Liberal talk show host Bill Maher said liberals who usually politicize tragedies remain silent when Democratic leaders are blamed.
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While Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Governor Gavin Newsom It has taken some criticism For their management before and during the devastating fires, Maher argued in an interview with TMZ that more critics need to speak out and hold liberal leaders accountable.
Talk show host Bill Maher argued that local Democratic leaders in California should be held accountable by their fellow Democrats.
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“I am with the people who want to hold politicians accountable,” Maher said. News outlet.
The comedian stressed that many liberals say: “We shouldn't be talking about this now,” describing them as “hypocrites.”
“It's so funny to hear that come out of the mouths of liberals, because they hate it when conservatives say that after an armed tragedy, which is what conservatives always say after a mass shooting. 'This is not the time to politicize it.' 'And then we won't “It never happens.” “It's definitely time to talk about it.”
While he said there were some other factors that made some level of disaster inevitable, such as global warming, he stood by his assertion that “mistakes” had been made.
“Will it always be bad? Of course,” Maher said. “Their arguments are not wrong. We built the city in a terrible place to build a city. Global warming is definitely making hot things and the weather worse. The winds were ridiculous. Yes, I get all that. They also made a lot of mistakes.”
Water is dropped by helicopter on the Kenneth Fire in the West Hills section of Los Angeles, Thursday, January 9, 2025. (Ethan Swope/AP)
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Maher added that “if you hold Bush responsible for Hurricane Katrina,” then “you have to have some intellectual honesty in criticizing your team when they don't do it right. And they've had a long time to do it right.”
The HBO host also stressed that such disasters “always seem to be the worst of all” — a sign that more should be expected from leaders.
“I think we have to demand better,” Maher said.
