Mike Huckabee likens Trump to Captain Quint and Hillary to Jaws, forgets Jaws won

"The shark didn't win, it got blown up." "After it ate him."
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Mike Huckabee likens Trump to Captain Quint and Hillary to Jaws, forgets Jaws won
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Mike Huckabee needs to brush up on his Jaws trivia before making analogies on national television.

Talking with Megyn Kelly of Fox News, Huckabee addressed the brashness of Republican candidate Donald Trump, comparing him to the grizzled, tough Captain Quint of Jaws.

"[Trump]'s like Captain Quint, in the original movie Jaws. He's vulgar, he's salty, he might even get drunk," said Huckabee. "He's the guy who's gonna save your butt and save your family. And so, at the end of the day, when he kills the shark, you're happy about it. Now, Hillary is the shark."


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Kelly, noticeably confused, reminds Huckabee that Captain Quint got eaten by the shark.

"The shark won, as between the two of them," said a chuckling Kelly.

"The shark didn't win, the shark got blown up," said Huckabee.

"After... it ate him," replied Kelly.

"Look, any analogy can fall apart, Megyn," said Huckabee.

Well, he's got a point.

Watch their full exchange below.

As a reminder for those confused (Governor Huckabee), here is how the battle between Quint and the shark went.

Honestly, this is about how things look to be shaping up if FiveThirtyEight's forecast proves accurate.

Politicians are loving Steven Spielberg movie analogies lately, huh?

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Max Knoblauch is the Assistant Humor Editor in the NYC office. He is a journalist, comedian and illustrator. More humor and art by Max can be found on his website.Follow him @MaxKnoblauch

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