Overview
- On Friday’s Real Time, Maher told his audience that anyone disappointed the president survived the White House Correspondents’ Dinner attack is not a good or smart person.
- Maher scolded crowd members who laughed and said Trump is not Hitler, arguing that extreme labels can make violence seem justified to some people.
- He added that killing Trump would not fix politics, saying it would turn him into a martyr and that the movement behind him would not disappear.
- The April 25 shooting at the Washington Hilton wounded a Secret Service officer and led to federal charges against 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen after authorities recovered a manifesto.
- Recent reports note job fallout for people who praised or mocked the attack online, and conservative outlets spotlighted Maher’s remarks as a warning about left-wing rhetoric while entertainment coverage summarized the exchange.