On this Friday’s Real Time, Bill Maher tackled the notion of an “October surprise” impacting the 2024 election, arguing that when it comes to Donald Trump, nothing surprises anymore.
Maher joked that Trump could propose an actual Purge and his supporters would still be unfazed. “He’s the only candidate where the voters hope he doesn’t keep his campaign promises.”
Maher pointed to the 2016 “Access Hollywood” tape as a prime example of a failed October surprise. Even blatant misogyny, apparently, wasn’t enough to derail Trump’s train. His point? Trump’s constant barrage of outrageous behavior has effectively numbed the public to any new scandal. “Trump’s superpower as a candidate is that he’s been so constantly and ubiquitously awful for so long, that it’s simply no longer seen, the way that you wouldn’t notice a new face tattoo on Post Malone.”
Real Time with Bill Maher airs late night Fridays on HBO.