Maher challenges liberals to have 'intellectual honesty' and call out local leaders over California fires

Liberal speech amusement big Bill Maher argued that liberals who usually politicize tragedies are soundless erstwhile Democratic leaders are to blame.

Many California residents, including celebrities, person mislaid their homes successful the Pacific Palisades country arsenic wildfires continue to rage determination and elsewhere successful Los Angeles County, burning much than 27,000 acres, destroying implicit 10,000 structures and sidesplitting astatine slightest 25 people, according to section officials.

While LA Mayor Karen Bass and California Gov. Gavin Newsom have taken immoderate criticism for their absorption earlier and during the devastating fires, Maher argued successful a TMZ interrogation that much critics request to talk retired and clasp wide leaders responsible.

Talk amusement big Bill Maher argued section Democratic leaders successful California should beryllium held accountable by their chap Democrats.

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"I'm with the radical who privation to clasp politicians accountable," Maher said to the news outlet.

The comedian highlighted that galore liberals are saying, "We shouldn't speech astir it now," describing them arsenic "hypocritical."

"It's truthful comic to perceive that coming retired of the mouths of liberals, due to the fact that they hatred it erstwhile conservatives accidental that aft a weapon tragedy, which is what conservatives ever accidental aft a mass-shooting. ‘This is not the clip to politicize it.’ And past it ne'er is," Maher said. "It is perfectly the clip to speech astir it."

While helium said that determination are immoderate different factors making immoderate level of the catastrophe inevitable, specified arsenic planetary warming, helium stood by his assertion that "errors" were made.

"Was it ever going to beryllium bad? Of course," Maher said. "Their arguments are not wrong. We built the metropolis successful a unspeakable spot to physique a city. Global warming perfectly does marque blistery worldly and upwind worse. Winds were ridiculous. Yeah, I get each that. And they besides made a batch of errors."

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Water is dropped by chopper connected the Kenneth Fire successful the West Hills conception of Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Ethan Swope/AP)

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Maher added that "If you held Bush accountable for Katrina" past "you person to person immoderate intelligence honesty successful criticizing your squad erstwhile they don't bash it right. And they’ve had a agelong clip to get this right-er."

The HBO big besides stressed that someway specified disasters "always look to beryllium the worst they perchance could be" – a motion that much should beryllium expected of leaders.

"I deliberation we should request better," Maher argued.