HBO Realtime host Bill Maher gave a monologue Friday night lambasting both sides for what he thought Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had to do with themselves, except in particular those who blamed President Joe Biden.
The comedian presented his “New Rules” at the end of the show, as he does every week, and delved into the war, which he says is solely about Vladimir Putin.
“Don’t take it personally, but don’t take it personally either. Ukraine is mostly not your pet grievances, but Vladimir Putin’s,” he said.
He gave several examples of how people turned the situation into what he called “World War”.
Maher noted that Republicans blamed the war on Biden and Democrats blamed former President Donald Trump for it, but then seemed to suggest that it was worth considering whether Putin had taken advantage of Biden.
“If Putin thought Trump really supported him so much, why didn’t he invade while Trump was in power? At the very least, it’s worth asking this question if you’re not fixated on one inexorable thought.
HBO Realtime host Bill Maher delivered a monologue on Friday night lambasting both sides for what he thought Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had to do with themselves.
Maher noted that Republicans blamed the war on Biden and Democrats blamed former President Donald Trump for it, but then seemed to suggest that it was worth considering whether Putin had taken advantage of Biden.
Maher then went after Trump, whom he called “the worst president of all time.”
“Now, the one guy we know is fixated on one thought is Donald Trump, who will ask what went wrong with Ukraine and say, ‘Well, what went wrong is election fraud.’ Kanye thinks less about Pete Davidson than Trump about rigged elections,” Maher joked.
The monologue continued, pointing out that people on both sides of the various culture war issues are at war over their favorite cause.
He then prosecuted the ex-president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., for his own fascination with starting a war against the current president’s son, Hunter Biden.
“For some reason, Don Jr seems obsessed with Hunter, so when Ukraine happened, Don tweeted, “Won’t Hunter’s lucrative and shady fucking business dealings in Ukraine lead us to eventually war with Russia?” Uh, let me put this up for you, mini-Muk: No.
Maher has held Donald Trump Jr to account for starting the war over his obsession with Joe Biden’s son Hunter.
Nicole-Hannah Jones, author of the controversial 1619 project, has also been criticized for drawing attention to race.
Maher also took on Project 1619 author Nicole-Hannah Jones for raising race as a problem during the invasion.
“Perhaps this should be a reminder that pain does not have a monopoly on race. Racism is bad, but other things are bad too. It’s not an avocado, you don’t have to put it on everything.”
Then conservatives like Nikki Haley, Pat Robertson and Monica Crowley were ridiculed for suggesting that Americans’ self-hatred and looming apocalypse were to blame, respectively.
Maher eventually went over to the side of leaving the war to the man who started it.
“Putin is bad, very, very, very, very bad, but he is still better than the guy who reduces all the talk to bitcoins,” he said. “My favorite thing is PETA, but I don’t think Ukraine was invaded because we didn’t neuter the cats enough.”
A pile of destruction left after the bombing of the market, directly opposite the large city military academy in Zhytomyr, Ukraine.
Destroyed buildings left after the bombing and the destruction of the school
Three of the 20 Russian generals were killed in Putin’s failed invasion, which also lost 173 tanks, 12 aircraft and 345 armored personnel carriers.
In today’s address to the nation, Volodymyr said Ukraine had inflicted its heaviest losses on Russia in decades, saying that the 31st Battalion Tactical Group had been disabled.
The president also demanded the release of the kidnapped mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fyodorov, who was captured after he “refused to cooperate with the enemy,” sparking protests in the southern city.
Putin also had a 75-minute conversation today with Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz, who pleaded with him for a ceasefire he resisted before the Kremlin accused Ukraine of “egregious violations” of international law despite Russian shelling of schools, hospitals and homes. building.
This comes as Russian attacks continue across the county today despite a supposed ceasefire allowing trapped citizens to escape via escape routes.