Bill Maher: Trump is 'right' about the dangerous rhetoric aimed at him, 'but he is a threat to democracy!'

"Real Time" big Bill Maher conceded that former President Trump is "right" astir the hostile rhetoric being said against him but declared he's "the worst idiosyncratic to marque this case."

"He says ‘Their rhetoric is causing maine to beryllium changeable at.' And then, of course, successful existent Trumpian fashion, ever the astir unself-aware idiosyncratic successful the universe, goes connected to accidental ‘when they’re the ones that are destroying the country,' Also the benignant of rhetoric that would marque a borderline idiosyncratic sprout astatine you," Maher said during a sheet treatment connected Friday nighttime astir the 2nd assassination attempt.

"But, I mean, he's right. Rhetoric has consequences, but helium is perchance the worst idiosyncratic to marque this case," helium added.

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"Real Time" big Bill Maher conceded Trump is "right" astir the unsafe rhetoric being aimed astatine him but that he's "the worst idiosyncratic to marque this case." (Screenshot/HBO)

New York Times columnist Bret Stephens agreed with Maher's assessment, saying it's "pot calling the kettle black." He past said what's "not helping our argument" against Trump is erstwhile the near calls Trump the "end of democracy."

"I disagree. That's a dumb argument," Maher changeable back. "That's their argument, which is that ‘You guys are saying Trump is simply a menace to democracy.’ But helium is simply a menace to democracy!"

"The reply can't beryllium that we can't accidental what's true. I privation to accidental what's true, and the near has to bash that too," Maher told Stephens. 

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Maher insisted the near cannot halt calling erstwhile President Trump a "threat to democracy" contempt the 2 assassination attempts due to the fact that it's "true." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Stephens doubled down, insisting to Maher that helium himself utilized specified rhetoric successful 2016 but successful the end, "that canine is not going to hunt."

"You person to accidental the lawsuit against Trump is that he's gonna beryllium a unspeakable president who's gonna disagreement the country, that is gonna execute perfectly nothing, that is gonna embarrass america successful beforehand of the satellite and is gonna behaviour a miserable overseas policy, but those are argumentation questions," Stephens told Maher, aboriginal adding "Trump has done thing but payment from a run that seeks to dainty him arsenic extracurricular the borders of governmental respectability-"

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"He is!" Maher shouted. "You said he's gonna beryllium a atrocious president. He's a atrocious president due to the fact that helium doesn't concede elections, not the argumentation s---. That comes and goes!"

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New York Times columnist Bret Stephens argued the media calling Trump a "threat to democracy" has lone helped him. (Screenshot/HBO)

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"Look, astir Americans recognize that present we are; Joe Biden is the president the United States. Kamala Harris is apt the adjacent president of the United States. But the crushed that Trump has an enduring entreaty connected truthful galore Americans is that truthful galore of us successful the media privation to dainty him, right, arsenic perfectly beyond the pale," Stephens said. "You cognize however Trump supporters respond? By saying, 'Oh yeah, he's beyond the pale? I'm gonna ballot for him.' We person done thing but assistance Trump for the past 8 years."

"So that's however we should signifier our views, by what the idiots volition do?" Maher pushed backmost earlier arguing determination was a "false equivalency" betwixt what conservatives says astir Democrats versus what liberals accidental astir Trump.