In his September 26, 2025, episode of Real Time, Bill Maher called out Republicans for supporting authoritarianism, specifically referencing recent actions taken by Donald Trump during his presidency. Maher focused on the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey and the appointment of an inexperienced, loyalist lawyer to a position of power. Key points from the monologue: Tracking the rise of autocracy: Maher stated, “If you are tracking the rise of autocracy, we are past the muzzling dissi

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Bill Maher clashed with Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) over President Trump’s military parade on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” on Friday. Maher, although open to the celebration ahead of the event last Saturday, slammed the parade, which drew smaller than expected crowds. “If you’re going to have a vaguely fascist parade, do it right,” he said. Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) immediately came to Trump’s defense. “And you know what I saw? I saw the president salute the Corps of Cadets as they walked past