Bill Maher tells Vance his 2028 vote is ‘in play’ as he rips key Dems for refusing to appear on his show
Bill Maher tells Vance his 2028 vote is 'in play' as he rips key Dems for refusing to appear on his show
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By Nicholas McEntyre Published June 27, 2026, 4:45 a.m. ETSee more of our coverage in your search results.
Add The New York Post on GoogleBill Maher told Vice President JD Vance that his vote is “in play” in the 2028 presidential election as he called out several high-ranking Democrats — such as NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Kamala Harris — for avoiding his program.
Maher, the liberal host on HBO’s “Real Time,” warned Friday that Democrats and moderate members might not get his vote if the party continues on the path of socialism.
“Like, if this is where the Democratic Party is going, where this Democratic socialist, this obsession with Israel, with the Jew hating, they don’t believe in capitalism, no prisons. If this is where they’re going, my vote is in play,” Maher told Vance.
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Maher said that he has “always” preferred the candidate whom he believed was the best option rather than voting along party lines.
“It actually always has been. Every year, I don’t make my decision by who has an R or a D, I actually always came to the conclusion that the Democrat was probably better and voted for them,” he said.
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Maher couldn’t pinpoint the next leader of the Democratic Party, but revealed the Republicans would have an easier choice.
“So it’s either going to be you or Rubio,” Maher told Vance after joking about Trump’s term-limits.
Vance joined Maher for the sit-down discussion, where the pair tackled topics such as Iran’s nuclear weapons, immigration, and the Trump Administration.
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Maher praised Vance for appearing on the show after the veep received a warm welcome from the audience and quipped, “I’m sure it’s the only applause I will get.”
“I’m just glad you’re talking to me, you know?” Maher told Vance. “I mean, I say it every time, the Republicans come here and they take their beating like a man.”
“It’s the people I vote for, they’re the ones who won’t talk to me! That’s odd, isn’t it?” Maher asked.
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Vance questioned if there was a chance that Mamdani-backed Darializa Avila Chevalier would make an appearance on the show any time soon.
Maher, who had comedian Larry Wilmore and Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) on Friday’s show, said “No’ as he claimed that Mamdani, Harris and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have refused to show up.
“I can’t get AOC, I can’t get Mamdani, I couldn’t get Kamala Harris. Took me eight years to get Obama!” Maher said.
Chevalier, a Democratic Socialist of America member, defeated incumbent Rep. Adriano Espillat in the Democratic primary for New York’s 13th Congressional District on Tuesday.
The 32-year-old community organizer was among several Mamdani-backed candidates to cruise to victory in the Big Apple’s primaries.
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During their interview, Maher and Vance discussed the ongoing conflict with Iran, as the Vice President argued America will win either way against the Islamic Republic.
“If we don’t make the final deal, their nuclear program is still destroyed, they’re still much weaker as a country,” Vance said. “So my attitude is America wins either way.”
Both Vance and Rubio, former senators before elevating to their posts in the Trump administration, have been key figures for the 80-year-old commander in chief, with the vice president having traveled to Switzerland for high-stakes meetings with Iranian officials.
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Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
