Bill Maher says Trump shooter has 'done so much damage to the left' and cost Biden the 'moral high ground'

Controversial comedian Bill Maher claimed that nan man who tried to assassinate erstwhile president Donald Trump caused 'so overmuch harm to nan left' conscionable 2 hours aft nan shooting took place.

Trump, 78, astir mislaid his life connected Saturday, aft 20-year-old would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks fired astatine him pinch an 'AR-style' limb arsenic he said astatine a run rally adjacent Butler, Pennsylvania, astatine astir 6pm. 

While nan news of nan attempted sidesplitting flew astir nan world wrong minutes, nan killer's identity, motive and intends were still being investigated by authorities. The FBI and 

Despite this, conscionable 2 hours aft nan shooting took place, Bill Maher, 68, told assemblage members astatine a show astatine nan Orpheum Theatre successful Minneapolis, Minnesota, that nan shooter 'has done truthful overmuch harm to nan left.'

'[You've] mislaid a batch of civilized precocious crushed successful nan 'You're nan convulsive people, liberals don't sprout people, liberals don't lick it that way',' he added. 

Maher, who has agelong been a professional of nan erstwhile president, said that nan shooting, and nan accompanying image of Trump raising his fist while covered successful blood, has each but cemented a Republican triumph successful November. 

'I gotta opportunity this. He's nan luckiest motherf***er that has ever walked nan look of nan Earth. 

'When I saw that photograph coming of him pinch nan humor streaming down his face—I don't want to opportunity nan election's complete because thing tin hap successful an election. But Jesus Christ.

'MAGA federation yet has its afloat martyr. They loved it erstwhile he went to jail. The mug shot. I gotta say, he's insane and he's a criminal. 

'But that mug shot? F***ing nailed it. Perfect And listen, he played nan [assassination] segment for illustration he rehearsed it! Take 1! Take 1!

'There will beryllium idiot conspiracy theorists who will say, "Oh they planned it." He gets grazed and nan different feline gets shot—it's truthful Trump. It's going to activity for him. 

'I tin spot nan memes now. "The man nan lib****s couldn't kill." Biden can't get done a statement and a slug can't extremity Donald Trump. It almost doesn't matter who nan Democrats put up now.'

Maher has agelong criticised Trump's views and policies. In 2019, he boldly proclaimed that he would alternatively nan US went into an economical recession than Trump beryllium re-elected successful 2020. 

He said connected his HBO show: 'We person survived galore recessions, we can't past different Donald Trump term.'

Trump appeared to person caught nan clip, and angrily said nan 'wacko comedian' told 'so galore lies.'

Maher besides many times said that Trump would not concede if he mislaid nan 2020 predetermination since astatine 2018, and criticised Democrats for not taking nan threat seriously. 

Just a time earlier Trump's shooting, Maher predicted nan nonstop day that he believes Joe Biden will measurement speech successful nan statesmanlike race arsenic he issued an optimistic look astatine who could switch him.

He rattled done imaginable replacements including Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris and Gretchen Whitmer, arsenic he insisted that 'Biden is toast.'

He joked that 'when' nan 81-year-old bows out, he will prime August 9 arsenic nan day - nan aforesaid time that Richard Nixon became nan only president to resign successful 1974. 

Maher scathed Biden for holding Democrats backmost up of nan predetermination arsenic he listed a number of alternates who he felt could triumph successful November, chiefly because they 'are moderates, are nether 100-years-old, and person a D adjacent to their name.'

A personnel of nan crowd was killed successful nan deadly shooting, while 2 others who were wounded are successful captious condition. All 3 are males, according to rule enforcement officials.

Trump was near bloodied and wounded during nan assassination effort arsenic he was seen to abruptly drawback clasp of his receptor arsenic large bangs rang retired and whizzed by earlier he ducked to nan floor.

The Secret Service swarmed astir nan 45th US President arsenic piercing screams were heard from nan MAGA crowd.

He past sewage to his feet pinch humor pouring down his feature and raised his fist successful nan aerial and defiantly shouted 'fight' while nan assemblage shouted 'USA' arsenic he was dragged disconnected shape and bundled into a vehicle.

Secret Service agents could beryllium heard shouting 'the shooter is down' successful nan ensuing chaos and nan gunman was later confirmed dead.

Trump was taken to infirmary for curen earlier being later released. 

Spokesman Steven Cheung said Trump is 'fine' and being checked retired astatine a section aesculapian installation while nan erstwhile president's eldest boy Donald Trump Jr said his begetter 'is successful awesome spirits'.

Trump flew backmost to New Jersey up of his spending nan nighttime astatine his play edifice successful Bedminster.

In a station to his Truth Social network, Trump thanked nan Secret Service and different rule enforcement 'for their accelerated response'.

'I knew instantly that thing was incorrect successful that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and instantly felt nan slug ripping done nan skin,' he said connected societal media.

'Much bleeding took place, truthful I realized past what was happening.

'I want to convey The United States Secret Service, and each of rule enforcement, for their accelerated response,' Trump added.

'Most importantly, I want to widen my condolences to nan family of nan personification astatine nan rally who was killed, and besides to nan family of different personification that was severely injured.

'It is unthinkable that specified an enactment tin return spot successful our country. 

'GOD BLESS AMERICA!'