US EditionBill Maher Issues Surprising Response to Donald Trump’s Pearl Harbor Joke
Bill Maher criticized Trump on policy but agreed with his Pearl Harbor joke, referencing 2,400 American deaths in the 1941 attack, Maher said on Real Time with Bill Maher.
- During his March 20 show, Maher criticized Trump but unexpectedly agreed with the Pearl Harbor comment made during Takaichi's March 19 Oval Office visit.
- During the March 19 Oval Office visit, Trump said 'we wanted surprise' while discussing a strike on Iran, linking it to Pearl Harbor's attack.
- On the show, Maher recalled he said 'Is it right to say that? No, but if Shane Gillis said it, you'd laugh' during his defense of the remark, referencing Trump's Oval Office line.
- Because the 1941 attack caused heavy U.S. casualties, the remark about Pearl Harbor resonates given that more than 2,400 Americans died and 1,000 were wounded.
- Maher, 70, appeared on the March 20 episode of Real Time HBO, addressing Trump, 79, and his Pearl Harbor remark.
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Bill Maher Issues Surprising Response to Donald Trump’s Pearl Harbor Joke
The 'Real Time With Bill Maher' host addressed the POTUS' controversial remarks to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
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