American talkshow host Bill Maher lambasted Republicans on Friday night in an impassioned speech condemning right-wing politicians for letting Donald Trump âget away with pretty much anythingâ just because he is a Republican.
The Real Time host questioned why Republicans were so willing to give those with the âmagicâ capital R after their name such an easy ride.
Maher listed the number of times Trump did not âput America firstâ, such as when the US President stood up for Vladimir Putin, compared US intelligence agencies to Nazis and insulted war hero Senator John McCain.
The presenter said that, had a member of the Democrat party made such derogatory comments about the US, the Republicans would have been highly critical of them.
Maher said:
âIâve got to say to all you flag waving right-wingers who are always say âIâm not just gonna stand her and let you run down Americaâ, youâre standing there and letting Trump run down America.â
âWhen Trump said âI could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldnât loose voters, he wasnât making a joke. Heâs never made a joke unless his entire life is some sort of Andy Kaufman-style performance, in which case stop it. No, he was simply stating an actual fact for once, which is if you have the magic âRâ after your name you can drive a hummer through a daycare centre and Fox News will say the babies were asking for it.â
âAmerica is the Republican partyâs bitch and they can criticise and betray her but you canât.â
âWhy do Republicans get away with this? Why do they have patriotic immunity? America is like a dysfunctional family where the Democrats are the older, mature son who works hard and does everything right, but somehow is never good enough. And the Republicans are the young asshole son whoâs a fuck up no matter how many times he crashes the Camaro, daddy buys him a new one.â
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