Openly acknowledging the severe polarization in the prevailing political discourse in the US, Maher recently released his "most opinionated" book ever, titled "What This Comedian Said Will Shock You." While his conversation with Wallace presumably focused on the general uproar surrounding the current election chatter, he also elaborated on his prediction theories regarding who "probably" will emerge as the president again this fall.
Delving further into the subject, the controversial comedian asserted that Trump is going to "show up on inauguration day whether he wins or loses because he will claim that he won." "That is the one thing I can absolutely predict with utter certainty," concluded Maher.
Adding on, he claimed, "He will never, as I kept saying all those years, he will never concede an election. He's certainly not going to concede this one."
Delving into the possibilities of a 'Trump 2.0' comeback, the author of "What This Comedian Said Will Shock You" said, "What I'm not going to do is just lose my nervous system at every step of the way. I think he just thinks of power. He just wants to get that back. This is the guy who's probably going to be president again… He's certainly winning now, and Biden does not look like a very good candidate."
Although Maher claims to be keeping his calm, for now, the aftermath of the elections will decide how things ultimately transpire. Wallace also prodded him, asking if he'd lose his mind once the results were out. Maher somewhat begrudgingly said, "We could lose a lot more than my mind."
The new episode of "Who's Talking to Chris Wallace" coincides with further discussions around Trump, as the presumptive Republican nominee has been found guilty on all 34 counts in the high-profile hush money trial. Trump, becoming the first US president to be a convicted felon, declared the case rigged and accused other involved parties of corruption.
As he awaits the "real verdict" on November 5, US pollster Frank Luntz has already warned about potential future happenings: "Jail for Trump will make him a martyr." The surging numbers on the Republican presidential nominee's donation page reflected this less than an hour after Trump's verdict was announced. His campaign page shared on social media, "So many Americans were moved to donate to President Trump’s campaign that the WinRed pages went down."
