Jim Gaffigan says people told him to avoid criticizing Kamala Harris because the election was so important



Comedian Jim Gaffigan revealed that people had told him not to criticize Kamala Harris during the presidential election, and he called it a strategic mistake.

He made the comments while appearing on "The Last Laugh" podcast with Matt Wilstein.

'That's actually bad to have that approach. And I think in hindsight people feel that way.'

"What I thought was interesting about this election, maybe because it was so important, and maybe because it was such a short election for Kamala, that people were like, 'Don't criticize her,'" said Gaffigan.

"And my whole thing is, that's actually bad to have that approach. And I think in hindsight people feel that way," he added.

Gaffigan's comments were in line with much of the scorn being directed at the Democratic Party and Harris herself after garnering a record billion dollars in campaign contributions and failing so badly. Democrats lost the electoral vote and the popular vote, lost control of the U.S. Senate, and were unable to topple Republican control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

The comedian ignored the advice to avoid criticism of Harris when he emceed the prominent Al Smith Dinner in October during the election. Gaffigan skewered Harris for avoiding the dinner that raised millions for Catholic charities and even took a damaging jab at the Democrats for installing her without a primary to give voters a choice of candidate.

Gaffigan also said on the same podcast that he regretted alienating some Trump supporters with his comments against President-elect Donald Trump.

“I regret that people think that I was criticizing people that support Trump. That was never the intention," he said.

“I also do acknowledge that there are true, die-hard Trump fans who probably enjoyed my comedy, but because they feel so passionately, will never forgive me,” he added.

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Michael Keaton tries to dissuade men from Musk-Trump rallies: 'They laugh at you behind your back, they think you’re stupid'



Famed Hollywood actor Michael Keaton catapulted himself into the political arena in a video on Instagram trying to dissuade voters, especially males, from going to see Elon Musk at Trump rallies.

'They don’t want to hang out with you. They have nothing in common with you. They’re not your bros.'

Keaton claimed that both the billionaire entrepreneur and the billionaire former president had condescending views about their supporters and fans.

“For some of you folks, guys mostly , who are thinking of attending a rally with Musk and Trump, they don’t really respect you, they laugh at you behind your back, they think you’re stupid. They don’t want to hang out with you. They have nothing in common with you. They’re not your bros," he said.

“When Trump years ago said, ‘I could shoot somebody on Fifth Avenue and they’d still vote for me,’ basically what he is saying is that these people are so dumb and so stupid they’d still vote for him," he added. "They have no respect for you, trust me.”

Democrats have been panicking over poll results showing that the massive gender gap is pushing former President Donald Trump's campaign closer to the victory column. In response, the Harris campaign issued last-minute policies meant to bolster support among black men and Latino men, but those efforts were mocked and ridiculed as racist pandering by many.

Keaton is best known for portraying the comic book hero Batman in a series of movies in the '80s, but he most recently revived his popular "Beetlejuice" character in a Tim Burton-directed sequel.

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