--- description: Louis C.K. unloaded his argument for why voting for Hillary Clinton is the grown-up thing to do on Conan. title: Louis C. K. on Why He's Voting for Hillary Clinton image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Louis C. K.: 'If You Vote for Trump You're a Sucker' by [Ashley Hoffman](/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 2, 2016 2:25 PM CUT by [Ashley Hoffman](/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 2, 2016 2:25 PM CUT [Louis C.K.](http://content.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,16780276001%5F1885993,00.html "undefined") doesn’t think Hillary Clinton is the lesser of two evils. He believes she’s the strongest candidate for the job. During an interview on Tuesday night’s _Conan_, the 49-year-old comedian voiced his [views on the election](http://time.com/4248723/louis-ck-donald-trump-email-hitler-comparison/ "undefined") to O’Brien. --- > “” --- Louis, who is known for his material on inept parenting, went on to explain why he feels mothers are better caretakers than fathers. He then launched into a monologue about why a U.S. President has to be able to endure critics. --- > “” --- He continued: --- > “” --- After touching on the [investigation of Clinton’s e-mails](http://time.com/4551810/hillary-clinton-emails-answers/ "undefined") and the question of whether she’s likable, he divided voters into three categories. --- > “” --- He’s far from the first comedian or public figure to [criticize Trump](http://time.com/4248723/louis-ck-donald-trump-email-hitler-comparison/ "undefined"), and has previously [compared him to Hitler](http://time.com/4248723/louis-ck-donald-trump-email-hitler-comparison/ "undefined"). Watch the full clip above. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4554664/louis-c-k-on-trump-hillary/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4554664/louis-c-k-on-trump-hillary/"},"headline":"Louis C. K.: 'If You Vote for Trump You're a Sucker'","datePublished":"2016-11-02T14:25:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:38:18.274Z","description":"\"Hillary Clinton can take abuse.\"","url":"https://time.com/4554664/louis-c-k-on-trump-hillary/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","Election 2016","Louis C.K."],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4554664/louis-c-k-on-trump-hillary/","name":"Louis C. K.: 'If You Vote for Trump You're a Sucker'"}}]}] ```