During the “Overtime” segment of HBO’s “Real Time” broadcast Friday on CNN, host Bill Maher said that having men participate in women’s sports is, in some ways, the same thing as the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. He claimed that it was even more insane.
Maher said, “The Atlantic ran an article last year with the title “It makes no sense to divide sports by gender.And it talked about how to differentiate sports like the WNBA and the NBA, because it’s just socialization. This is insane. …That’s why people vote for Trump, because there’s something on the left that makes people just leave, I know Trump is terrible, but dividing sports by gender is totally Makes sense, and if you think otherwise, you can’t lead the world country. “
Producer Seth MacFarlane countered, “That’s cutting off the nose to tease the face.”
Maher replied: “Okay, I’m just giving you the answer to the question you’ve been asking all night: Why do they vote for Donald Trump?” It’s not necessarily because they like him; Because it feels weirder to them. ”
MacFarlane then asked, “Is that weirder than destroying the Capitol?”
Maher replied: It’s apples and oranges. One is more evil, the other more frightening, but when you think about it, what if you combine the WNBA and her NBA?”
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