Overview
- Maher, in an eight-minute 'New Rules' close on Friday, said there is a 'frothing anxiousness' to wipe out Jews and asked why Democrats are not pushing back harder.
- He argued that Democratic hopefuls who tout refusing AIPAC money send a permissive signal to antisemites, describing AIPAC as a pro‑Israel lobbying group.
- The host named media figures on the left and right, including Hasan Piker and Tucker Carlson, and accused their platforms of feeding hostile rhetoric toward Jews.
- Coverage from Fox News, Breitbart, and Mediaite amplified the segment on Saturday, while Megyn Kelly posted on X that Maher was a hypocrite.
- Reports so far point to a media fight rather than policy moves, with Maher also tying his warning to Israel’s 78th birthday as he pressed for clearer condemnations of antisemitism.