked.”

Maher warned again his vote is “in play.”

“Yes, my vote is in play. I’m not voting for anyone who thinks the wrong side won the Cold War or cheers for the Intifada like it’s the World Cup,” he said.

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