Internet in splits as Bill Maher humorously shares fictional excuses jurors used to avoid ex-prez's trial
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY: During this week's episode of 'Real Time with Bill Maher', the host humorously commented on how much simpler it seemed to avoid serving on the jury for Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York compared to typical jury duty scenarios.
Maher, showing reluctance to serve as a juror himself, joked that the events of the week served as a reminder of "our civic responsibilities to try to get out of jury duty."
He mentioned that usual excuses for exemption may include being a caretaker, but it appeared significantly easier to be excused from the Trump case.
Bill Maher mocks absurd juror excuses in Trump trial
Referring to a story from Axios, Maher pointed out that half of the potential jurors were dismissed when the judge asked the jury pool to indicate if they couldn't remain impartial.
Maher then proceeded to jest about additional purported excuses, accompanied by illustrations of fictional jurors. These excuses included:
“It’s a conflict of interest, I also sell my bible.”
“I used to be a hooker in Moscow, and Trump peed on me.”
“I’m already on another Trump jury.”
“Never heard of this Trump dude, but he looks guilty as f–k.”
Following the racial illustration, Maher's jokes shifted towards reasons less directly linked to Trump:
"I’m totally into this trial because it’s the one where the chick s–ts the bed, right?" This alludes to recent burglaries involving a woman defecating in the bedrooms of the targeted homes.
"I’m dating a cicada and this will be our first time to f–k in 17 years.” The illustration depicted a man overly excited with a large cicada on his shoulder.
"I’m still grieving over the death of O.J. Simpson."
Illustrated with a Latino-appearing man: "If Trump goes to jail, I don’t get deported, right?"
Illustrated with a woman who appeared to be Asian: "I can’t serve, I’m chained up in P. Diddy’s guest house."
The logistics of being both in court and confined are unclear in this scenario.
"Dad, it's me, Tiffany," illustrated with a courtroom portrait of Trump's less prominent daughter, Tiffany Trump.
Bill Maher's witty remarks spark hilarious reactions on social media
Behar's comments had social media users in stitches, with hilarious reactions and comedic responses.
One viewer wrote, "Already on another Trump jury" best line of the week. Month. Year."
Another viewer wrote, "With excuses like that you never know if they actually happened."
One more person said, "That last one___ ouch!."
Another viewer said, "Squeezed in Tiffany right at the end."
Another comment read, "Funny! And the imagery is great!."
"Good job writers. You hit it out of the park on this segment!." one person praised.
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