The political pundit also curiously downplayed his prior concerns Friday on CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper" about the dangers of another Trump term.

One of the nation’s most recognizable satirists says he’s taking a laid-back “wait and see” approach to Donald Trump’s upcoming second term. Speaking with CNN’s The Lead, Bill Maher told host Jake Tapper that he’d rather avoid letting the Republican president-elect get under his skin ahead of time,

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