By David Lindfield
HBO host Bill Maher said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) could one day be a formidable presidential candidate but only if she undergoes what he bluntly called “deprogramming” to break free from the “very far Left” ideology that has defined her political brand.
Maher made the comments during a recent episode of his “Club Random” podcast while speaking with anti-Trump comedian Patton Oswalt.
The discussion quickly exposed a sharp divide between the two over just how extreme the modern Democratic Party has become.
Oswalt kicked off the exchange by defending Ocasio-Cortez and mocking Republicans for criticizing a years-old video of her dancing on a rooftop.
“Remember when [Republicans] found the ‘damning’ video of AOC dancing and drinking with her friends on the roof in college, and she looks so happy and beautiful and cool,” he said.
“Oh, they think it’s ending her career because they never did this.
“They were never that comfortable to do this.”
Maher, however, wasn’t interested in rehashing the old clip.
Instead, he cut straight to the larger political issue.
“Yeah,” he said, “and if she had some deprogramming, she could be such a fantastic candidate.”
Oswalt immediately pushed back.
“What do you mean ‘deprogramming’?” he asked.
Maher explained that Ocasio-Cortez’s ideology is simply too far Left for most Americans.
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