Controversial comedian Bill Maher claimed the man who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump caused “a lot of damage to the left” just two hours after the shooting occurred.
Trump, 78, nearly lost his life on Saturday after being shot with an “AR-style” weapon by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, a would-be assassin, while speaking at a campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania, around 6 p.m.
Although news of the attempted murder spread around the world in a matter of minutes, authorities were still investigating the killer’s identity, motive and means. The FBI and
Yet just two hours after the shooting, Bill Maher, 68, told audience members at a show at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that the shooter “has done a lot of damage to the left.”
“They’ve lost a lot of moral authority with the saying ‘You’re the violent ones, liberals don’t shoot people, liberals don’t solve problems that way,'” he added.
Maher, who has long been a critic of the former president, said the shooting and the accompanying image of Trump raising his blood-covered fist all but cemented a Republican victory in November.
Just two hours after the shooting, Bill Maher (pictured) told audience members at a show that the shooter “has done a lot of damage to the left.”
Maher said the shooting had all but cemented a Republican victory in November.
Trump was almost assassinated at a campaign rally on Saturday
“I gotta say this: he’s the luckiest motherfucker that ever walked the face of the Earth.
“When I saw that picture today of him with the blood running down his face… I don’t want to say that the election is over because anything can happen in an election. But Jesus Christ.
‘MAGA nation finally has its martyr. They loved it when he went to jail. The mugshot. I must say he is crazy and a criminal.
‘But that mugshot? He nailed it! Perfect! And listen, he played the (murder) scene like he rehearsed it! Take 1! Take 1!’
‘There will be idiotic conspiracy theorists who will say, “Oh, they planned it.” He gets grazed and the other guy gets shot; it’s very typical of Trump. It’s going to work for him.
‘I can see the memes already. “The man liberals couldn’t kill.” Biden can’t get through a debate and a bullet can’t stop Donald Trump. It almost doesn’t matter who the Democrats put in now.’
Maher has long been critical of Trump’s views and policies. In 2019, he boldly proclaimed that he would rather see the United States enter an economic recession than see Trump re-elected in 2020.
Maher has long been critical of Trump for his views and policies.
Trump was shot in the ear, but suffered no other injuries.
His image under the American flag flew around the world.
Trump was left bloodied and injured during the assassination attempt, as he was seen suddenly grabbing his ear as loud explosions could be heard.
He said on his HBO show: “We’ve survived many recessions, we can’t survive another Donald Trump term.”
Trump appeared to have caught the video and angrily said the “crazy comedian” told “so many lies.”
Maher also repeatedly said Trump would not concede defeat if he lost the 2020 election since 2018, and criticized Democrats for not taking the threat seriously.
Just a day before Trump was shot, Maher predicted the exact date he thinks Joe Biden will step down from the presidential race while also giving an optimistic view of who could replace him.
He mentioned possible replacements including Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris and Gretchen Whitmer, while insisting that “Biden is finished.”
He joked that “when” the 81-year-old retires, he will choose August 9 as the date, the same day Richard Nixon became the only president to resign in 1974.
Maher criticized Biden for holding back Democrats ahead of the election, while listing a number of surrogates he believes could win in November, primarily because “they’re moderate, under 100, and have a D next to their name.”
Suspected assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20 (pictured), shot the former president with an “AR-style” weapon
Authorities are still investigating the shooting and how it may have happened.
The Secret Service surrounded the 45th President of the United States as heart-wrenching screams could be heard from the MAGA crowd.
One member of the crowd was killed in the deadly shooting, while two others were injured and are in critical condition. All three are men, according to authorities.
Trump was left bloodied and injured during the assassination attempt and was seen suddenly clutching his ear as loud bangs could be heard whizzing past before he crouched to the ground.
The Secret Service surrounded the 45th President of the United States as heart-wrenching screams could be heard from the MAGA crowd.
He then stood up with blood running down his cheek and raised his fist in the air and defiantly shouted “fight!” while the audience chanted “USA!” as he was dragged off the stage and shoved into a vehicle.
Amid the ensuing chaos, Secret Service agents could be heard shouting “the shooter is down” and the gunman was later confirmed dead.
Secret Service agents could be heard shouting “the shooter is down” in the ensuing chaos and the gunman was later confirmed dead.
Trump was taken to the hospital for treatment before being released later.
In a post on his social media site Truth Social, Trump thanked the Secret Service and other law enforcement agencies “for their swift response.”
Trump was taken to the hospital for treatment before being released later.
Spokesman Steven Cheung said Trump was “doing well” and being checked out at a local medical facility, while the former president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr, said his father “is in very good spirits.”
Trump flew back to New Jersey before spending the night at his golf resort in Bedminster.
In a post on his social media site Truth Social, Trump thanked the Secret Service and other law enforcement agencies “for their swift response.”
“I knew immediately something was wrong because I heard a whistling sound, gunshots and immediately felt the bullet go through my skin,” she said on social media.
‘There was a lot of bleeding and then I realized what was happening.
“I want to thank the United States Secret Service and all law enforcement agencies for their quick response,” Trump added.
‘Most importantly, I would like to express my condolences to the family of the person who died in the demonstration, and also to the family of another person who was seriously injured.
“It is incredible that such an act could occur in our country.
‘GOD BLESS AMERICA!’
