Bill Maher said he would vote for a dead Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump.
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Health issues became a central issue of the campaign after Clinton was diagnosed with pneumonia over the weekend, with both candidates promising to release more extensive medical information this week.
The 68-year-old comedian said he would still prefer a dead Clinton to her rival. (RELATED: Will Smith: Hearing Donald Trump Talk Makes Me Embarrassed To Be American)
“Pneumonia?” he tweeted Monday. “I’d vote for Dead Hillary in this race. She could be Patient Zero for Bubonic Plague, still better than #TangerineNightmare.”
Pneumonia? I'd vote for Dead Hillary in this race. She could be Patient Zero for Bubonic Plague, still better than #TangerineNightmare
— Bill Maher (@billmaher) September 13, 2016
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During a recent stand-up performance in Washington, D.C., Maher joked about Trump being assassinated.
“I’m nervous with this election,” he told the crowd. “I saw the headline today: ‘Race tightening, Trump ahead in Ohio and Florida.'” (RELATED: Bryan Cranston: ‘I Believe Donald Trump Loves This Country’)
“If this race is even the week before the election, somebody is going to have to go out there… Why do you think they let Hinckley out?”