Author and crazy person Fran Lebowitz joined HBO’s Bill Maher on Friday’s episode of Real Time and suggested that President Joe Biden “dissolve the Supreme Court” because it is “Trump’s harem.” Questions of sarcasm versus sincerity aside, Lebowitz made the suggestion by relying on a false interpretation of the Court’s immunity ruling that claimed the president is now the king and can do whatever he wants.
Maher was dismayed that Donald Trump’s trials will not impact the election and blamed Democrats, “Democrats had time to do this—time, four years and they had the power. They were in office and the attorney general was Merrick Garland, and yet it all went away, and now the Supreme Court has ruled that he's not liable for any of this.”
Lebowitz, who on a previous Real Time appearance dreamed about Trump being executed by the Saudis, responded by claiming the blame should be solely placed at the Supreme Court, “What he had was the Supreme Court. Okay, so, you know, the Democrats had elected people, the Supreme Court is completely his, you know, I mean, it's so disgraceful, this Court. They shouldn't even be allowed to be called the Supreme Court.”
For Lebowitz, the only three “real judges” on the Court are the ones who rule the way she wants:
It's an insult to Motown to call it the Supreme Court. It’s not even a court; it's only a court in the sense that the court of Louis XVI was a court, you know. Basically it's a harem, okay? It's a harem, it’s Trump's harem. So, I always feel sorry for the three real judges on the Court. You know, I know a lot of people have jobs, not me, not you, and you have to go to work every day, and there are people you don't like at work, but can you imagine going to work every day—Alito, you have to go work with Alito, with Kavanaugh?
She then had a suggestion for Biden:
What Biden should do, not that you asked, but when they passed that law, the Supreme Court passed that ruling, you know, where they said you're not the president, you're the king, which is what that ruling is, you can do whatever you want, you can never be held responsible, I thought Joe Biden is still president, no one seems to notice, but Biden should dissolve the Supreme Court.
Even Maher cringed at that, “Dissolve the Supreme Court? Come on.”
Lebowitz then doubled down, “I’m the president, I’m the king now, as you said, and go home.”
The Court ruled that the president cannot be prosecuted for official acts, but can be for unofficial acts, and official acts can still be struck down as unconstitutional. The president is still not a king, but at least Lebowitz admitted that she’s the one who is power drunk.
Here is a transcript for the September 27 show:
HBO Real Time with Bill Maher
9/27/2024
10:12 PM ET
BILL MAHER: But I've been obsessed all year with this idea that they had four years to get Trump, five different trials, and somehow they let it go away like he’s not really going to get —the trials are not going to be, apparently, involved in the election at all and the Democrats had time to do this — time, four years and they had the power.
FRAN LEBOWITZ: No.
MAHER: They were in office and the attorney general was Merrick Garland, and yet it all went away, and now the Supreme Court has ruled that he's not liable for any of this.
LEBOWITZ: Right, because what he had was the Supreme Court. Okay, so, you know, the Democrats had elected people, the Supreme Court is completely his, you know, I mean, it's so disgraceful, this Court. They shouldn't even be allowed to be called the Supreme Court.
It's an insult to Motown to call it the Supreme Court. It’s not even a court, it's only a court in the sense that the court of Louis XVI was a court, you know. Basically it's a harem, okay? It's a harem, it’s Trump's harem. So, I always feel sorry for the three real judges on the Court. You know, I know a lot of people have jobs, not me, not you, and you have to go to work every day, and there are people you don't like at work, but can you imagine going to work every day—Alito, you have to go work with Alito, with Kavanaugh?
You know, I mean, it must be horrible. So, what Biden should do, not that you asked, but when they passed that law, the Supreme Court passed that ruling, you know, where they said you're not the president, you're the king, which is what that ruling is, you can do whatever you want, you can never be held responsible, I thought Joe Biden is still president, no one seems to notice, but Biden should dissolve the Supreme Court.
MAHER: Dissolve the Supreme Court? Come on.
LEBOWITZ: I’m the president, I’m the king now, as you said, and go home.
