Liberal comedian Bill Maher and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) defended former President Donald Trump this week after the media and many Democrats falsely claimed that he had called for former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) to face a firing squad.
“I woke up today to the headline that Trump had called for a firing squad for Liz Cheney, and this is what I really don’t like about the media,” Maher said during his most recent broadcast of “Real Time” on HBO Friday evening.
“No, he didn’t,” he continued. “You don’t have to move me to not like Donald Trump. ”
Maher noted that Trump was criticizing Cheney for “being a war hawk,” arguing that he could have expressed himself better.
“Just to be clear, this is exactly what hippies always said,” Maher said. “This is exactly what peaceniks always said. This is ‘Fortunate Son,’ the song. It’s like, it’s very easy to sit…
