Maher: The Clintons need to ‘go away’ for 2020 election

Liberal comedian and commentator Bill Maher said Friday that the Clintons need to “go away” for the 2020 presidential election.

“It seems like every few months, Hillary Clinton bubbles up again and people are like, ‘Oh, she’s thinking about running’ or she says something crazy,” the “Real Time” host said during his HBO show Friday night.

“The Clintons — they’ve gotta go away. I’m saying this now a year out,” he added. “They can’t be at the convention. … I’m serious. She is one of the biggest vote-getters.”

Maher then repeated Rep. Justin Amash’s (I-Mich.) comment last week that Clinton is a “Donald Trump asset,” adding, “She is.”{mosads}

“And Bill is damaged goods,” Maher said of former President Clinton.

Maher’s comments come amid ongoing uncertainty over the Democratic presidential race with 100 days to go until the Iowa caucuses.

Former Vice President Joe Biden has sat atop most polls of the crowded Democratic field, though Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has challenged him for the lead in recent polling. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg have also rounded out top positions in national surveys.

Trump has clashed with multiple Democratic presidential hopefuls as they battle for an opportunity to face him in the general election next year.

The president suggested earlier this month that Hillary Clinton should enter the race to “try and steal it away from Uber Left Elizabeth Warren.” The former secretary of State then sparked social media buzz with her response: “Don’t tempt me.”

Hillary Clinton has been making the rounds in recent weeks to promote her new book, while people in her orbit told The Hill this week that there is no truth to rumors circulated by Republicans that she is seeking a third White House bid.

Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election by winning 304 votes in the Electoral College compared to her 227, though she won nearly 3 million more ballots nationwide.