You have to be major league brain washed to think Trump would be anything less than gracious.
Trump doesn’t waste one unnecessary minute obsessing over or lashing out at his political detractors.
When they visibly or otherwise notably withdraw from the fight, he won’t be seen to perpetuate the conflict.
Maher is thoughtful and must have known this would have happened.
Trump does seem to be an odd duck in some ways.
He can be pretty ruthless in competition. Yet, magnanimous in victory, doesn’t often hold grudges and often quite generous and compassionate.
Not a common combination.
They have this false image of the guy set up in their brains, pre-wired and ready to go full psychopath on a moment notice…
… And when reality, interrupts that, they’re just completely stunned.
It’s sad… But it’s kind of fun to watch too