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Bill Maher Hopes For Recession A Third Time: ‘Very Worth It’ To Beat Trump

Paul Bois
Bill Maher Hopes For Recession A Third Time: ‘Very Worth It’ To Beat Trump
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Comedian Bill Maher has no grasp on the concept of “be careful what you wish for.” For the past three weeks in a row, the extraordinarily wealthy host of HBO’s “Real Time” has openly hoped for a recession as a means to get rid of President Trump come 2020.

Speaking on his program Friday night, Maher tripled-down on his call for the U.S. economy to tank beyond recovery prior to the next election so that Democrats would control the White House again.

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