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Sky News AU
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Bill Maher mocks Whoopi Goldberg for wild comparison about black people and Iran
Comedian Bill Maher has mocked 'The View' co-host Whoopi Goldberg for comparing Black Americans to women living in Iran. Maher's comments came during a segment on 'Real Time with Bill Maher' alongside US Representative Wesley Hunt. Leading up to Maher's question to Hunt about Goldberg's comments, he claimed the Democrats took a step 'back to sanity'. Maher's comments related to a New York Times article that took a 'sensible liberal, not crazy woke' stance on transgender issues. The comedian then called for Democrats to 'do something about The View following Goldberg's controversial comments. Goldberg's comments came during a heated discussion with fellow co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin last Wednesday.
Express Tribune
22-06-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Bill Maher slams Whoopi Goldberg over Iran comments on The View
Bill Maher criticized The View and its co-host Whoopi Goldberg on his show Real Time Friday night, calling on Democrats to 'do something' after Goldberg compared the Black American experience to life under Iran's theocratic regime. Maher began by praising The New York Times for taking what he called a 'sensible liberal' stance on transgender issues, suggesting it marked a return to sanity for Democrats. But he followed up with a jab at The View, saying the next step for the party should be addressing the controversial remarks coming from its popular daytime show. The controversy stems from a heated exchange between Goldberg and co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin, who highlighted Iran's documented human rights violations—such as the execution of LGBTQ individuals and arrests of women for not covering their hair. Goldberg responded by pointing to America's history of lynching and violence against Black and gay citizens, saying, 'Let's not do that… we used to just keep hanging Black people.' Texas Representative Wesley Hunt, a guest on Maher's show, rejected Goldberg's comparison. 'I don't ever want to hear Whoopi Goldberg's conversation about how it's worse to be Black in America right now,' said Hunt, noting his success as a Black Republican elected in a white-majority district. Hunt also emphasized generational progress in his family, stating his father grew up under Jim Crow and is now the father of a U.S. Congressman. The episode reignited debates around race, free speech, and media responsibility, with Maher's comments adding to growing scrutiny of The View's political influence.
New York Post
21-06-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Bill Maher says Dems need to ‘do something' about ‘The View' after Whoopi Goldberg's Iran comments
'Real Time' host Bill Maher and Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, hammered Whoopi Goldberg and 'The View' on Friday after the co-host claimed that life for Black Americans is equivalent to women living under Iran's oppressive theocratic regime. Maher claimed that Democrats took a step 'back to sanity' after The New York Times took a more 'sensible liberal, not crazy woke' position on transgender issues. He then asserted that the second step Democrats should take is to 'do something about 'The View'' after Goldberg's comment comparing life for Black Americans to living under Iran's brutal regime. Goldberg sparked backlash during a heated argument with her fellow 'The View' co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin on Wednesday. Griffin elaborated on the many human rights violations perpetrated by the Ayatollah's regime in Iran, including executions of gay people and imprisonment of women who go outside with their hair uncovered. 'Let's not do that, because if we start with that, we have been known in this country to tie gay folks to the car. Listen, I'm sorry, they used to just keep hanging Black people,' Goldberg insisted as Griffin pushed back and said the situations weren't comparable. 3 Maher claimed that Democrats took a step 'back to sanity' after The New York Times took a more 'sensible liberal, not crazy woke' position on transgender issues. FOX News Hunt shot down Whoopi's assessment of life in America for Black people, noting the success he's found in the United States as a Black man. 'My district in the great state of Texas is actually a white majority district that President Trump would have won by 25 points. As I said, I'm a direct descendant of a slave, my great-great-grandfather, who was born on Rosedown Plantation. I am literally being judged not by the color of my skin but by the content of my character,' he explained. Hunt continued, adding, 'That's the progress because — like a lot of white people had to vote for me — a lot. So I don't ever want to hear Whoopi Goldberg's conversation about how it's worse to be black in America right now.' 3 Whoopi Goldberg and Alyssa Farah Griffin on life in the US and Iran The View, June 18, 2025. ABC 3 Hunt shot down Whoopi's assessment of life in America for Black people, noting the success he's found in the United States as a Black man. FOX News The Texas congressman also pointed out that his father, who grew up under Jim Crow, is now the father of a United States congressman in a white majority district who ran as a Republican. 'That's America,' Hunt stated. CNN Contributor Paul Begala brought up the fact that America has a holiday to celebrate the freedom of Black Americans from slavery — Juneteenth — but questioned why President Donald Trump 'doesn't want to honor' the occasion. 'I don't want it,' Hunt replied. 'I don't want Black History Month. I don't want all these days to make everybody feel special. I'm an '80s baby. Everybody's too sensitive anyway. We're all Americans anyway.'
Yahoo
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
"He's A Draft Dodger" — This Former Marine DID NOT Hold Back When Asked About Trump's Military Parade
Ahead of Donald Trump's parade this past weekend, which was meant to celebrate the military's 250th anniversary (as well as, perhaps, his birthday), talk show host Bill Maher asked former Marine Corps officer and US Representative Seth Moulton for his thoughts on the spectacle. In a now-viral clip from HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, Maher asks Rep. Moulton, "As a veteran, what is your reaction to Trump's plans for a military parade?" Bill Maher: "As a veteran, what is your reaction to Trump's plans for a military parade?Rep. Seth Moulton: "He's a draft dodger, it's his first military thing he really gets to do. He likes Putin, he worships Kim Jung Un, he wants to be like them.' — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) June 1, 2025 HBO / Twitter: @RpsAgainstTrump His response had the studio audience bursting into laughter and applause. Related: Well, Well, Well, For The Second Time In 2 Weeks, People Are Letting JD Vance Know EXACTLY How They Feel About Him In Public "He's a draft dodger," Moulton said. "It's the first military thing he really gets to do." Moulton isn't the first to refer to Trump as a "draft dodger." Democratic Senator and Purple Heart recipient Tammy Duckworth previously referred to the 79-year-old as "Cadet Bone Spurs" as she spoke on Trump's previous politicization of the military. These critiques stem from a young Trump receiving not one, not two, not even three or four, but five military draft deferments during the Vietnam War. One of these deferments, according to the New York Times, was due to heel spurs, which left him unfit for active duty. This diagnosis reportedly came from a friend of his fathers. Related: This Dem Lawmaker Is Going Viral For His Extremely Shady Question To Secretary Kristi Noem Continuing his point, Moulton delivered a another jab: "Obviously, he likes Putin, he worships Kim Jong Un, he wants to be like them. He wants to be a dictator like those guys, and they have big military parades." Further, the representative considered the single-day parade's hefty price tag, which officials estimate to land somewhere between $25 and $40 million. "That could help a lot of vets," he said with a shrug as CNN anchor Jake Tapper chimed in with suggestions about how the money could have been diverted to Veterans Affairs offices to help vets directly. In response to the segment, some were quick to insist, "One veteran's words don't reflect the views of all veterans." Others, however, applauded Moulton's words. "Hell yes!" one person wrote. "Call it what it is — a coward who dodged service now wants to cosplay as a strongman? Disgraceful and dangerous." But what are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments. Also in In the News: This Conservative Said He Wears A Fake ICE Uniform For A Really, Really, Really Gross Reason Also in In the News: "Honestly Speechless At How Evil This Is": 26 Brutal, Brutal, Brutal Political Tweets Of The Week Also in In the News: "Let Them Eat Teslas": People At The "No Kings" Protests This Weekend Brought Signs That Were So Clever I'm Still Laughing About Them
USA Today
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Bill Maher defends Trump meeting after Sean Penn criticism: 'You were just triggered'
Bill Maher defends Trump meeting after Sean Penn criticism: 'You were just triggered' Show Caption Hide Caption Bill Maher brushes off liberal critics ahead of Trump meeting Comedian Bill Maher is planning a White House meeting with Donald Trump, facilitated by Kid Rock, despite years of political criticism. Straight Arrow News Bill Maher still has no regrets about his dinner with President Donald Trump. During a conversation with Sean Penn on the latest episode of his "Club Random" podcast, the "Real Time" host again defended his decision to meet with Trump at the White House earlier this year. Penn said that the comedian was "smart" to go to the dinner, but also expressed some reservations about Maher's monologue on his HBO show where he described how Trump was a different person in private than he is in public. "When you talked about it on the show, I would have preferred that I saw (Trump's) mission, or his will to have the dinner, I wish I would have seen it as less successful," Penn said. Maher quickly pushed back, arguing that Trump's mission wasn't "successful" because he did not stop criticizing the president afterwards. "It would have been successful if he had somehow seduced me into supporting him," the comedian said. Bill Maher's full monologue on his Donald Trump meeting: Read the transcript To that point, Penn told Maher he could have had "more brevity" in his monologue about the dinner, saying the comedian should have "done some editing" and said something simple like, "You know what? He treated me fine. That's that." But Maher dismissed this criticism, telling the actor, "You were just triggered." Penn also said that he personally would "not accept" an invitation to have dinner with Trump, as he "wouldn't trust" anything that was said. Maher took issue with this, arguing that "it's not a matter of trusting" what happens during a dinner with Trump but is about "seeing" and "experiencing" it. Maher also said he merely reported on the fact that Trump acted like a "very different guy" in private, but Penn suggested this could have simply been a performance. Bill Maher breaks silence on Trump dinner: 'No, I didn't go MAGA' Later, Penn said he doesn't feel like he would "get anywhere" if he were to meet Trump, but Maher said this is a "bad attitude" and that Penn doesn't "know anything." He also called the actor "crazy" for not wanting to meet with the president and vowed to "get you an invite." Maher met with Trump at the White House and subsequently discussed their dinner during a monologue on his show in April, saying that the president was "much more self-aware than he lets on in public." Celebrities tell all about aging, marriage and Beyoncé in these 10 bingeable memoirs "Look, I get it. It doesn't matter who he is at a private dinner with a comedian; it matters who he is on the world stage," Maher said at the time. "I'm just taking it as a positive that this person exists, because everything I've ever not liked about him was, I swear to God, absent, at least on this night with this guy." Maher received some pushback for meeting with Trump and his subsequent monologue, which inspired Larry David to publish a satirical essay in The New York Times written from the perspective of a person who met with Adolf Hitler and came away impressed. Maher fired back at David's essay, telling Piers Morgan, "I think the minute you play the 'Hitler' card, you've lost the argument." Contributing: KiMi Robinson
