Liberal talk show host Bill Maher believes that when Democratic leaders are to blame, liberals, who often politicize tragedies, remain silent.
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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 said in an interview with TMZ that more critics need to step up and Hold liberal leaders accountable.
Talk show host Bill Maher believes local Democratic leaders in California should be held accountable by their fellow Democrats.
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"I stand with those who want to hold politicians accountable," Maher told the news outlet.
The comedian stressed that many liberals say, "We shouldn't be talking about it right now," and called them "hypocritical."
"It's so interesting to hear that coming from a liberal because they hate it when conservatives say that after a shooting tragedy, and that's what conservatives always say after a mass shooting. 'Now is not the time to put that into context. It's time to get political.'" "But it's not," Maher said. "It's definitely time to talk about it. "
While he said there were other factors that made some level of disaster inevitable, such as global warming, he stood by his statement that a "mistake" had been made.
"Are things always going to be bad? Of course," Maher said. "Their argument is not wrong. We built the city in a terrible place. Global warming will absolutely make hot weather and weather worse. The wind is ridiculous. Yeah, I get it. And they I also made a lot of mistakes.”
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Maher added that "if you hold Bush responsible for Katrina," then "you have to be intellectually honest in criticizing your team when they don't do it right. It took them a long time to get this right." Things are corrected.”
The HBO host also stressed that somehow such disasters "always seem to be the worst-case scenario" - suggesting that more should be expected of leaders.
"I think we should demand better," Maher argued.