Bill Maher Slams Democrats for Letting Trump Tap Into So Many of Their Voters

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Bill Maher is lecturing Democrats for letting Donald Trump win over so many of their voters.

The HBO host said that while Democrats focused on “high-value” issues like equity and democracy, Trump instead addresses certain everyday concerns that appeal to certain groups.

Maher made his remarks on his Friday edition of his show 'Real Time.'

“He is the master at winning votes from small groups who are passionate about one issue, picking up a couple percent here, a couple there until on election night it’s ‘YMCA,'” Maher said.

Maher mentioned Trump’s promise to eliminate taxes on tips as one example of the president understanding how to pinpoint particular concerns.

“While Democrats offer up high-minded intangibles like equity and saving the soul of America, Trump says, ‘Hey, waitress, how would you like to pay no tax on those tips?’ Remember that? And everybody was like, ‘Why didn’t we think of that?'” Maher said.

Maher said this pledge was the reason Trump was the first Republican to win Nevada in two decades.

“He did it with the tips. He got the TikTok vote," Maher said. "He got the people for whom toilets are very important vote. He got the ‘enough of taking our shoes off at the airport’ vote, the crypto bro vote, the tech bro vote, the bro bro vote."

“He got rappers and kale eaters," Maher joked.

Maher also noted that Trump bringing Robert F. Kennedy aboard was a big boost.

“Oh yeah, Bobby Kennedy will never be president, but his ‘Make America Healthy Again’ people… oh, that’s another I don’t know four percent he picked off, and they’re ride or die."

He also noted that Trump was also able to steal away Silicon Valley support from the Democrats.

“Democrats used to own Silicon Valley, those California do-gooder Liberals who wanted to save the planet,” Maher said. “Trump came along and said, ‘Regulations, we don’t need no stinking regulations.’ Not only did he win them over, in his second inauguration, they were all sitting up on the stage with him.”

“Trump runs for office like that kid in eighth grade who ran for school president on a pledge of more snow days,” Maher said.

Maher said Trump tapped into something with people on the "margins."

“Elections are won on the margins, by a coalition of little things that hit people personally. Trump gets this, he feels your pain in the ass. Kamala ran on democracy, which is the most important issue, but without the political skill to sell it, it added up to nothing,” he said.

“He never shut up about bad shower pressure, s****y light bulbs, and low-flow toilets. Not exactly ‘ask not what your country can do for you,’ but for some little niche group, it was all that mattered,” Maher finished.

Bill Maher is no conservative. But he is also willing to criticize Democrats. He also met with Donald Trump after the election.

On Friday, he really did tap into something that has made this president a success, whether Democrats want to hear it or not.