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SunSeeker

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3. It is Bill Maher who caved, defaming Kimmel and having Homan on his show without fact checking him.
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 03:38 PM
Sep 20

On his show last night, Bill Maher asserted that his "friend" Jimmy Kimmel incorrectly said Kirk's shooter was MAGA, and that is what got him canned. But that is absolutely not what Kimmel said. Kimmel said:

"We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2025/09/17/jimmy-kimmel-live-suspended-charlie-kirk-comments/86209499007/

That's it. That is why he was taken off the air. Can someone explain to me how what Kimmel said is "incorrect"? He did NOT say the shooter was MAGA, he said MAGA was trying to say the shooter was not MAGA. That is very different. And it is the truth.

Trump and MAGAts were saying the killer was part of the "far left" before they even knew who he was! They were obsessed with trying to establish that the shooter wasn't MAGA, and using the shooting to score political points. That is a fact. And that is what Kimmel said.

And yet Bill Maher is reinforcing the right wing narrative that his friend Jimmy Kimmel said the shooter was MAGA. Some friend Bill Maher is to Jimmy!


And then on top of that, Maher didn't push back on the lies spewing from his featured guest, White House Border Czar Tom Homan. Homan actually said that 70% of the people ICE detained have a criminal record. That is a brazen lie. It's just the opposite! 70.8% DO NOT HAVE A CRIMINAL RECORD. https://tracreports.org/immigration/quickfacts/#:~:text=58%2C766,ICE%20detainees%20in%20FY%202025
But Bill Maher didn't correct him. At all.

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Consider the Sharholders. Yep, that's what they did. See how that works out for you, eh. twodogsbarking Sep 20 #1
Maher is full of bullshit one more time. joshdawg Sep 20 #2
We all have our reasons for disliking Bill Maher FakeNoose Sep 20 #8
It is Bill Maher who caved, defaming Kimmel and having Homan on his show without fact checking him. SunSeeker Sep 20 #3
Your that fucking stupid Maher about what Kimmel said? Guess so............ Bengus81 Sep 20 #5
He needs to put down the bong and read an actual newspaper. nt SunSeeker Sep 20 #7
Thank you! KT2000 Sep 20 #14
Watching it now, I am dissapoint. tonekat Sep 21 #18
Bill Maher is Irony Deficient. He had dinner with Mierda47 ... aggiesal Sep 20 #4
Some might say that Bill will never find anyone or anything he likes as much as himself but I question if he likes him twodogsbarking Sep 20 #6
Fuck Bill Maher Prairie Gates Sep 20 #9
Bill Maher is lying. Bill Maher is finally out of the MAGA closet. travelingthrulife Sep 20 #10
I hate watch him now LittleGirl Sep 20 #11
He likes to think he's above the fray. tonekat Sep 20 #12
As someone said, "The only thing in the middle of the road is a yellow line." SunSeeker Sep 20 #13
Makes perfect sense... Montauk6 Sep 21 #15
He helped Trump win the election... cab67 Sep 21 #16
Maher's just worried about his own job. Martin68 Sep 21 #17
The ol' Bill Maher ain't what he used to be. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Sep 21 #19
How is this wrong, Bill? maxsolomon Sep 22 #20
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK lil' Billy Maher.... democratsruletheday Tuesday #21
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