BILL MAHER: I see somebody right here in my Zoom camera. And by the way, only for you Zoom. I hate Zoom. But for you where's the Stephen A. Smith presidential bubble. SMITH: No, no. I'd have to give up too much money, Bill. MAHER: No? SMITH: I'd have to give up too much money. I'm not giving up my money, man. I'm not giving up my money.
BILL MAHER: I know why you're happy tonight. I'm still on. Oh, my God. Man, talk show hosts are going down like Blockbusters in the 90s. I mean, it's, whew. Well, I guess you all heard Jimmy Kimmel, my friend, my compatriot. He's canned by ABC for comments he made about Charlie Kirk's assassin. The day, right after the FCC guy came, head of the FCC, said he was going to revoke ABC's license. Let me just tell you something.
The reality is, that as someone who receives an inordinate amount of death threats and I know the kind of death threats Charlie was getting and you can break down the death threats and where they are coming from. Shapiro continued, If we are not politically correct, then we understand if there's a shooting at a synagogue, it's very likely to be either a white supremacist or a radical Muslim. If it's the shooting of a Republican politician, then it's very likely to be a trans, ANTIFA, Marxist shooting.
But there was a big tonal shift during this week's interview segment; you see, Charlie Sheen was there. Sheen was there to promote his new memoir and a Netflix documentary on his life. (Quoth Sheen, "I went into some areas that I've been keeping back here.") Maher seemed surprised that things had reached that point, saying, "I had you in the dead pool, like so many people."
Maher’s sharp jab at Biden's personal tragedies raised eyebrows during the discussion, highlighting the tension between political legacy and personal loss. Tapper’s shocked reaction emphasized the gravity of the statement.
Larry David said, I'm a Nazi,' Maher told Hinchcliffe at one point. He did? Hinchcliffe asked, surprised. Well, he said, I had dinner with Hitler,' Maher clarified, referring to David's satirical New York Times op-ed ripping Maher for meeting Trump and offering some kind words for the president.