Bill Maher has called out radical Democrat Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) over her planned rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.
As with SOTU tradition, the party not in the White House will give their official response, which will come from Iowa’s GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds this year.
However, Biden will also get hit by his own party when far-left Tlaib gives a speech to push the agenda of the Democrats’ progressive wing on behalf of the Working Families Party.
She claims that she plans to trash moderates, not Biden.
However, the unprecedented move is humiliating at a time when Biden’s own party needs to show strength.
“Real Time” host Maher said: “Now, I’ve always seen the opposition party give a rebuttal.
“This is from the same party.
“This is like sacking your own quarterback.
“I don’t know, maybe she’s gonna say some nice things about Joe, but basically, it’s to present… a bad idea for the Democrats.”
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“I remember she’s very us versus them.
“I remember because she’s one of the Squad members.
“And I remember we talked about on this show one night BDS, which is the boycott that some people want to do against Israel because Israel somehow got to be the Nazis.
“And I said no, that BDS is a bunch of bullsh*t.
“And then Rashida Tlaib called for me to be boycotted so was saying we shouldn’t boycott and then her answer was, ‘We’re gonna boycott you.’
“So when people say, ‘You know, ‘why are you so hard on the left these days?’
“Bullsh*t like that is why.
“We have a different opinion about this issue called BDS and you want to just boycott me,” he said.
Some people have one move only: boycott. Cancel. Make-go-away. But here’s the thing, the house voted 318 to 17 to condemn the #BDS movement, including 93% of Dems. Does Tlaib want to boycott 93% of her own party? pic.twitter.com/0QrPQmwwiw
— Bill Maher (@billmaher) August 21, 2019
Maher is not alone in thinking this is a bad idea.
Democrats are warning that it could lead to the party being in the permanent minority.
Rep. Filemon Vela (D-Texas) said: “In times of crisis, we should all stand by our president.
“It is astonishing that the radical left continues to promote a Democratic death wish, and sees no problem relegating our party to the permanent minority.”
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) said:
“It’s massively counterproductive.
“It’s like keying your own car and slashing your own tires,”
“This only highlights the real tension between the socialist far left and the common-sense moderate wing, which is focused on crime, costs, tax cuts, and affordability, and turning the page on COVID.”
Tlaib defended her plans, saying:
“Look past the headlines & hear progressives’ vision for working with the President & Congress to deliver for our residents.
“Despite some sensational coverage, it’s simple: I’m giving a speech about supporting President Biden and his Build Back Better agenda for the people.
“No one fought harder for Build Back Better and a pro-democracy agenda than progressives,” Tlaib said.
“The work is unfinished and we’re not giving up on what our communities deserve.
“We need to get as much done for the people as we can this year, and elect a majority that can deliver for working families in 2023.”
DON’T FORGET – Join us & @WorkingFamilies for the WFP #StateOfTheUnion watch party & response from @RashidaTlaib to Biden’s SOTU address on 3/1 (TOMORROW)!
Progressives have been leading the way in the fight to deliver for working people.
WE’RE READY!https://t.co/So5ra5G9EP pic.twitter.com/tOOtTtBV4K
— WI Working Families Party ????❄️???? (@wiworkingfam) February 28, 2022
Maybe folks should boycott his show.
I am tired of folks discrediting a form of speech that is centered on equality and freedom. This is exactly how they tried to discredit & stop the boycott to stand up against the apartheid in S. Africa. It didn’t work then and it won’t now. https://t.co/Oa49ZVfrVN
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) August 17, 2019
