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Bill Maher on Friday had a characteristic colorful proposal for the Republican Party: Change your party symbol to a troll.

Thats all they are now: trolls, he said on his HBO show Real Time. People who get off on provoking other people who are trying to have an adult conversation.

He proposed a switch from the GOP elephant to a troll doll, characterized by pointed hair that stands on end.

According to Maher, an outspoken liberal who frequently criticizes the GOP, Republican lawmakers dont care about policy anymore; they just want the other side to shed liberal tears.

Theyre the Democrats crazy ex-girlfriend, he joked.

He added that President Trumps tweets area prime tool for trolling.

The tweets are the whole point. Governing is the distraction, according to Maher.

Maher offered as examples Trump continuing to criticize his former opponent, Hillary ClintonHillary Rodham ClintonJudge orders new search for Hillary Clinton's Benghazi emails Chance the Rapper: 'I have a bigger voice than Donald Trump' Bill and Hillary Clinton to take questions at joint Dallas appearance MORE, even though shes not running for office.

He argued that Trump only announced a change to the militarys policy allowing transgender people to serve because he wanted to make people mad.

You think Trump cares who serves in our military? As long as its not him hes good, Maher said.

He also accused the Trump administration of not caring whetherthe Environmental Protection Agency protects water quality.

Theyre happy to poison their children if itll make Al GoreAl GoreFive takeaways from the federal climate report Al Gore climate change sequel bombs at box office Gore: TV news is like a nature hike through the Book of Revelation MORE sad, Mahersaid of the former vice president and climate change advocate.

Ten years ago trolls werent even a thing or if they were we had a different word for them: sadist. Now they run the country, Maher concluded.

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