Comedian Bill Maher urged Americans not to boycott July 4 because of President Trump, saying no political side “owns being psyched about the country” ahead of the U.S.'s 250th anniversary. On Friday’s episode of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher,” the talk show host pushed back on people planning to skip Independence Da
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Comedian Bill Maher urged Americans not to boycott July 4 because of President Trump, saying no political side “owns being psyched about the country” ahead of the U.S.'s 250th anniversary. On Friday’s episode of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher,” the talk show host pushed back on people planning to skip Independence Da
Comedian Bill Maher urged Americans not to boycott July 4 because of President Trump, saying no political side “owns being psyched about the country” ahead of the U.S.'s 250th anniversary. The HBO host called Donald Trump 'a temporary caretaker of America' while warning the left not to spoil their own fun. Bill Maher urges Democrats to stop being petty about politics and celebrate America's 250th anniversary despite their discontent with President Trump.
The Hill reported the story as "Maher urges viewers to celebrate US 250th anniversary despite Trump: ‘He isn't America’." New York Post reported the story as "Bill Maher tells Dems to stop the 'partisan sulking' in brutal reality check before America 250 celebrations."
3 sources have covered this story, including New York Post, The Hill and Fox News. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 12 hours ago.
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