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Here's why Bill Maher and John Fetterman are MAGA's favorite liberals
Here’s why Bill Maher and John Fetterman are MAGA’s favorite liberals
In a new podcast episode, the HBO host and Democratic senator whine about mean lefties, while giggling at Trump’s misogynistic insults and whitewashing his lawlessness.
By Anthony L. Fisher
There are plenty of reasons why Bill Maher and John Fetterman are often praised as rare reasonable liberals by President Donald Trump’s supporters and fellow travelers.
The “Real Time” host and the Democratic junior senator from Pennsylvania both nurse grievances that they have been unfairly mistreated by “the left.” (Maher recently claimed to have been a victim of “soft-canceling” because his HBO show has never been awarded an Emmy.) They are both strident supporters of Israel’s ruling far-right government. And, as evidenced by Fetterman’s appearance Monday on Maher’s podcast, “Club Random” — where the gimmick is that the 70-year-old host openly drinks alcohol and smokes weed — they both have a tendency to bend over backward to praise Trump or otherwise whitewash some of his most inexcusable behavior.
Right off the bat, the two invoked a truly tiresome, faux-“politically homeless” bromide. Maher lamented, “Everything becomes a political battle. Everything is just an excuse to say your team is stupid and my team is great. It has nothing to do with anything.”
As an example, Maher cited the controversy over Trump building the White House ballroom and parroted the MAGA line that such a construction project is urgently needed after the assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last month. Maher described the ballroom’s cost as “couch money,” and Fetterman ascribed the backlash to “TDS” (Trump derangement syndrome) — the abbreviation the lazy brain uses to dismiss any and all criticism of Trump.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/bill-maher-john-fetterman-club-random-podcast-trump
In a new podcast episode, the HBO host and Democratic senator whine about mean lefties, while giggling at Trump’s misogynistic insults and whitewashing his lawlessness.
By Anthony L. Fisher
There are plenty of reasons why Bill Maher and John Fetterman are often praised as rare reasonable liberals by President Donald Trump’s supporters and fellow travelers.
The “Real Time” host and the Democratic junior senator from Pennsylvania both nurse grievances that they have been unfairly mistreated by “the left.” (Maher recently claimed to have been a victim of “soft-canceling” because his HBO show has never been awarded an Emmy.) They are both strident supporters of Israel’s ruling far-right government. And, as evidenced by Fetterman’s appearance Monday on Maher’s podcast, “Club Random” — where the gimmick is that the 70-year-old host openly drinks alcohol and smokes weed — they both have a tendency to bend over backward to praise Trump or otherwise whitewash some of his most inexcusable behavior.
Right off the bat, the two invoked a truly tiresome, faux-“politically homeless” bromide. Maher lamented, “Everything becomes a political battle. Everything is just an excuse to say your team is stupid and my team is great. It has nothing to do with anything.”
As an example, Maher cited the controversy over Trump building the White House ballroom and parroted the MAGA line that such a construction project is urgently needed after the assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last month. Maher described the ballroom’s cost as “couch money,” and Fetterman ascribed the backlash to “TDS” (Trump derangement syndrome) — the abbreviation the lazy brain uses to dismiss any and all criticism of Trump.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/bill-maher-john-fetterman-club-random-podcast-trump
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