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Bill Maher Slams Donald Trump ‘Rewriting History’ With Unhinged Smithsonian Updates

Bill Maher mocked President Trump's order to restore federal sites, highlighting satirical historical revisions to criticize attempts to reshape American heritage.

  • On March 13, Bill Maher, comedian and pundit, used his HBO show to criticize a directive from the POTUS, 79, questioning if 'we've whitewashed history'.
  • The administration's executive order calls for restoring federal sites dedicated to history, including parks and museums. The directive was the topic Maher addressed on his show.
  • Maher read satirical Smithsonian updates, including 'On December 7, 1941, Greenland attacked Pearl Harbor' and crude Neil Armstrong claims, to mock historical revisionism.
  • He suggested historical nuance mattered and said 'Have we whitewashed history somewhat?'
  • On HBO's Real Time With Bill Maher, 70, used satire to lampoon a directive from the POTUS, 79, during the segment aired yesterday. Maher critiqued the order to revise history with fake updates like 'On December 7, 1941, Greenland attacked Pearl Harbor'.
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Bill Maher Slams Donald Trump ‘Rewriting History’ With Unhinged Smithsonian Updates

The 'Real Time With Bill Maher' host accused the POTUS of wanting to 'whitewash' history.

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