{"id":2619952,"date":"2026-06-27T13:07:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T17:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-maher-presses-vance-over-trumps-election-fraud-claims\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T13:09:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T17:09:37","slug":"bill-maher-presses-vance-over-trumps-election-fraud-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-maher-presses-vance-over-trumps-election-fraud-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Maher presses Vance over Trump&#8217;s election fraud claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbill-maher-presses-vance-over-trumps-election-fraud-claims%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2619952&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Bill Maher criticized Vice President JD Vance on his show, highlighting that during Trump\u2019s presidency, election outcomes were viewed merely as either a win or a scam, which Maher argued needs to change. Maher challenged Vance on promoting the idea that elections are either legitimate wins or rigged, suggesting a need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dangerous-biden-casts-doubt-on-polls-laying-groundwork-to-delegitimize-2024-election\/\" title=\"DANGEROUS: Biden Casts Doubt on Polls, Laying Groundwork To Delegitimize 2024 Election\">accept election results<\/a> more broadly. Vance,while not committing to a presidential run,expressed possible interest for 2028 and discussed the importance of conceding elections,criticizing the 2020 election as rigged due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexico-president-condemns-censorship-of-president-trump\/\" title=\"Mexico ... condemns censorship of ... Trump\">social media censorship<\/a> and tech company interference. The conversation also touched on claims of election fraud, the influence of technology companies on election information, and recent legal settlements. Maher emphasized that such election disputes have been litigated. Vance further criticized censorship efforts by tech firms, asserting they distorted free exchange of ideas. The debate occurs amid ongoing political discussions about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-paul-speaks-out-on-alleged-voting-irregularities-in-2020-election\/\" title=\"Sen. Paul speaks out on alleged voting irregularities in ...\">voting laws<\/a> and election integrity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comedian and political commentator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-maher\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-maher\/\">Bill Maher<\/a> blasted Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\">JD Vance<\/a> over the Trump administration\u2019s claims of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/election-fraud\/\">election fraud<\/a>, saying that the president only believes in two options: Winning or calling it a scam. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnder Trump, you guys have two outcomes that an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elections\/\">election<\/a> can be, either we win, or they cheated. That s*** has to stop,\u201d Maher told Vance on <em>Real Time with Bill Maher <\/em>Friday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4627733\/bill-maher-tell-vance-vote-in-play-socialist\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Bill Maher tells Vance that his \u2018vote is in play\u2019 after socialists\u2019 victories<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4625776\/just-in-time-america-250-new-film-who-was-george-washington-before-great\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Just in time for America\u2019s 250th, a new film asks: Who was George Washington before he was great?<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4626673\/joe-concha-enjoy-america-250-without-democrat-nonsense\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Can Americans enjoy America 250 without Democrats\u2019 \u2018nonsense?\u2019: Joe Concha<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance did not immediately respond as the audience cheered. A clip of the show was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BlueGeorgia\/status\/2070706967438315753?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BlueGeorgia\/status\/2070706967438315753?s=20\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd that means, the person that has to stop it would be you, or Marco,\u201d Maher continued, pointing at Vance. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">Vice President JD Vance sits down with comedian Bill Maher on Real Time with Bill Maher, June 26, 2026. (Courtesy: screen grab via YouTube\/Real Time with Bill Maher).<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/06\/localimages\/vancemaher-e1782573838374<\/a>.png?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vice President JD Vance sits down with comedian Bill Maher on Real Time with Bill Maher, June 26, 2026. (Courtesy: screen grab via YouTube\/Real Time with Bill Maher).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Vance and Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\">Marco Rubio<\/a> have not made any official plans to run for the Oval Office, they are two likely contenders for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\">2028<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\">Republican<\/a> nomination. Rubio has been highlighted as a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4553845\/marco-rubio-2028-candidate-president-joe-concha\/\">candidate<\/a> due to his close relationship with President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump.<\/a> Vance told <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/vance-trump-very-supportive-as-vice-president-moves-closer-to-2028-decision\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"><em>CBS News Sunday Morning<\/em><\/a>  that he will consider a run after the midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maher then asked Vance, \u201cCan you tell me you will do that? Will you bring us back to the middle, at least on that, where we concede elections? Where it\u2019s not either one of those two options?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t think that we should not concede elections,\u201d Vance said, but argued that he doesn\u2019t think that\u2019s the case with President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance asserted that the 2020 election was rigged due to tech companies censoring information. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maher interjected, citing a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/900742\/fox-reaches-787m-settlement-with-dominion-moments-before-opening-of-defamation-trial\/\">settlement<\/a> between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems. The lawsuit alleged current and former Fox hosts offered guests a platform to make repeated defamatory statements claiming Dominion used computer algorithms to move votes away from Trump.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat was litigated,\u201d Maher said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance continued, ignoring Maher\u2019s comment, saying, \u201cThe biggest criticism I had of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2020-elections\/\">2020 election<\/a> is that you had technology companies that were quite literally censoring negative information about the left and promoting negative information about the right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4627154\/south-dakota-gop-censure-of-john-thune\/\"><strong>SOUTH DAKOTA REPUBLICAN PARTY REJECTS MEASURE TO CENSURE JOHN THUNE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou had technology companies that were putting their thumb on the scale in a way that completely obliterated the real open exchange of ideas,\u201d Vance said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s focus on election fraud has become a central part of his agenda, highlighted by his support for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/save-america-act\/\">SAVE America Act<\/a>, which would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-take-their-bogus-voter-suppression-narrative-to-college\/\" title=\"Media Take Their Bogus \u2018Voter Suppression\u2019 Narrative To College\">tighten voting laws<\/a>. However, Senate Majority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD) has been unable to secure enough <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\">Senate<\/a> votes to advance the legislation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Maher criticizes Vance over Trump\u2019s election fraud claims<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2619953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/vancemaher-e1782573838374.png?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32100,3896,32360,81825,5894],"class_list":["post-2619952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bill-maher","tag-debate","tag-election-fraud","tag-jim-vance","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/vancemaher-e1782573838374.png?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2619952"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2619956,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619952\/revisions\/2619956"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2619953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2619952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2619952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2619952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}