Bill Maher says an election loss could make Trump more like 'Che' Guevara
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Donald Trump, left; Che Guevara, right. (Getty Images)
Comedian Bill Maher has found something rather unexpected, if not somewhat bizarre – a link between Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and the communist revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara.
On Sunday, Maher said in a CNN interview that the GOP candidate’s most loyal followers would continue to support Trump no matter what he says or does. He believes there will be a civil war, of sorts, if Trump loses the election.
A loss would turn Trump into a martyr – the “Che Guevara of 'deplorables,'" Maher said. "I think he’s going to be a revolutionary out there."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Argentine-born Guevara was a Marxist revolutionary who fought alongside Fidel Castro during the Cuban Revolution. After coming to power, Castro gave Guevara various political positions.
Last month, Hillary Clinton said at a campaign appearance, "You can put half of Trump supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. Right? Racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic, you name it."
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She apologized for the comments the following day, but Maher didn't seem to have any problem belittling Trump supporters with the term.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The comedian said that the broad level of support the real estate mogul commands exposes that “there are a lot of vulgar, tacky, racist people in this country. More than I thought – I knew there were some.”
Maher added, “I know they hate that term, but if the basket fits — and it does.”
Guevara, who continued his involvement in guerrilla warfare in Africa and other countries in Latin America, was executed by military forces in Bolivia in 1967.
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