Liberal talk show host Bill Maher argued that liberals who routinely politicize tragedies remain silent when Democratic leaders are to blame.
Many California residents, including celebrities, have lost their homes in the Pacific Palisades area as wildfires continue to rage there and elsewhere in Los Angeles County, burning more than 27,000 acres, destroying more than 10,000 structures and killing at least to 25 people, according to local officials. .
While Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Governor Gavin Newsom have received 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 them accountable. to liberal leaders.
Talk show host Bill Maher argued that local Democratic leaders in California should be held accountable to their fellow Democrats.
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“I'm with the people who want to hold politicians accountable,” Maher told the media outlet.
The comedian noted that many liberals are saying, “We shouldn't talk about that now,” calling them “hypocrites.”
“It's so funny to hear that come out of liberals' mouths, because they hate when conservatives say that after a gun tragedy, which is what conservatives always say after a mass shooting. 'This is not the time to politicize it.' 'And then it never is,” Maher said. “It's absolutely time to talk about it.”
While he said there are other factors that make some level of disaster inevitable, such as global warming, he stood by his claim that “mistakes” were made.
“Was it always going to 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 definitely makes hot things and the climate worse. The winds were ridiculous. Yes, I understand all that. And they made a lot of mistakes too. “
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Water is dropped from a helicopter on the Kenneth Fire in the West Hills section of Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Ethan Swope/AP)
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Maher added that “if you hold Bush responsible for Katrina,” then “you have to have some intellectual honesty in criticizing his team when they don't do it right. And they've had a lot of time to do it right.”
The HBO host also emphasized that somehow these disasters “always seem to be the worst possible,” a sign that more should be expected from leaders.
“I think we should demand more,” Maher argued.
