As Donald Trump flirts with reclassifying marijuana, Bill Maher appears to be done flirting with his support for the twice-impeached president and ready to commit.
On Friday’s episode of Real Time, the comedian seemed to finally pledge his allegiance to the MAGA party, teasing that “finally, he got around to me” with the announcement that he’s considering following through on President Biden‘s push to reschedule cannabis as a less dangerous substance under federal law.
“I told ya so,” he said during his ‘New Rules’ segment. “I’ve been telling Democrats for years, the Republicans are gonna steal pot from you as an issue.”
Maher added, “What did you expect? He’s the master at winning votes from small groups who are passionate about one issue, picking up a couple percent here, a couple there, until on election Night, it’s ‘Y-M-C-A!’”
As he closed out the episode, Maher appeared to come out as one of those “one issue” voters, comparing his support to Black voters showing up for Trump in 2020.
“Did he win the Black vote?” asked Maher. “Not even close, but he doubled what he got in 2020, and in places like Philly, Detroit and Milwaukee, that was the difference. And now he’s gonna do it with pot. Finally, he got around to me.”
Following the Biden administration’s plans to reclassify marijuana, Trump said he should have a decision in the “next few weeks,” which could serve as a boost for the cannabis industry. As a co-owner of the West Hollywood cannabis lounge The Woods, Maher would certainly benefit from that boost.
Back in April, Maher swore he “didn’t go MAGA” during his dinner at the White House with Trump and mutual friend Kid Rock.
