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SocialDemocrat61

(8,151 posts)
Fri May 15, 2026, 07:57 AM May 15

Here's why Bill Maher and John Fetterman are MAGA's favorite liberals

Here’s why Bill Maher and John Fetterman are MAGA’s favorite liberals
In a new podcast episode, the HBO host and Democratic senator whine about mean lefties, while giggling at Trump’s misogynistic insults and whitewashing his lawlessness.
By Anthony L. Fisher

There are plenty of reasons why Bill Maher and John Fetterman are often praised as rare reasonable liberals by President Donald Trump’s supporters and fellow travelers.

The “Real Time” host and the Democratic junior senator from Pennsylvania both nurse grievances that they have been unfairly mistreated by “the left.” (Maher recently claimed to have been a victim of “soft-canceling” because his HBO show has never been awarded an Emmy.) They are both strident supporters of Israel’s ruling far-right government. And, as evidenced by Fetterman’s appearance Monday on Maher’s podcast, “Club Random” — where the gimmick is that the 70-year-old host openly drinks alcohol and smokes weed — they both have a tendency to bend over backward to praise Trump or otherwise whitewash some of his most inexcusable behavior.

Right off the bat, the two invoked a truly tiresome, faux-“politically homeless” bromide. Maher lamented, “Everything becomes a political battle. Everything is just an excuse to say your team is stupid and my team is great. It has nothing to do with anything.”

As an example, Maher cited the controversy over Trump building the White House ballroom and parroted the MAGA line that such a construction project is urgently needed after the assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last month. Maher described the ballroom’s cost as “couch money,” and Fetterman ascribed the backlash to “TDS” (Trump derangement syndrome) — the abbreviation the lazy brain uses to dismiss any and all criticism of Trump.

https://www.ms.now/opinion/bill-maher-john-fetterman-club-random-podcast-trump
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Here's why Bill Maher and John Fetterman are MAGA's favorite liberals (Original Post) SocialDemocrat61 May 15 OP
I would not consider Maher a liberal despite what he calls himself. Hope22 May 15 #1
Neither do I SocialDemocrat61 May 15 #15
And I hope they both burn in hell. 58Sunliner May 15 #2
Lol SocialDemocrat61 May 15 #13
Either are liberals, progressives................. Lovie777 May 15 #3
That senator in question ... 31st Street Bridge May 15 #6
Well, Ted Cruz LtTx May 15 #10
Yes they are! SocialDemocrat61 May 15 #16
Neither is a liberal. 3_Limes May 15 #4
Yes SocialDemocrat61 May 15 #12
Both are victims of Trumpnass kissing syndrome Johonny May 15 #5
Trumpnass kissing syndrome!!! SocialDemocrat61 May 16 #22
If you took a transcript of their conversation Quiet Em May 15 #7
Don't doubt it SocialDemocrat61 May 16 #26
Maher is not a liberal Fiendish Thingy May 15 #8
Well said 👏 SocialDemocrat61 May 16 #21
You have to be a liberal to be a favorite liberal. Ms. Toad May 15 #9
True SocialDemocrat61 May 15 #11
Maher liberal? JCMach1 May 15 #14
Well said SocialDemocrat61 May 15 #17
Maybe 'attention whores' is appropriate nt GenThePerservering May 16 #18
Good one 👍 SocialDemocrat61 May 16 #20
Neither strike me as liberals or democrats for that matter fujiyamasan May 16 #19
Because they aren't SocialDemocrat61 May 16 #23
They are centrist. Emile May 16 #24
yup! SocialDemocrat61 May 16 #25

Hope22

(4,930 posts)
1. I would not consider Maher a liberal despite what he calls himself.
Fri May 15, 2026, 08:07 AM
May 15

He is an entertainer. As for Fetterman I politely have no comment.

31st Street Bridge

(256 posts)
6. That senator in question ...
Fri May 15, 2026, 08:55 AM
May 15

doesn't dare walk the streets of a Pennsylvania town these days.
No politician in history has been hated here as much as he is right now.

LtTx

(95 posts)
10. Well, Ted Cruz
Fri May 15, 2026, 10:09 AM
May 15

is right up there. I know plenty of conservatives, having lived in Texas for 70 years But I don't know a single 1 who admits to voting for Cruz.

3_Limes

(593 posts)
4. Neither is a liberal.
Fri May 15, 2026, 08:32 AM
May 15

Neither is a friend to our causes. I wish we could stop expecting them to act like they are. They're not.

Johonny

(26,737 posts)
5. Both are victims of Trumpnass kissing syndrome
Fri May 15, 2026, 08:52 AM
May 15

Where your desire to be loved by Trump makes you support stupid ass shit you'd not support if any other human being had done it...

Quiet Em

(3,149 posts)
7. If you took a transcript of their conversation
Fri May 15, 2026, 08:56 AM
May 15

and replaced Maher's name with Greg Gutfeld and Fetterman's name with Lindsey Graham it would read just like your typical MAGA man conversation. There is nothing liberal about either of these two. They both have made it clear that they like and support the con artist and they like and support what he is doing. They are no different from Gutfeld and Graham in my opinion.

fujiyamasan

(2,098 posts)
19. Neither strike me as liberals or democrats for that matter
Sat May 16, 2026, 01:09 AM
May 16

Maher is an obnoxious “comedian”. He was funny on occasion, many years ago. Now he’s just a boring scold.

I just won’t say what I think about Fetterman. As much I disliked Manchin and Sinema, he’s still worse than either of them. The former came from a very red state and still managed to vote for Trump’s conviction in both impeachment trials. I couldn’t see Fetterman doing that. Sinema was just looking for a way to cash in. Fetterman strikes me as similar.

If he’s intending to leave, he should do so quickly. I’m not interested in a slow drip political intrigue Schumer at this point should offer him nothing to stay, if he intends to go.

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