John Waters, a frequent Real Time guest of Bill Maher, discussed the Trump trial results in New York and the Pope’s slur against gays. Waters admitted he doesn’t like filming sex scenes and wants new minorities to come up with. He also mentioned his parents never asked if he was gay. The panel discussion included David Axelrod, former senior advisor to President Obama, CNN political contributor, and host of the podcast The Axe Files with David Axelrod, and Ken Buck, former Republican congressman from Colorado. Both Buck and Axelrod disagreed on whether Trump should go to jail. Maher also discussed the possibility of Joe Biden replacing Biden as the Democratic candidate, stating that he is the nominee and that there’s no generation of elders who can convince him not to run. The panel also discussed San Francisco’s decision to take down the “Appeal to Heaven” flag, which Maher criticized for being too feeble to make the case.