Bill Maher to Dems: 'Let's not eat our own' in 2020

HBO host Bill Maher on Friday urged Democrats to abandon the idea of a perfect 2020 presidential candidate, telling the party not to "eat our own" in the run up to the race. “This time, let’s give them a chance. Let’s not eat our own, the way we nitpicked Hillary [Clinton] to death over her emails and other bullshit,” he said.

Maher then defended a number of 2020 candidates who he suggested had been criticized by Democrats unfairly:

“Kamala Harris has already had to play defense because it’s come out when she was a prosecutor she prosecuted people. Not very progressive. She should have found a way to apply more forgiveness, and the fact that she didn’t is unforgivable,” he quipped.

“Elizabeth Warren claimed to be Native American — so what, Trump claimed to be human,” he added.

“Bernie Sanders, we used to like him, but he didn’t personally chaperone everyone on his campaign, so he’s a sex monster once removed,” Maher continued, referencing accusations from several women who said they experienced sexual harassment and sexism while working on Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign.