Comedian Bill Maher criticized Democrats for cutting off Trump-supporting relatives over Christmas, and called on the country to “unite.”
Speaking on the Come Together podcast, the comedian criticized what he said was the ideological purity of the “left” that led to anyone who voted Republican in November's presidential election being ostracized.
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In a conversation with veteran comedian Jay Leno, 74, Maher said the worst thing anyone in liberal circles could do is “be friends with a Republican.”
While bringing up late Rat Pack member Sammy Davis Jr., the duo addressed the controversy when he was photographed hugging Republican President Richard Nixon.
“Sammy — when he embraced Nixon, he was pretty much ostracized by the left,” Maher said, calling that a sign of what was to come.
“We live in a time where it's not allowed to have friends on the other side or cross the line politically,” Leno added.
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Speaking about the strained relationships in many politically divided families this holiday season, Maher criticized those who refuse to talk to their relatives who voted for Trump.
“Just the idea of, you know, cutting your family off for Thanksgiving if they vote for the wrong guy,” he said.
“Fuck you, you motherfucker.”
This is not the first time that Maher, 68, has held similar views.
He's already been hit on Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Yale University Dr. Amanda Calhoun, who controversially said It was good to cut off relatives Those who voted for Trump and not being with them during the holidays In an interview with MSNBC's Joey Reid.
Maher was speaking on his HBO show Real Time in the wake of Trump's election victory over Kamala Harris.
“You know who I really wouldn't want to have Thanksgiving dinner with? The overly educated, overly stupid, ivory tower academic, but I will because if we want this nation to heal, that's what we've got to do, force ourselves.” “To connect and find out why someone feels the way they do, and make the choices they do without prejudging them,” he said.
“And they should do the same for you.”
New figures show that almost half of adults are separated from a close relationship.
Of these, about 40% blame this division squarely on political differences.
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- Bill McGinley – White House Counsel
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- Elise Stefanik – Ambassador to the United Nations
- Lee Zeldin – Director of the Environmental Protection Agency
- Marco Rubio – Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Kristi Noem – Minister of Internal Security
- Mike Huckabee – Ambassador to Israel
- John Ratcliffe -Director of the CIA
- Pete Hegseth – Minister of Defense
- Mike Waltz – National Security Advisor
- Steven Witkoff – Middle East Envoy
- Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy – Government Efficiency Department
- Tim Scott – Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee
- Tulsi Gabbard – Director of National Intelligence
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- Doug Burgum – Ministry of Interior
- Todd Blanche – Deputy Public Prosecutor
- Carolyn Leavitt – White House Press Secretary
- Chris Wright – Minister of Energy
- Doug Collins – Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs
- William McGinley – White House Counsel
- Stephen Cheung – White House Communications Director
- WILLIAM OWEN SCHARF – Assistant to the President and White House Secretary of Staff
- Dean John Sawyer – Attorney General of the United States
- Commissioner Brendan Carr – Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.
- Linda McMahon: Education Secretary
- Matthew Whittaker – NATO Ambassador
- Scott Besant – Treasurer
- Keith Kellogg – Special envoy to Russia and Ukraine
- Warren Stevens – Ambassador to the United Kingdom
Nearly half of those who have broken away from politics say the breakup happened within the past year, with 1 in 7 saying it happened in the run-up to the election.
A third of American adults say their relatives' political beliefs made them feel uncomfortable at a family gathering within the past year.
Furthermore, a third expressed concern that political arguments would lead to the blocking of upcoming family gatherings.
But the evidence suggests that the divisions are not irreconcilable.
Just over half of those who have broken up over politics say they want to make things right, and an apology from a relative or a change in behavior might increase the chances of that.
However, a smaller number see reconnection as likely.
