Bill Maher warns Democrats of collapse: 'Whose side are you on?'

Bill Maher delivered a scathing rebuke to Democrats on his HBO show Real Time, warning the party is headed for collapse if it continues to appease radical leftists instead of defending core Western values.

Speaking during the Overtime segment on YouTube, Maher said Democrats are gripped by an 'identity crisis' and running out of time to choose a side.

'The world is a complicated place and it's not just about oppressor and oppressed,' Maher said. 

'They have a thought in their head that white people did some very bad things and white people did some very bad things, BUT so did everybody else in the world.

'But they don't know that, they see the world through this one prism. And until they do, I don't think you're going to get them off this issue and I don't think the Democratic Party is going to go forward until they make a decision: whose side are you on here? 

'Are you on the side of Western civilization and Western values or are you on the side of the terrorists?'

He pointed to New York City Democratic Socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani as an example of how extreme the party's fringe has become.

'Are you with those kids? Because Mamdami, he's the perfect candidate for them.'

Bill Maher during the Overtime segment of HBO’s Real Time, where he warned Democrats are facing collapse if they don’t confront their party’s radical fringe

Maher was joined by Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) (right) and columnist James Kirchick (left), who clashed over the rise of Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani and the party’s ideological future

Maher's comments came just after he clashed with Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) during the main episode over New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani - a Democratic socialist whom Maher described as dangerously radical.

'There's a lot of opposition [to Mamdani] because we've never had someone this radical,' Maher said. 'Some of the things he says, you know he quotes Marxists, 'each according to their need.' I mean, that's straight up Communism.'

Crow dismissed criticism of Mamdani as political theater.

'They always try to create a villain is my point,' he said. 'They always try to create some boogeyman or bogeywoman.'

'No, these are quotes. I'm not creating anything, I'm quoting [Mamdani],' Maher fired back.

Maher was backed by his second guest, Secret City author and columnist James Kirchick, who took the critique further.

'Everything that the crazy far-right alleged about Obama – wasn't born in America, Islamist, socialist, antisemite, hates America, it's all true about this guy [Mamdani],' Kirchick said.

'He defends the expression "globalize the intifada," which explicitly means – and I don't wanna hear anyone deny this – it means kill Jews whenever and wherever you can find them.'

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has sparked controversy over his Marxist views and refusal to condemn the phrase 'globalize the intifada'

Kirchick also accused Democratic leaders of showing 'cowardice and spinelessness' by failing to denounce Mamdani, likening their silence to how Republicans failed to stop Donald Trump's rise.

In July, The New York Times reported that Mamdani told a group of business leaders he would no longer use the phrase 'globalize the intifada' and would 'discourage' others from using it.

Still, a July poll by American Pulse found 30 percent of New York City voters support Mamdani's refusal to condemn the slogan and his support of the anti-Israel boycott movement - highlighting the deepening rift within the Democratic Party.