Bill Maher says he’s not worried about ‘crazy’ Trump winning election: ‘Not even nervous’

Liberal talk show host Bill Maher said he’s not worried about former President Trump winning the 2024 race or targeting him if he returns to the White House, saying he’s not letting himself panic about elections, this time.

On his “Club Random” podcast on Sunday, Maher debated his guest, Dr. Phil McGraw, on a variety of topics, including illegal immigration, anti-Israel extremism on college campuses, and the current polarization in America.

At one point, Dr. Phil addressed Maher’s strong feelings about the former president, asking the liberal host what he would do, “if Trump wins.”

“Nothing,” Maher replied. “Nothing. I go on with my show and make jokes at his expense every week.”

“And that’s why this is a great place. Because as crazy as he is, you know, he didn’t do anything about it the first time. So I’m just not going to lose my nervous system over it,” he continued.

Maher immediately went on to clarify that he still believes the former president is capable of imprisoning his critics.

“Now, he can. He’s crazy, so he can start sending people to Guantanamo Bay. I leave nothing behind for this guy,” Maher continued.

“He thinks they’re eating cats and dogs. But should I worry about it? First of all, I’m not going to worry about it, Phil, because he’s not going to win,” Maher argued.

After the presidential debate in September, Maher confidently predicted that Trump’s election chances were “over” and Vice President Kamala Harris would win the November election.

“I’ve been known as a Trump alarmist, and now I’m saying I’m not even nervous,” he told Dr. Phil on the podcast.

“It will be close. The polls will be dead even on election day,” he said.

Maher argued that Americans had grown tired of the former president over the years and had reached a breaking point.

“We’re talking about a few hundred thousand people maybe, but I think it’s going to be a little bit closer than that,” he said of the razor-thin race.

In March, Maher said he would do “everything he could” to stop Trump from winning in November.

At the time, he was unsure whether President Biden or Trump would win the election. He said Trump would either “blow up the world or put me in Guantanamo Bay or whatever” if re-elected, adding “but I just can’t keep worrying about it.”

With just over three weeks until Election Day, a trio of new national polls suggest Trump is erasing the gains made by Harris in the past two months since she replaced Biden at the top of the 2024 Democratic ticket.

Harris led Trump 50%-48% among likely voters polled in an ABC News/Ipsos poll, up from a six-point lead for the vice president last month.

The two candidates are tied at 48%, according to an NBC News poll of registered voters statewide, after Harris enjoyed a five-point lead a month ago.

Additionally, a CBS News/YouGov improbability-based survey of likely voters showed Harris with a three-point lead over Trump, down slightly from a four-point lead a month ago.