Bill Maher suggested President Joe Biden should drop Vice President Kamala Harris as his running mate for re-election and tap former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley as her replacement instead.
The comedian made his remarks during a Friday broadcast of his long-running late-night talk show Real Time with Bill Maher.
Maher commented on Haley's performance on Super Tuesday.
"I don't think there's a future for her in the Republican party now," he said. "I know it's crazy to think that she could run with Biden, but that's my dream."
Maher referred to a Biden-Haley ticket as a "unity ticket" that would "definitely" win this November.
"Of course she's said some crazy things," he continued. "Most politicians have. Not as crazy as 'we've never been a racist country' ... I mean that's pretty crazy."
Panelist Tara Palmeri, a correspondent for Puck, countered Maher's suggestion, saying a Biden-Haley ticket would "destroy the Democratic base.
"I mean, take off the first African American female vice president," she said, to which Maher sarcastically referred to Harris as a "woman of color."
The comedian later suggested outgoing Utah Sen. Mitt Romney could serve in Biden's cabinet.
“Something to reach across so that we don’t live in this world where everybody sees the other side as an existential threat,” Maher said.
Fellow panelist and author Max Brooks agreed with Maher, saying a unity cabinet with moderate Republicans would send a message to supporters of former President Donald Trump who may be afraid to defect from the former president.
"Come on in, there's room for everybody," Brooks said. "And that would be great."
Haley suspended her campaign last Wednesday after only winning the Vermont primary on Super Tuesday.
“I said I wanted Americans to have their voices heard. I have done that,” Haley said in a short speech that lasted fewer than five minutes in Charleston, South Carolina. “I have no regrets.”
“I sought the honor of being your president. But in our great country, being a private citizen is privileged enough in itself,” she continued. “And that is a privilege I very much look forward to enjoying.”
Haley's Vermont primary win was proceeded by her victory in the Washington, D.C. primary last Sunday, which marked Haley's first win throughout the primary season.
Haley notably did not endorse Trump for re-election during her Wednesday speech.
"It is now up to Donald Trump to earn the votes of our party and beyond it who did not support him,” Haley said. “At its best, politics is about bringing people into your cause – not turning them away.”
“This is now his time for choosing,” she added.
