Bill Maher DEFENDS Chiefs star Harrison Butker as late-night TV host says he doesn’t get ‘what the big crime is’ following kicker’s controversial commencement speech
- Butker’s speech is demonized for being sexist and racist
- Maher takes Butker’s side, even though the night host disagrees with him
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Late-night political talk show host Bill Maher defended Kansas City Chiefs star Harrison Butker on his show, stating that he doesn’t understand “what the big crime is” after the kicker’s controversial speech last weekend.
Butker has been under fire for almost a week after his talking points as a guest speaker at Benedictine College were seen by some as sexist and racist.
Furthermore, Butker is vilified for using his Catholic faith as a shield to project his beliefs, such as that women are best as “housewives.”
Yet Maher has sided with Butker, despite admitting he disagrees with the three-time Super Bowl champion’s views.
Maher believes the response was undeserved.
Butker’s speech at Benedictine University called women the best ‘housewives’
Maher has been presenting his own political talk show for more than twenty years, which now airs on Max
“I can’t express how much this man doesn’t look like me,” Maher said on his show “Real Time with Bill Maher.” ‘He’s religious. He loves marriage. He loves children… And he is now the biggest monster in history.”
‘Again, I don’t really agree with this man, but I don’t understand it. He said… “Some of you may go on to have successful careers in the world.” Okay, that seems pretty modern,” Maher continued.
“But I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world.” I don’t see what the big crime is. I really don’t,” Maher added.
“And I think that’s part of the problem that people have with the left, which is that a lot of people in this country are like that,” Maher said. “As if he’s saying that some of you may go on to have successful careers, but many of you are excited about this different way that people – that’s what everyone used to be. And can’t that also be a choice?’
“And I feel like they feel very targeted, like there’s only one way to be a good person and that’s to get an advanced degree from one of those great factories like Harvard,” Maher concluded.
Although Maher is best known for his political satire, there seems nothing humorous about his Butker version.