Bill Maher blasts Rashida Tlaib’s rebuttal to Biden’s SOTU deal with: ‘It’s like sacking your personal quarterback’

“Real Time” host Bill Maher took goal at Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., over her scheduled rebuttal to President Biden’s State of the Union deal with subsequent week. 

It was introduced that the Democratic “Squad” member shall be making a speech to push the progressive agenda on behalf of the Working Families Party following Biden’s speech. 

This is along with the standard rebuttal made by the opposing get together, which this 12 months shall be made by Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds. 

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“Now, I’ve at all times seen the opposition get together give a rebuttal. This is from the identical get together. This is like sacking your personal quarterback,” Maher advised the panel on Friday. “I do not know, possibly she’s gonna say some good issues about Joe, however principally it is to present- … unhealthy concept for the Democrats?”

Theory of Enchantment founder Chloé Vandary defended the progressive lawmaker, telling Maher, “I do not know if it is a unhealthy concept,” since whereas Democrats wish to present a “unified entrance,” it is good to “maintain their get together’s ft to the fireplace.” She additionally warned the viewers it might “backfire.”

“I bear in mind she’s very us versus them,” Maher responded. “I bear in mind as a result of she’s one of many Squad members. And I bear in mind we talked about on this present one evening BDS, which is the boycott that some folks wish to do in opposition to Israel, as a result of Israel someway received to be the Nazis. … And I stated no- that BDS is a bunch of bulls—.”

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“And then Rashida Talib referred to as for me to be boycotted, so was saying we should not boycott after which her reply was, ‘We’re gonna boycott you. … So when folks say, ‘You know, ‘why are you so exhausting on the left as of late? Bulls— like that’s the reason. We have a distinct opinion about this difficulty referred to as BDS and also you wish to simply boycott me,” Maher added about their 2019 dustup. 

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich.
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“That’s the distinction between the Democratic and the Republican Party, which is the Democrats are hostage to their loopy minority, and the Republicans are hostage to their loopy majority,” New York Times columnist Bret Stephens quipped. 

“Right,” Maher chuckled. “Did you write that already?”

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“I simply got here up with it,” Stephens responded. 

“Really? Put it in a column, it is good,” Maher advised his visitor.