Bill Maher says he'd vote for JD Vance, not communist Democrats

Maher told ABC's Jonathan Karl he isn't living in 'communist America,' faulting Democrats for tolerating a radical DSA wing.

Maher said Democrats' drift toward DSA-style socialism means 'I'm not living in communist America.'
Asked if he'd vote for JD Vance, Maher answered flatly: 'Yes.'
ABC aired the interview July 19, 2026, days after Maher won the 2026 Mark Twain Prize.

Why it matters: One entertainer breaking from his tribe's assumed consensus shows how manufactured that unanimity always was.

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